Innovate Moreton Bay

03/09/2026

Rasmus Gupta, AvTheory. Drones for power lines, police and defence. Right here in Moreton Bay.

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https://innovatemoretonbay.com.au

02/09/2026

Kirsty Visman, GuestHaus. Venues need creators without the DM mess. Flat fee. Right here in Moreton Bay.

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https://innovatemoretonbay.com.au

01/09/2026

If you're raising, this one has a deadline on it.

Capital Coast is a Queensland deep tech investment summit at Collider, UniSC Innovation, on 15 October. Early-stage deep tech ventures raising at pre-seed, seed or Series A can submit an expression of interest to be selected for one-to-one meetings with investors, a showcase booth, or a live pitch to an investor panel.

150+ one-to-one meetings. 30+ ventures. 20+ investors.

Expressions of interest close 17 September.

Submit an EOI: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/gdshRUj2xs

01/09/2026

We're hitting the road.

On Thursday 17 September, Innovate Moreton Bay founders are heading up the coast to Collider at UniSC Innovation Centre for a Go-to-Market Workshop, run in partnership with Collider and UniSC Innovation.

You've built something that works. The harder question is who will actually pay for it, and how you reach them.

Facilitated by Anders Carlsson, a COO and GM who works with founder-led businesses on the point where growth starts to outpace the business. This is a working session, not a lecture.

You'll leave with a plan you can act on inside a fortnight:

• Who your first target customer is
• How you'll reach them
• The conversation you need to have
• The evidence you're looking for

Two hours, free, and followed by networking with Creative HQ Startup Lab founders and the wider Sunshine Coast and City of Moreton Bay innovation community.

Thursday 17 September, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Collider, UniSC Innovation Centre, Sippy Downs

Spaces are limited. Register: https://events.humanitix.com/go-to-market-workshop

26/08/2026

, at Something Digital, day two.

The Something Digital delegation is in the middle of Shaping the Paradox Era four stages, 100+ speakers, and a program that keeps putting the human back in the loop.

https://www.somethingdigital.com.au/conference/program/2026-interactive-program/

18/08/2026

How does a university researcher end up running one of Australia's leading defence technology companies?

That is the story at the next Fireside Chat at Collider, UniSC Innovation. Associate Professor Mick Fielding, CEO, CTO and Co-Founder of RAIDER Targetry, has turned his academic work into more than AU$12 million in research funding and over AU$100 million in global commercial sales.

On Thursday 27 August he sits down with Paul Martins, Director of Strategic Partnerships at UniSC, to talk through the decisions, challenges and opportunities behind commercialising research and building a deep tech company. The real journey, not the highlight reel.

Doors open 5:00pm for a 5:30pm start, wrapped by 7:30pm with time to network with others from across the innovation ecosystem.

Register: https://www.unisc.edu.au/community/events/fireside-chat-with-associate-professor-mick-fielding-ceo-cto-co-founder-of-raider-targetry

Build what's next. Right here in Moreton Bay.

Innovate Moreton Bay is a City of Moreton Bay initiative, proudly delivered by Creative HQ and strategic partners, to support innovative business leaders across City of Moreton Bay.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Associate Professor Mick Fielding, CEO, CTO and Co-Founder of RAIDER Targetry. Combining deep technical expertise with a passion for translating research into real-world impact, Mick's academic work has attracted more than AU$12 million in research funding....

18/08/2026

Six weeks ago, a group of local founders walked into their first Startup Lab session. This week they walked in already knowing what they would be asked: what did you do since Tuesday?

That question is most of the magic. The squad coaching and the one-to-one sessions give you the plan. Saying the plan out loud to a room that will check on it gives you the deadline.

So, local business owners, a question from the cohort to you. What is the one thing in your business you keep moving to next week? Tell us below. Putting it somewhere public counts for more than you would think.

Build what's next. Right here in Moreton Bay.

Innovate Moreton Bay is a City of Moreton Bay initiative, proudly delivered by Creative HQ and strategic partners, to support innovative business leaders across City of Moreton Bay.

06/08/2026

Why do customers actually buy from you? Through which channel? At what price? And do the numbers add up to a real business?

Most founders can answer the first question. The rest is where it usually falls apart, because pricing and channel choices tend to get set once, early, in a hurry, and never revisited.

The next BUILD workshop works through all four questions in one sitting.

Business Model and Pricing Strategy
Wednesday 19 August 2026, 1:00–3:00pm AEST
Online
$50 plus GST. Free access available for IMB Startup Lab participants.
Capped at 20 participants

Most of the session is you working on your own venture, not listening to slides. You will map your business using the Four Fits framework: Product Market Fit, Product Channel Fit, Channel Model Fit, and Model Market Fit, a recognised growth model from Reforge and Brian Balfour used by real high-growth companies. Then you choose a pricing type and model, land on a price, and pressure-test it with the other founders in the room.

What you take home: a completed one-page Four Fits model, a chosen pricing type and model, and one price point stress-tested and ready to take to customers or investors this week.

Your facilitators are Chris O'Neil, Senior Innovation Specialist and Fintech Lead at Creative HQ, and Amanda Bennett, Innovation Director at Innovate Moreton Bay. Neither of them is teaching this from theory.

Twenty seats. That is the whole room.

Register here: https://events.creativehq.co.nz/BUILDBusinessModelPricingStrategy

Build what's next. Right here in Moreton Bay.

Innovate Moreton Bay is a City of Moreton Bay initiative, proudly delivered by Creative HQ and strategic partners, to support innovative business leaders across City of Moreton Bay.

07/07/2026

Tim Lea is transforming financial advisory with AI. Fidestra.ai helps financial advisers manage complex client portfolios and deliver personalised advice at scale, in a sector where demand for quality advice far outstrips the supply.

SWC 2026 Queensland Final
Thursday 9 July
UniSC Moreton Bay Rise Precinct, Petrie.

Register today: https://events.creativehq.co.nz/InnovateMoretonBayStartupWorldCup2026QueenslandFinal