Founders Lunch Fri, AI Collective blossoms, Grants workshop, and more

Read below for details on:

• Founders Lunch - Friday 3 March

• Bondi AI Collective - Tuesday 11 March

• Walk & Talk - Friday 14 March

• Grants Workshop - Tuesday 25 March

• Join the Bondi Innovation WhatsApp conversation

• Bondi innovator story: Phil Bishop of IT Smarter

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!!

Bondi AI Collective event - Tuesday 11 March

Our first Bondi AI Collective event was awesome, at full capacity and fantastic energy! Our second event is next Tuesday 11th.

Featuring the founders of two Bondi based businesses with real scale - ​Scott David of Shapeable. a global platform built on knowledge graph technology, and ​Tom Kaldor of Ajust, a consumer advocacy business that recently raised $2 million. Both sharing their AI building journeys.

We have a small venue and highly limited numbers unfortunately, so register now if you'd like to join us!!

Walk & Talk - Friday 14 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.

Grants Workshop - Tuesday 25 March

Unlock Funding Opportunities for Your Business!

Navigating the world of grants can be overwhelming, but the right funding can take your business to the next level. Join our online Grants Information Session on Tuesday, 25 March, from 11 AM to 12 PM and gain the knowledge you need to secure funding successfully.

In this session, you’ll learn how to:

• Identify grants that match your business needs

• Write a compelling and competitive application

• Avoid common pitfalls in the grant process

• Get expert advice in a live Q&A with a professional grant writer

This event is supported by Waverley Council, Bondi & Districts Chamber of Commerce, GrantGuru, and Bondi Innovation.

This event will not be recorded for redistribution - Spots are limited—register now! 

Join our WhatsApp community!

The Bondi Innovation WhatsApp community is blossoming after kicking off a couple of weeks ago, with 76 members in the community and 30 in our Bondi AI Collective group.

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.

Bondi innovator story: Phil Bishop of IT Smarter

Premium member of Bondi Innovation Phil Bishop is the founder of IT Smarter.

I’m Phil, a local AI evangelist living and working in Bondi Junction. After 35 years working in the IT industry starting as a mainframe operator, and eventually as an IT Service Management consultant, I decided to leave the rat race, and go all in with a new AI business.

I soft launched last year, and already have some interesting projects. The new site finally launched yesterday, and I’d be really keen to get your feedback (specifically on the brand, and look and feel) https://itsmarter.ai/

The core offerings are AI Voice agents and Chat bots (including Whatsapp) , with a focus on automation and integrating into existing business processes and applications.

I’m a keen runner, ex semi professional DJ and an active member of WNOW Bondi.

Excited about collaborating with this group and seeing what we can achieve together.

If you’d like to see examples of what we’re working on, you can call Jasmine (my AI assistant) on +61 2 5604 2424‬ or Whatsapp AI assistant Wendy via my site.

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