Venture Down Under is Innovation Bay's annual retreat for venture capital General Partners. Three days on the Gold Coast of keynotes, curated conversations and the connections that shape the next decade of Australian venture.
Once a year, the General Partners behind Australia and New Zealand's leading venture funds step away from the deal desk and come together in one place.
Venture Down Under is not a conference you attend from the back row. It is a working retreat built around real conversation: headline keynotes, intimate fireside chats, curated round tables and the kind of unhurried time together that only happens away from the office.
Nine years in, VDU has become the moment the industry sets its compass for the year ahead. In 2027 we mark the tenth edition on the Gold Coast.
The community behind VDU
Innovation Bay is the largest community of venture capital General Partners in Australia and New Zealand, connecting more than 100 member firms across the region. For over two decades we have brought together the people who build, back and scale the companies of tomorrow.
The General Partners at the heart of Innovation Bay. Peer connection, deal flow and the programming that culminates in Venture Down Under.
Early stage founders finding their footing, supported by a network of operators who have been there before.
Later stage founders and CEOs scaling with ambition, sharing the hard-won lessons of building at pace.
Angel investors backing the next generation, closing the gap between founders and capital.
Venture Down Under is the flagship gathering of the Innovation Bay Venture Capital community: the one time each year the region's GPs convene in full.
Every year Venture Down Under brings leaders from venture, industry, sport and public life to the Gold Coast stage. A look back at some of the voices who have joined us.
The 2027 speaker lineup is being curated now. Want to take the stage? Enquire about speaking.
From the opening keynote to the closing celebration on the water, here is a look back at the moments that make VDU what it is.
Tuesday to Thursday, the tenth edition of Venture Down Under.
Highlights from the Gold Coast. The best way to understand VDU is to watch it.
A look inside the retreat.
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