Sunrise is Blackbird’s love letter to founders and the beautiful things they create. It’s a celebration of ambition and creativity, where Australians and Kiwis dream up the future.
Australia 26
30 April
Carriageworks, Sydney
What's on at Sunrise
Earlybird tickets have landed.
Earlybird tickets (20% off General Admission) are available until midnight Wednesday 11 February, or until they disappear.
Sponsors
Sunrise is made possible thanks to the support of our Sponsors and Community Partners.
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Airwallex is a leading financial platform building the future of global banking for modern businesses. By combining proprietary infrastructure with software and AI, Airwallex is reimagining how businesses manage accounts, access capital, control spend, and embed financial services. Designed to replace fragmented, legacy systems, Airwallex offers a unified platform for global financial operations—providing everything from multi-currency business accounts to payments to spend management and embedded financial products. Founded in Melbourne and trusted by over 150,000 businesses worldwide—including TikTok, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN—Airwallex is powering a new era of global banking without borders.
With nearly 20 years of experience gained from supporting hundreds of thousands of startups that have come before, AWS helps founders prove that their world-changing ideas are possible, at any stage of growth or level of funding. Whether your startup is just starting to ideate an MVP or is on track for an IPO, AWS offers a broad range of programs and resources that will support you to reach your next milestone.
Deel is the all-in-one HR platform for global teams. It helps companies simplify every aspect of managing an international workforce, from culture and onboarding, to local payroll and compliance. Deel works for independent contractors and full-time employees in more than 150 countries, compliantly. And getting set up takes just a few minutes.
HSBC Innovation Banking partners with founders, high-growth startups, scale-ups, and their investors to ignite bold ambitions and power ideas that reshape our world. With deep sector expertise and teams across the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Israel, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, and India, HSBC Innovation Banking Australia offers tailored banking, lending, and treasury solutions – from Series A to IPO and beyond. Our global reach and agility connect clients to opportunities and insights, helping them scale internationally, reduce friction, and create long-term value in the innovation ecosystem.
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities.
Community Partners
FAQs
Each Sunrise, we work with a small group of partners who are as committed as we are in creating an extraordinary event. We're deliberately pretty picky about who we work with, but if you work with a company that wants to champion startups and the people building them, then flick us an email at sunrise@blackbird.vc and we can chat there.
Sunrise Australia 2026 returns to Sydney on 30 April at Carriageworks - 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia.
Our first wave of speakers and sessions will be announced in late January 2026. Make sure to keep your eye out on Blackbird’s socials!