75% of people building Australia's innovative future operate under huge stress.

63% experience anxiety, 45% experience burnout and 43% experience loneliness.

Even worse:

85% of first-time founders feel overwhelmed.

That is, a 45% higher chance in loneliness for entrepreneurs under 34.

Most startups don't fail because of bad ideas.

They fail because founders burn out, feel isolated, or lose confidence.

There is plenty of support in the ecosystem for connecting with mentors, operators, VCs...

...but there is no true safe space for founder-to-founder connection and building real friendships that will last.

Current solutions of community are built as a secondary channel for retention and delivery.

Over 80% of Australian founders are university graduates or in university.

Particularly for early-stage, first-time young founders, support is fragmented, where the majority of ecosystem support depends on university selection.

University innovation ecosystems are not equal in maturity, creating support and resource asymmetry.

It seems that most support for young founders in Queensland depends on the selection of university, not by hunger or commitment.

Hyphae exists to change that.

We believe that entrepreneurship was never meant to be lonely.

There should be a community that places connection, genuine support and radical resource sharing at the forefront.

We want to redefine what it means to build a startup - not in isolation, but in community.

We welcome passionate young founders under 30 to connect, share and grow together by bonding over experiences.

Imagine dinners, sharing of experiences, hobbies, retreats - all designed to make lifelong friendships...

...create positive feedback loops, open opportunities for collaboration and form a more connected Queensland.

Thanks for being here, and we would love to have you with us ☺.