AI Collective on Wed, launch of WhatsApp group, Founders Lunch, and more

Read below for details on:

• Bondi AI Collective launch event - Wednesday 12 February

• Join the Bondi Innovation WhatsApp conversation

• Founders Lunch - Friday 28 February

• Walk & Talk - Friday 7 March

• Bondi innovator story: Kanda Colab

• Bondi Innovation featured on Eastside Radio

Bondi AI Collective launch event - Wednesday 12 February

Bondi region boasts an amazing community of AI innovators. We are kicking off Bondi AI Collective to enable connection and collaboration among these wonderful people.

Each event will feature tutorials, practical insights, and insightful demos. The content is positioned for AI builders, so sometimes technical, but we’ll try to make it accessible to those earlier on their journey.

Our first event will feature brief sessions from Ross Dawson on AI Agents in 2025, Steffen Wilhelm on building agentic systems, and Kunal Gupta on the future impact of AI.

All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Kunal Gupta's book 2034: How AI Changed Humanity Forever!

We are likely to sell out, so if you want to come register soon.

Join our new WhatsApp community!

Time to kick off the Bondi Innovation WhatsApp community, to make it easy for everyone to connect, share, and innovate together!

Join the community here, introduce yourself, share what you’re up to, and connect with like-minded local innovators.

The existing online community will continue with job board, innovator stories, and other longer formats that we can link to.

Founders Lunch - Friday 28 February

After our very successful Founders Lunch last year, we are back! If there’s enough interest we’ll do this regularly, maybe mixed in with an occasional dinner.

Bondi Tratt is one of the best lunch experiences around, with spectacular views and great food.

Come and meet other inspiring founders. Not just for Bondi folk, also for entrepreneurs who need a good Friday lunch!!

Walk & Talk - Friday 7 March

Enjoy the big outdoors with inspiring entrepreneurs as we walk to Tamarama and back on one of the most famous paths in the world, talking entrepreneurship, life and community.

Bondi innovator story: Kanda Colab

Premium member of Bondi Innovation Umut Ahmet is the founder of Kanda Colab.

Kanda Colab is a Bondi-based agency working with startups and entrepreneurs to help them build, grow and stand out in the digital space. They specialise in crafting POC and MVP websites and applications (web and mobile), all done 100% onshore.

With a strong focus on collaboration and creativity, their mission is to help brands connect with their audiences through designs that inspire and digital solutions that perform with foundations built for the journey. Whether it’s building a bold website, crafting an application, or driving growth with innovative strategies, they thrive on making ideas come to life.

Check out their work at kandacolab.com and drop Umut a message if you’d like to chat about a project you have in mind or just say hi!

Bondi Innovation featured on Eastside Radio

Yesterday Bondi Innovation was featured on Eastside Radio, with an interview with Ross Dawson on the launch of Bondi AI Collective and our kickoff event this Wednesday, and the role of AI in driving entrepreneurship in the Bondi region.

We also talked about Bondi Innovation’s drive for an innovation precinct in Bondi Junction and our engagement with Waverley Council and mayor Will Nemesh to support innovation in the Eastern Suburbs on a decent scale

Help grow the community!

Please support us, by coming to our events, telling the right people about Bondi Innovation, connecting us with anyone who has energy to help make good things happen for the community.

See you at one of our events soon!

Ross, Lou, Marta and the Bondi Innovation team