Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program Pitch Event 2025

Join us for the Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program's, supported by LG, Pitch Event 2025 to hear from our inspiring founders about their brilliant initiatives they are hatching for the planet.

From creating more sustainable industries, treating waste water, regenerating nature and reducing food and packaging waste, our six teams have been working hard to create a more sustainable and positive future. We invite you to learn more about their passion, commitment and perseverance to create a better life for all.

The Hatch 2025 teams are:

🌊 ALBON: Addressing water pollution, carbon emissions and soil degradation, this modular photobioreactor (PBR) system, converts industrial and agricultural waste into valuable resources.

🥫 Beyond Best Before: Dedicated to reducing food waste by rescuing short-dated pantry items and surplus stock from going to landfill. They provide high-quality, affordable food to everyday consumers, making food rescue accessible to all and driving real change in food waste and sustainability. Rescuing today, preserving tomorrow.

🦉 Owls Eat Rats: A landscape-level approach to supporting Barn Owl populations in agriculture as a natural, long-term rodent control solution. The goal isn’t to eliminate rodenticides overnight but to support farmers embracing more sustainable farming practices - leading to healthier farms and a food system less reliant on chemical inputs.

♻️ Reusably: Software system that simplifies managing reusable packaging. This isn’t just about replacing single-use packaging with reusables—it’s about giving companies, consumers and communities the systems and insights to do it seamlessly and cost-effectively.

💐 SUSTAINABLE FLORISTRY NETWORK: Setting a new standard for floristry – delivering a CPD-accredited sustainability training to florists and flower farmers to drive behaviour change. Students explore the problems facing floristry, identify solutions and learn how they can play a powerful role in shaping a nature-positive future industry.

🌳 Win for Nature: What if you could get rewarded for helping the planet? Subscribe and get immediate access to exclusive discounts at their partner businesses, and tickets to win high value, sustainable prizes. Subscriber funding is then used to purchase land for restoration. It's a win for you and a win for nature. 

At this pitch event, meet the founders of six inspiring initiatives and learn about their work. We'll announce the $50,000 grant recipient selected by external judges, the $5,000 LG Life's Good Award winner chosen via social media leading up to the event, and the $5,000 People's Choice Award winner voted by attendees on the night

This event is proudly supported by our presenting partner LG Electronics and our generous donors BridgeLane Foundation, Alexandra Holcomb and Auxilium Foundation.

We are so proud of our teams and excited by their ventures and can’t wait to share them with you!

Tickets are limited, so get in quick!

Schedule 

5:30pm - 6:30pm: Networking with light refreshments

6:30pm - 7:00pm: Welcome Speeches

7:00pm - 7:30pm: Founder Pitches

7:30pm - 8:00pm: Awards

8:00pm - 8:30pm: Celebrations