Future Frontier Showcase 2026

Future Frontier Showcase 2027

Celebrating the next generation of AI and deep-tech founders.

Join Illume Ventures & Monash AI Institute for the Future Frontier Showcase, an evening celebrating the founders emerging from our AI and deep-tech pre-accelerator, Future Frontier.

Over the course of the program, our founders have been exploring how to translate promising research, technical expertise and innovative ideas into ventures with real-world impact. Now, it's time to celebrate how far they've come and introduce the ventures they're working to bring to life.

Hear directly from our founders as they share their ventures, the problems they're solving and their ambitions for the future. We'll also recognise the cohort's completion of Future Frontier and celebrate the next step in their entrepreneurial journeys.

Whether you're an investor looking for emerging opportunities, an industry leader exploring new technologies, a researcher interested in commercialisation, or a member of Melbourne's startup ecosystem, this is an opportunity to discover the people and ideas shaping the next generation of frontier technology.

What to expect

Founder Showcase
Meet the founders and hear short presentations introducing their ventures, the problems they're tackling and what comes next.

Celebrating the Cohort
Recognise the achievements of our founders and celebrate their completion of Future Frontier.

Connecting the Ecosystem
Connect with founders, investors, industry leaders, researchers, university commercialisation teams and members of the broader innovation community.

Who should attend?

The Future Frontier Showcase is for anyone interested in the future of AI, deep tech and research commercialisation, including:

• Investors and venture capital professionals

• Industry leaders and potential customers or partners

• Researchers, academics and university commercialisation teams

• Founders, entrepreneurs and aspiring venture builders

• Members of Victoria's startup and innovation ecosystem

About Future Frontier

Future Frontier is an AI and deep-tech pre-accelerator delivered by Illume Ventures in partnership with the Monash AI Institute and supported by Innovation Victoria. The program helps researchers and technical founders take the first steps towards commercialising promising technologies and building ambitious, innovation-driven ventures.

Join us

Come celebrate the founders, discover emerging ventures and connect with the people helping turn frontier technologies into real-world opportunities.

We look forward to welcoming you!