Venture Building Events for 2026
We're hosting quarterly gatherings across Sydney where founders, investors, and builders share what's actually working in the trenches. No pitches. No panels reading off slides. Just honest conversations about building companies that last.
What's Coming Up
Each event runs about three hours. We keep groups under fifty people because real conversations don't scale infinitely. Coffee's on us, and yes, there's decent food.
Early Stage Capital Reality Check
Three founders who closed pre-seed rounds in the past year walk through what actually convinced investors. And what didn't work at all.
Revenue Models That Work
Sometimes the business model that sounds boring is the one that prints money. We're looking at four companies making consistent revenue without venture-scale growth.
Building Teams Without Drama
Hiring's hard. Firing's harder. Managing founders who became co-workers is its own special challenge. Let's talk about it.
Year-End Strategy Sessions
What worked this year. What didn't. Where the market's moving for 2027. Casual format with breakout discussions on specific topics people want to dig into.
How These Events Actually Work
We tried the standard conference format once. Turns out nobody wants to sit through forty-five minutes of someone explaining their pivot journey. People want conversations.
So we structure things differently. Short context-setting talks followed by facilitated discussions where everyone participates. You'll meet operators dealing with similar challenges and hear how they're handling them.
March Event Host
Imogen Kirkland
Venture Advisor & Former Operator
Imogen spent six years building fintech products before moving into early-stage investing. She's reviewed over three hundred pitch decks and funded eleven companies. Her approach: follow the unit economics, ignore the hype.
For our March event, she's bringing data from recent funding rounds and breaking down what separated companies that got term sheets from those that didn't.
Join Us in 2026
Registration opens about eight weeks before each event. We send reminders to everyone on our list, and spots usually fill within a week or two.
Questions about specific events? Email us at support@orinqualmira.com or call +61 2 6247 7707