Gold Coast · Entrepreneurs and builders
A room for people building real things.
We are exploring a practical community for Gold Coast entrepreneurs and builders. Before we build anything, we want to hear what would make it worth your time.
The idea
Regular, practical and local.
The Gold Coast has talented people building products, companies and ideas. Many of them work alone or in small teams, and rarely meet others doing the same thing.
GC Startups is an idea for a regular in-person gathering where those people share what is working, swap introductions and help each other move faster. Entrepreneurs and builders come first. Everyone else is a guest.
It is not launched yet. We are talking to people first, and what we hear will shape what we build.
Who it is for
Today's venture builders, creating what comes next.
Four ways in. Pick the one that fits you and see what we have in mind.
Startups
People starting a company on the Gold Coast, from first idea to first customers, who want honest conversation with others on the same road.
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Scaleups and businesses
Companies with traction, and established businesses rethinking how they operate for the age of agents, who want peers and the people who can help.
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Investors
Angels, funds and family offices who want early sight of what Gold Coast companies are building, and a closer relationship with the local scene.
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Ecosystem supporters
Builders, mentors, experts, local business leaders and sponsors who want to see the Gold Coast build more.
Explore →How we will start
Small, honest and tested.
We would rather prove the idea than announce it. The plan is to run a short series of in-person gatherings and let the results decide what comes next.
Listen
We talk to entrepreneurs, builders and supporters across the Gold Coast about what they would want.
Gather
We run a small number of in-person events with no heavy infrastructure and no hype.
Decide
If the room is useful, we keep going and grow it. If it is not, we say so and stop.
About V1
Started by V1 Scale.
GC Startups is an initiative of V1 Scale, a Gold Coast venture studio. It sits alongside other companies in the V1 family that entrepreneurs and builders can draw on.
V1 Scale
The Gold Coast venture studio behind GC Startups, building ventures with human entrepreneurs and agentic citizens.
Visit V1 Scale →SynAgentics
The platform for building agentic organisations, where human roles are paired with digital citizens.
Visit SynAgentics →Dreamax
A production studio creating film, video and content for ventures and brands.
Visit Dreamax →Events
The first gatherings are being planned.
We are starting with a short series of small, in-person evenings on the Gold Coast. Dates and venues will be shared with the people who tell us they are interested first.
Want to be among them? Use Connect and tell us whether you would come.
Blog
What we learn, we will share.
As we talk to entrepreneurs, builders and supporters, we will publish what we hear and what we decide, including if the idea does not work. Until then, here is how V1 Scale thinks about building ventures.
Evolve to Thrive or Stay Stuck: How Hiring Changes in Evolution 5
In Evolution 5 Agentics are a certainty inside every company. Hiring, onboarding and development will be unrecognisable within five...
Read on V1 Scale →Revenue Per Employee: What Capital Allocators Look At Now
Revenue per employee is a useful signal and an easy one to misread. Here is what capital allocators actually look for.
Read on V1 Scale →How Professional Services Firms Can Grow Margin Without Adding Billable Hours
Selling time caps margin. Professional services firms can move toward outcomes while keeping qualified humans accountable.
Read on V1 Scale →Partners
Back the Gold Coast's next entrepreneurs.
We are inviting a small number of founding partners: firms, funds and service providers who want to be close to early entrepreneurs and the people who build with them. No partners are announced yet, so the first places are open.
Connect
Would you show up?
Would you come to something like this, and what could you bring to it? Tell us who you are and we will take it from there.