SOUTHSTART: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
SOUTHSTART is a festival for the people creating our future: founders, funders & the humans building alongside them.
Verified ·10 official sources·Organised by SOUTHSTART PTY LTD
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
- Mar 17–18, 2027 · SOUTHSTART 2027 source
- Where
- Adelaide, Australia
- Format
- in-person
- Tickets
- A$199–A$699 (2026) source
- Cadence
- Annual, March
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Next edition
| Dates | Mar 17–18, 2027 source |
|---|---|
| Edition | SOUTHSTART 2027 |
| Venue | Adelaide, Australia |
| Tickets | southstart.co source |
How founders get in
Meeting investors there
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
Apply
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".
- 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:
SOUTHSTART: frequently asked
When is SOUTHSTART 2027?
SOUTHSTART 2027 runs Mar 17–18, 2027 at Adelaide, according to the organiser's published dates.
How much does SOUTHSTART cost?
Published ticket prices run A$199–A$699 (2026).
How big is SOUTHSTART?
1,400+ attendees attendees (2023), per the organiser.