Start-Up Tank 5, pitch live to Investors and lock in your investment

6 startups. 3 VC's 3 judges. 15 mins with the investors to lock an investment meeting.

You can also get scouted for a16z on the night.

Start-Up Tank 5 x Stone & Chalk is a curated pitch night where selected startups present directly to investors in a closed-room setting.

Investors attending:

Kate Coffey, Investment Manager, Airtree

Jordan Martenstyn, Senior Associate, Square Peg

Kimberely Climo, Investment Analyst, Investible

Our Special Guest Panel, the panel judging the pitches and selecting the winning pitch:

Corbin Wheate, Head of APAC Business Development at 186 Capital (scouting for a16z)

Hari Amirthalingam, Venture Scout at LvlUp Ventures

Rachel Smith, Growth Marketing Manager at KPMG High Growth Venture Portfolio

Event details

📅 Date: Thursday, 19th November, 2026⏰ Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM📍 Location: Stone & Chalk, Tech Central

Along with wine tasting with Hanging Tree Wines.

What selected startups get (1 start-up has locked in their investor in 4 months after pitching at Start-up Tank):

13 minutes per startup: 3 mins to pitch and 10 mins for live deal negotiation with the investors

1 of only 6 pitch slots for the evening

Investor meeting with 1 or probably all investors on the night

How it works

Startups APPLY to participate

Only 6 applications are accepted to pitch

Selected startups pitch during the event

3 mins of pitching and 10 mins of conversation with The Investors

Attendance is free for startups once selected

Who this is for?

Founders who want:

Early stage tech start-ups

Founders who are raising

Already active start-ups with either a minimum of 100 clients or a MRR of $8000

EXCEPTIONS allowed to the above point, if you can prove why you then these criteria don't matter

Applications are limited, applications close 3rd November.Only 6 startups will pitch.

Start-up Tank 2 episodes:

Part 1

Part 2

This event is supported:

Cloud Partner: Cloud Bridge, you partner in getting more access to AWS credits: https://aws.cloud-bridge.au

Stone & Chalk, Ecosystem Partner

Hanging Tree Wines, Wine Partner