The 24 most sponsor-active event communities in Melbourne, ranked by our Event Leader Score and refreshed daily.
Melbourne innovation hub connecting startup founders, scaleups, corporates, investors and technology partners through events, coworking, mentorship and commercialization programs.
Google Developer Group chapter running recurring Melbourne meetups, coding nights and DevFest programming across Android, Flutter, AI, machine learning, Firebase and other developer technologies.
Australian founder and startup community running recurring pitch nights, founder-connect sessions, workshops and ecosystem events. Its Melbourne programming serves early-stage founders, investors, operators and startup professionals.
Community-building organization serving founders, operators, investors and community professionals through cohorts, coaching, coworking, dinners and recurring city meetups.
Recurring founder pitch competition and networking series using rapid pitches, audience voting and community-building events across global cities.
Australia's major fintech festival, bringing together fintech companies, founders, investors, banks, regulators and technology providers through a conference and satellite-event program.
Melbourne-based innovation and entrepreneurship organization delivering accelerator programs, founder education, startup experiences and community events for students, founders and emerging entrepreneurs.
Community-driven data engineering, machine learning and AI conference and meetup series operating across Australia and New Zealand. Its Melbourne program serves data engineers, platform teams, analytics leaders and technology vendors.
GDevCon ANZ is an independent, not-for-profit conference series for LabVIEW developers and test-and-measurement professionals. It combines technical presentations, workshops, community activities and an exhibition focused on graphical progr…
Volunteer-run annual unconference for product managers, designers, researchers, analysts, engineers and product leaders. The event is free to attend and funded by sponsors supporting the Melbourne product community.
Melbourne chapter of Kubernetes Community Days, delivering cloud-native and platform-engineering conferences for engineers, architects, DevOps leaders and technology decision-makers.
Monthly Melbourne meetup for people building, deploying and using AI in practical work. Its programming combines technical talks, workflow demonstrations, product discussions and informal networking for developers, designers, founders and o…
Melbourne's independent AWS-focused technical community, running monthly hybrid meetups, presentations, livestreams and community activities for cloud professionals and developers.
Curated business-event platform running StartupHaus, TechHaus, SalesHaus, PeopleHaus and related gatherings for founders, operators, investors and industry leaders.
A Melbourne-based resources-industry forum running recurring luncheons and the Cutting Edge Series for mining leaders, investors, analysts, suppliers and students.
Melbourne startup community running recurring fireside chats, founder networking events, workshops and practical sessions for builders, operators, students and aspiring founders.
Melbourne-based technology and career community running startup showcases, AI networking events and Mandarin-language sessions for founders, developers, investors and technology professionals.
IRL by Amber produces curated technology and startup events including founder dinners, developer meetups, fireside chats, mixers, launch events and private executive rooms. Its Melbourne community connects founders, investors, operators, bu…
Australian and New Zealand startup accelerator and founder community that runs pitch nights, founder programs, investor events and networking activities in Melbourne and other major cities.
Recurring Kubernetes, cloud-native, DevOps and AI community running hybrid meetups and hands-on workshops in Melbourne and other Australian cities.
Volunteer-run information-security conference serving Melbourne's cybersecurity community. The series provides talks, training, community networking and entry-level opportunities for security professionals, students and researchers.
Melbourne cloud-architecture community focused on the AWS Well-Architected Framework, infrastructure best practices, security, automation and operational excellence.
Founder and investor ecosystem connecting entrepreneurs, technology professionals and capital through curated networking events and an emerging startup-support platform.
A recurring international pitch-and-networking series bringing founders, investors, venture scouts, operators and startup professionals together in Melbourne.
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