AusBiotech Invest: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
A curated capital convening designed to strengthen the investment and capital environment around Australian life sciences.
The essentials from the organiser's own pages: when, where, how big, and how founders get in. Speakers, investor lists and past editions are on the official site.
- Next edition
- Oct 20, 2026 · AusBiotech Invest 2026 source
- Where
- Private venue in Surfers Paradise; exact location shared with approved attendees after registration., Gold Coast, Australia
- Format
- in-person
- Startup pass
- There is no open startup application or public startup pass for AusBiotech Invest: company participation is curated through investor recommendations and market input, with a limited number of companies invited. Registration is for approved investors; pitching and investor-meeting opportunities are primarily at the accompanying AusMedtech and AusBiotech International conferences. source
- Cadence
- October; editions documented in 2025 and 2026 (annual cadence not explicitly stated).
Next edition
| Dates | Oct 20, 2026 source |
|---|---|
| Edition | AusBiotech Invest 2026 |
| Venue | Private venue in Surfers Paradise; exact location shared with approved attendees after registration., Gold Coast, Australia |
| Tickets | ausbiotechinvest.com source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | There is no open startup application or public startup pass for AusBiotech Invest: company participation is curated through investor recommendations and market input, with a limited number of companies invited. Registration is for approved investors; pitching and investor-meeting opportunities are primarily at the accompanying AusMedtech and AusBiotech International conferences. source |
|---|
None
Meeting investors there
Selected companies engage through curated discussions, company interactions and networking; AusBiotech Invest is not a general investor-matching platform, and pitching and meetings are primarily held at the accompanying conferences. source
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Official links and socials
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Pitch Deck Roaster — a slide-by-slide pass before you submit to None.
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 8, 2026:
- ausbiotech.org/ABT/iCore/Events/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=ABIGC2026
- biggestweekinbiotech.com/faqs
- ausbiotech.org/ABT/ABT/Programs-and-Campaigns/Invest.aspx
- ausbiotech.org/ABT/ABT/Events/Major-Events.aspx
- ausbiotechinvest.com
- ausbiotech.org/ABT/ABT/News/Media-Releases/AusBiotech_Invest_kicks_off_Australia's_biggest_week_in_biotech.aspx