High net worth investors are flocking to Adelaide for AFL Gather Round, hoping to score a big win both on and off the field.

Gather Round has proven to be a hugely successful business event for SA, with the second edition of the four-day football festival attracting even more interstate investors to Adelaide to explore new business ventures.

Taking advantage of a weekend of football in the state, Invest SA has invited 30 interstate high net worth, institutional, equity and family office investors looking for new business opportunities to South Australia to make connections with SA companies seeking investment.

The Government is hosting a series of events and workshops across the four days of AFL Gather Round for the SA business community to network with investors. These events include Private Debt panel discussions, company presentations and the official Gather Round business lunch hosted by the South Australian Business Chamber (formerly Business SA).

A number of South Australian companies will have the opportunity to pitch their business growth plans at various events across the four days. The local companies on show include Aerometrex, Ballard Brands, Biome Bank, Clevertar, Cucina Classica, Emmi, EntX, Fircy, Inovor, IO Energy, My Gigsters, Neumann Space, NQRY, Optible, OurMoneyMarket, Palletcase, QuantX Labs, ScreenAway, Sention, Sherlok, Southern Launch, Sparc Technologies, Splose, Trust in Taste and XFrame.

The South Australian Government will also take the opportunity to promote its State Prosperity Project to equity investors and company representatives plus highlight future opportunities in hydrogen, renewable energy, defence as well as food, wine and agribusiness.

Since the 2023 AFL Gather Round, several investors have returned to Adelaide for follow-up meetings with South Australian companies and Invest SA. It is expected that this year’s event will build on the success of the first year with double the number of investors attending.

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Attributable to Nick Champion

The AFL Gather Round is a major economic event for South Australia and provides a fantastic backdrop for companies from around the country to come together to not only watch their favourite team but also talk business.

Invest SA is supporting local South Australian companies to showcase their innovations to investors they would not normally have the opportunity to meet.

The AFL Gather Round provides an opportunity as a state, to show off to the rest of the country.

It’s a chance to highlight our envious lifestyle and our welcoming business environment to a captive audience.

Invest SA attracted $1 billion in national and international investment to the state within its first year and events like Gather Round were key in connecting businesses.

Attributable to Charlie Cropper, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley

Gather Round has been the catalyst for bringing some large investors to Adelaide. Once they’re here, they love what they find but using Gather Round as a carrot to get them on a plane has been key.

After a successful trip to Adelaide in 2023, we are bringing a bigger group of investors in 2024. I look forward to building on this momentum in 2025 to drive even more investment in great South Australian businesses.