MQ Incubator Demo Day 2025
Event description
Curious about the startups growing right here at Macquarie University? Want a behind-the-scenes look at how ideas turn into impact?
DEMO Day is your chance to dive into the Macquarie University Incubator community. You’ll meet the brilliant founders behind some of our most exciting ventures, hear their stories, see their products in action, and discover how they’re solving real-world problems through innovation.
🌟 What You’ll Take Away from Demo Day:
💡 Fresh Ideas – Discover emerging trends, technologies, and creative approaches you can apply to your own work or studies.
👋 New Connections – Meet founders, innovators, mentors, and fellow curious minds from across campus and industry.
✅ Opportunities to Get Invovled– Explore ways to get involved, whether through internships, collaboration, mentorship, or launching your own idea.
🍣 Free Snacks & Good Vibes – Because every good idea is better with good food and great people.
Whether you’ve got 15 minutes or a few hours, you’ll leave with fresh ideas, having grown your network, and a deeper understanding of the incredible work happening on campus. It's relaxed, inspiring, and open to everyone—no prior startup knowledge required.
Come curious.🤔 Leave inspired. 😍
1pm | 💰 Panel Discussion | Hear from a panel of experts from the innovation community as they discuss: "The truth about startup investment in Australia" Panel: Dr Kathryn Sunn, Director Commercialisation MQU, CEO Celosia Therapeutics Andrew Paddon, Senior Advisor, Pottinger, Investor in Residence MQ Incubator Jess Smith, Investment Manager, Brandon Capital Maddie Guest, Investment Associate, BlackBird Ventures |
2pm | 🚀 Startup Exhibition | Come in and meet the founder behind the startups and scaleups that contribute to the Macquarie University Innovation Ecosystem. How can you help? Attending events like this is super important for our founders, they want to meet you and tell you about their idea, they also want your feedback and opinions on what they are doing. |
3pm | 🎤 Pitch Showcase | Hear from the founders that are creating new businesses, disrupting industries, and inventing novel solutions to our greatest challenges. What will the founders be pitching for? Could be a cofounder to join their startup, investment dollars, industry connections or advisors to join their board. Pitchers to be announced! |
4pm | 🤝 Networking Session | Time to relax, network, and make new connections. Who will be there? researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, university stakeholders, students, and the local innovation community. Drinks and nibbles will be served. |
👉 Questions? Reach out to the Incubator Team on incubator@mq.edu.au.
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💡 About the MQ Incubator
The MQ Incubator is the beating heart for startups in Macquarie Park Innovation District. Our region is the first Inovation District in the country, the second largest economy in NSW, Australia’s most innovative postcode, home to 20 of the top 200 companies in the world and a growing vibrant startup ecosystem.
We are home to startups at all stages of their development – from early-stage ideas to businesses growing international businesses.
Unlike many university incubators and accelerators, we aren’t just for students, alumni and staff - we support all startups and scaleups - making us stage agnostic. We also have 2 incubators - one for technology enables and one for DeepTech startups offering labratory space and secure offices and coworing space.
Applications for our second intake of the year are currently open. Find out more and apply here.
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