Calendar and Events
Upcoming Events
Oct
13-14
Early-stage Investor Course
Learn how to successfully identify, evaluate, and manage your own personal early-stage investment portfolio.
9AM – 4.30PM
Launch Pad Parramatta
July
1
Startup Accelerators Info Session
Meet the team behind the program and ask all your burning questions about our next cohorts!
12:00PM – 1:00PM
Online via Zoom
Mar
24
Government Grants for Startups: Submit a Winning Application
Learn what qualifies for R&D Tax Incentive, MVP Ventures Program and more, what assessors look for, and how to avoid common application mistakes.
12:00PM – 1:00PM
Launch Pad Parramatta
Mar
24
Parramatta Pitch Night
x Female Founders Club
Join us for a fun, low-pressure pitch night designed to help you practice, get real feedback, and connect with other founders, students, and business-minded people in the community.
5:30PM – 7:30PM
Launch Pad Parramatta
Apr
15
Parramatta Pitch Night
Join us for a fun, low-pressure pitch night designed to help you practice, get real feedback, and connect with other founders, students, and business-minded people in the community.
5:30PM – 7:30PM
Launch Pad Parramatta
May
5
Western Sydney Angels Meeting
6PM – 8PM
Launch Pad Parramatta
Join the next Western Sydney Angels Meeting to hear startup pitches and discussions, and meet other founders and investors.
The purpose of these meetings is to promote angel investing by growing a trustful Angel Investor community through communication, collaboration, and educational activities.
July
14-15
Pre-flight
2-day Startup Workshop
(Prerequisite for Ignition**)
8:30AM – 5:00PM
Launch Pad Parramatta
Jul
16
Ignition Startup Accelerator
Applications open!
15-week equity-free startup accelerator
Starting in August, Ignition helps founders to refine their value proposition and business model.
Entrepreneurship doesn’t have to be a solo journey. Join a cohort of like-minded founders, supportive mentors, and industry experts who are as invested in your success as you are.
Participants should exit the accelerator ready to build their minimum viable product.
July
21
Parramatta Pitch Night
x Riding the Unicorn
We’re teaming up with the authors of Amazon's best-selling startup guide Riding the Unicorn, to bring together founders, students, and business-minded people for a fun, low-pressure pitch night designed to help you practice, get real feedback, and connect with community.
🏆 $200 prize for best pitch!
5:30PM – 7:30PM
Launch Pad Parramatta
July
22
Launch Pad Creative Masterclass:
See Me
Creatives who build lasting careers aren't just good at their craft - they let people in. And that opportunity often starts with a photo. Your face on your website, your socials, the publicity for your projects. But most of us freeze when a camera points our way.
This deeply immersive workshop is designed to unlock your connection to the lens - guiding you from camera-shy to owning the frame. A way to let someone across the country - feel something about you before you've exchanged a single word.
5:30PM – 7:30PM
Launch Pad Parramatta
Dec
10
Join Our End-of-Year Celebration:
Ignition Demo Day
See our startup founders pitch the bold ventures they’ve built during our 15-week accelerator program
2:00PM – 4:30PM
Parramatta
Exclusive for Western students
April
07
Info Session: Everyday Product Reinvention Challenge
3PM – 3:45PM AEST
Win $1,000 this mid-sem break!
April
21
Everyday Product Reinvention Challenge
8am – 6pm
Location: Factory of the Future, Bankstown City
Campus
Win $1,000 this mid-sem break!
Registrations close
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 5PM
or when capacity is reached.
Aug
29
Build Your First App with AI
12:30PM – 5:00PM
WSU Parramatta City 1 Campus
$20 refundable deposit – You get it back if you attend!
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