OpenAI is internet hosting a sequence of occasions, dubbed Startups Week, in Sydney, March 18–20.
VCs Sq. Peg and Facet Stage Ventures, and the Relevance AI group are internet hosting classes alongside innovation hub Stone & Chalk, with entry to OpenAI’s newest frontier fashions, multimodal updates and Codex, its agentic coding software for multi-agent improvement workflows.
OpenAI VC partnerships lead for APAC Thomas Jeng stated the classes are designed to offer founders sensible steering on constructing AI-native corporations and scaling with AI.
“OpenAI Startups Week is about getting builders hands-on with the know-how,” he stated.
“We’ll be working technical deep dives on the whole lot from API implementation and scaling AI-native merchandise to price optimisation and constructing dependable AI workflows.
Relevance AI will host the AI builder session at its HQ subsequent Wednesday. Co-CEO and founder Jacky Koh stated the week affords founders a uncommon alternative to be taught instantly from the groups constructing the frontier of AI.
“As a startup that has grown by constructing on OpenAI’s know-how, we’re thrilled to co-host a session with the OpenAI group to offer builders hands-on entry to new instruments and reside demos,” he stated.
“We’ll even be showcasing the launch of Relevance AI’s Programmatic GTM, developer tooling for GTM engineers seeking to construct and deploy groups of AI brokers. Founders can count on sensible steering, actual examples, and a behind-the-scenes have a look at how startups are constructing AI-native merchandise as we speak.”
Fingers-on entry
Stone & Chalk’s Chris Kirk stated the occasions they’re internet hosting give founders direct, hands-on entry to the folks and instruments behind the know-how shaping the subsequent technology of AI-native corporations.
“These will not be hype classes – they’re builder-focused workshops the place founders can see what’s potential as we speak: solo founders transport merchandise at speeds that used to require ten-person groups, and startups creating options that corporates are nonetheless solely piloting. It’s a uncommon likelihood to witness the speed and ingenuity of Australia’s AI-native founders in motion, and to assist them construct smarter, sooner and globally.”
The OpenAI Startups Week Sydney occasions are:
- 18 March: OpenAI startups team and Relevance AI host the AI Builder Session at Relevance AI’s Sydney headquarters. Registrations HERE
- 19 March: Thomas Jeng, OpenAI’s VC Partnerships Lead, APAC, co-host a workshop with Sq. Peg for startup founders and builders on optimising multi-agent workflows and discover what’s new with Codex.
- 19 March: Thomas Jeng, OpenAI’s VC Partnerships Lead, APAC to host a day Builder Lounge occasion at Stone & Chalk’s Tech Central Innovation Hub. The occasion will discover multimodal updates, Codex, the place the platform is heading, and embody a technical deep dive and reside Q&A (2.30pm to five.30pm). Particulars here.
- 20 March: Thomas Jeng, OpenAI’s VC Partnerships Lead, APAC to host a breakfast with founders in collaboration with key.ai. Particulars HERE

