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Collaborative Connections tomorrow, innovator stories, AI insights, and more

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Bondi Innovation
March 16, 2026

Connect and collaborate!

Our monthly Collaborative Connections is back this Wednesday 18 March at 44 North, Bondi Beach. Read what participants are saying about it below!

This edition we have a fascinating event report from our Bondi AI Collective featuring Ben King of Aviato Consulting, recently named the #6 fastest growing startup in Australia. Scroll down to hear from North Bondi local and three-time founder Lana Hopkins, who is building Seemira, a real-time nervous system recovery platform at the intersection of psychobiology and wearable technology.

We love hearing from our community - let us know your innovator story! What are you building? What have your successes and challenges been? The best stories get featured in our newsletter and social channels.

Scroll down and get inspired!

Collaborative Connections - Wednesday 18 March

We're back with our Collaborative Connections evening on 18 March at 44 North, Bondi Beach!

This fun, relaxed, and purposeful night brings together local entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators for meaningful conversations and a lightly structured session designed to spark collaboration.

Come with an idea or challenge you'd like feedback on, or simply show up ready to share your experience and connect with new faces.

Walk & Talk - Friday 27 Mar

Spring in Bondi calls for good company and fresh air! Join us for a lunchtime stroll along one of the world's most iconic coastal paths, from the Bondi Pavilion to Tamarama and back, with inspiring entrepreneurs by your side.

Leave your desk behind, clear your head, and have the kind of honest, energising conversations that only happen when you're moving. You never know who you'll meet or what idea might spark along the way.

Bondi AI Collective: The Aviato Story - Enterprise AI, Agent Ecosystems, and More

Our most recent Bondi AI Collective meetup at WOTSO Bondi Junction featured Bondi Innovator Ben King, Founder of Aviato Consulting - recently named the #6 fastest growing startup in Australia. Ben shared fascinating insights into the journey and what he is seeing in the enterprise AI market.

What people are saying about Collaborative Connections:

“I came along through my friend George, who's been part of the community for a while. I was looking to connect with locals, talk about my problems and hear other people's too. And that's exactly what happened. I managed to share some issues and people had really good advice. I really enjoyed it. I'd recommend it to anyone starting their own business, looking for partners, advisors, or experts to help them solve those initial startup problems.”

Five Bondi Innovator Stories

Meet some of our incredible community members!

Nikki Greenberg - Futurist, global keynote speaker & innovation strategist. Founder of Women in PropTech, NYC. Bondi Innovation Advisory Board member.

"Bondi offers something few other places in the world have - spectacular beauty, culture, energy and innovation. It's a true village and thriving hub."

Lana Hopkins - North Bondi local, three-time founder, building Seemira - a real-time nervous system recovery platform launching on Apple Watch.

"We're building recovery infrastructure, not another wellness app."

Mercy Nekesa - Founder of Sydney Buddy, helping travel agencies give clients personalised, location-specific phone plan guidance.

"We're turning travel frustrations into opportunities for travel agencies to demonstrate their expertise and care."

Phil Bishop - Bondi Junction local and AI evangelist building ITSmarter.ai - AI voice agents, chatbots and automation after 35 years in IT.

"I decided to leave the rat race and go all in with a new AI business."

Jeremy Saunders - Founder of Selode.AI, the world's first compact offline AI device for business - built right here in Sydney.

"We haven't just created the most secure solution - it's unbeatable in terms of cost, scalability, and energy efficiency."

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Bondi Beach Shared Office Space update!

There is the opportunity to set up a Shared Office Space in Bondi Beach, we have a space in mind. For this to happen it requires two things:

  • A sufficient number of people (probably 10) to commit to a minimum of 6 months. This is very feasible.

  • A person or organisation to take on the lease. Any ideas?

 Add your name to the list if you’re interested in being part of the space, or reach out if you’d like to be part of making it happen!

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

If you’re already in the community, please add those who might like to be in there.

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

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, Alex, Marta and the Bondi Innovation team