OpenAI is hosting ‘Startups Week’ events for founders in Sydney

OpenAI is hosting a series of events, dubbed Startups Week, in Sydney, March 18–20.

VCs Square Peg and Side Stage Ventures, and the Relevance AI team are hosting sessions alongside innovation hub Stone & Chalk, with access to OpenAI’s latest frontier models, multimodal updates and Codex, its agentic coding tool for multi-agent development workflows.

OpenAI VC partnerships lead for APAC Thomas Jeng stated the sessions are designed to give founders practical guidance on building AI-native companies and scaling with AI.

“OpenAI Startups Week is about receiveting builders hands-on with the technology,” he stated.

“We’ll be running technical deep dives on everything from API implementation and scaling AI-native products to cost optimisation and building reliable AI workflows.

Relevance AI will host the AI builder session at its HQ next Wednesday. Co-CEO and founder Jacky Koh stated the week offers founders a rare opportunity to learn directly from the teams building the frontier of AI.

“As a startup that has grown by building on OpenAI’s technology, we’re thrilled to co-host a session with the OpenAI team to give builders hands-on access to new tools and live demos,” he stated.

“We’ll also be revealcasing the launch of Relevance AI’s Programmatic GTM, developer tooling for GTM engineers viewing to build and deploy teams of AI agents. Founders can expect practical guidance, real examples, and a behind-the-scenes view at how startups are building AI-native products today.”

Hands-on access

Stone & Chalk’s Chris Kirk stated the events they’re hosting give founders direct, hands-on access to the people and tools behind the technology shaping the next generation of AI-native companies.

“These are not hype sessions – they’re builder-focapplyd workshops where founders can see what’s possible today: solo founders shipping products at speeds that applyd to require ten-person teams, and startups creating solutions that corporates are still only piloting. It’s a rare chance to witness the velocity and ingenuity of Australia’s AI-native founders in action, and to support them build smarter, rapider and globally.”

The OpenAI Startups Week Sydney events 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 Square Peg for startup founders and builders on optimising multi-agent workflows and explore what’s new with Codex.
19 March: Thomas Jeng, OpenAI’s VC Partnerships Lead, APAC to host an afternoon Builder Lounge event at Stone & Chalk’s Tech Central Innovation Hub. The event will explore multimodal updates, Codex, where the platform is heading, and include a technical deep dive and live Q&A (2.30pm to 5.30pm). Details here.
20 March: Thomas Jeng, OpenAI’s VC Partnerships Lead, APAC to host a breakrapid with founders in collaboration with key.ai. Details HERE