For nearly a decade, Venture Down Under (VDU) has earned its place as Oceania’s premier venture capital gathering, convening the most influential group of GP & Managing Partners in Australia.

Whether framed by the striking peaks of New Zealand’s South Island, the sun-soaked waterfronts in Darwin,NT or Noosa, QLD, we've also ventured to the rolling vines and highly curated wine regions of Adelaide & Swan Valley, WA. The leadership at Innovation Bay has always made sure that VDU has consistently chosen places that elevate the experience as much as the conversation.

This August 4-6, VDU heads to a destination with it's own dimension: vibrant, expansive, and full of the energy that comes when ambitious people gather in the right environment. Join 100+ VC General Partners from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, US, UK & 🌎 more!

On behalf of the entire Innovation Bay Venture Capital community we are thrilled to invite all GPs to join us at: 🌴 VDU: Gold Coast

⚡️2026 A Convergence in VC & Technology

Venture is entering a period of unprecedented acceleration, where talent, capital, and technology are no longer moving in parallel, but colliding in real time.

In a market defined by faster breakthroughs, bigger bets, and rapidly shifting signals, the advantage will belong to those who can recognize this convergence early, make sense of what matters, and prepare with intention. VDU creates the space for that work: to gather as a community, sharpen perspective, test what we believe, and better equip our firms and portfolio companies for what comes next.

🤝 The Conversations You Need to Be In

VDU is the absolute highlight of the calendar for over 100 VC firms. Over the course of three days, the entire venture capital industry in Oceania comes together, while also welcoming top level GPs & speakers from across the world.

The attendees at VDU are not on the outskirts of the VC landscape in Australia, they are the ones who helped create it. And with over 90% of GPs in Australia & NZ attending VDU, you can meet an entire continent of VCs in less then 72 hours.

🏖️ Deals & Insights On The Sand

VDU is where relationships are formed, reactivated, and turned into real opportunities. Throughout the experience, deal flow, perspective, and market-shaping insight move naturally through the many rooms, venues, and shared moments that make VDU distinctive.

The driving force behind that is the quality of the peer group itself. You do not have to wait for a formal panel or scheduled Q&A to ask a pressing question. At VDU, the most valuable conversations can happen anywhere, on a 🛥️ boat ride to lunch, at the tee box before a round of golf ⛳️, or even while showing off your outfit for 💃🏻🕺The VDU Party.

Set against one of the region’s most compelling destinations, with curated social experiences and intentional networking woven throughout the program, VDU creates an environment where business and connection happen more naturally, and more meaningfully.

Our VC members and guests are not just "attending" VDU. They are VDU.

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