Fishburners x Generation One are hosting a pitch night to showcase Australia's best indigenous founded startups in the light of reconciliation week.

If you are a founder who is keen to pitch, please apply ASAP here or come along to network with Australia's best startup community.

Generation One is an initiative of modern philanthropic organisation Minderoo Foundation. Its mission is to create employment parity with and for Indigenous Australians, within one generation.

The Indigenous business sector is extremely fast-growing but faces unique challenges when it comes to raising and investing capital. The upcoming Dream Venture Masterclasses are designed to equip Indigenous Australian business owners and professionals with the connections, capabilities, and access to capital required to be investor-ready, or ready to invest. The first of its kind, two-day program is taking place across Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in June and July, and will empower participants to raise funds and accelerate the growth of their business, or to build wealth and deploy their capital back into the Indigenous business sector as sophisticated angel investors.

Please get in touch at gmarshall@minderoo.org if you would like to join the masterclasses as a participant, or to partner with Generation One as they aim to secure meaningful and sustainable outcomes with and for the next generation of Indigenous Australian business leaders."

Please note that we have limited in-person tickets available (to allow for proper social distancing), so get in quick. Networking begins at 5pm, and the pitches themselves kick off at 5.30pm, for those streaming in virtually. If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend our event in person.

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For those of you who have never attended a Friday Pitch Night, here's a bit of context! Every second Friday night from 5pm, Fishburners opens its doors to host Shark Tank-style, Friday Night Pitches. We are a non for profit community of entrepreneurs that is dedicated to growing tech startups - and this is Australia's largest, most regular event in the ecosystem.

Our $15 entry price is directed back into the Fishburners community and covers your pizza, beer, wine, and nonalcoholic beverages for the evening. The ticket booking fee will also be put toward Room to Read, which is a leading non-profit focused on girls' education and children's literacy in Asia and Africa.

If you're looking for inspiration to start a business, are keen to learn some pitch tips, or just want to find out what startups are new in Sydney, this is for you. It's a great event for current entrepreneurs or anyone interested in entrepreneurship but not sure where to start.

The event schedule for Friday Night Pitches is as follows:

• 5PM: Networking & drinks
• 5:30PM: Pitches begin. Grab a seat!
• 6:30PM-7PM (approx.): Networking
• 7PM: Event concludes

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How to Find Us

Go directly up to Level 2 of the Sydney Startup Hub. Please walk towards the stairs and turn left to the events space.

About Fishburners

Fishburners is much more than a coworking space. We are a not for profit, passionate community of 300+ scalable tech startups that only exists thanks to our amazing sponsors - Google for Startups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW. We are dedicated to inspiring and helping startups get started, grow, and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier!

We do this through our different memberships which provide the facilities, resources, learning and development, mentoring, and connections that you need for your idea to come to life and flourish. We also open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian startup ecosystem, including our weekly lunchtime learning workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday night pitches. Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved! Any questions about memberships or events, please feel free to email events@fishburners.org.

**Please note photos may be taken during the event, if you wish to opt out please let one of our staff members know or email hannah@fishburners.org for any other concerns.