{"id":122437,"date":"2025-11-17T05:32:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/?p=122437"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:16:21","slug":"what-a-fantastic-day-at-the-recent-invest-rural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/what-a-fantastic-day-at-the-recent-invest-rural\/","title":{"rendered":"What a fantastic day at the recent Invest Rural"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]What a fantastic day at the recent <a class=\"snmTdJdvsTJqNCAysVtfjHoYqRrN \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/investrural\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Invest Rural<\/a> one-day event hosted in Bathurst by <a class=\"snmTdJdvsTJqNCAysVtfjHoYqRrN \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/investment-nsw\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Investment NSW<\/a> as part of their \u201cFostering Innovation Sponsorship Program\u201d \u2014 where rural curiosity and ambition truly meet investor opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>A big congratulations to the organisers \u2014 <a id=\"ember43\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jopalmerpointer\/\">Jo Palmer<\/a>, <a id=\"ember44\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/clairelouisebull\/\">Claire Bull<\/a> and <a id=\"ember45\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davelt\/\">Dave LT<\/a> \u2014 for bringing together rural startups and scale-ups, investors, and ecosystem leaders in such an engaging forum.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all of the panellists who generously shared their time, insights and experience, and to the sponsors whose support made this event possible. Arming participants with the tools, knowledge and confidence to engage with capital and accelerate growth.<\/p>\n<p>It was a real pleasure to meet so many extraordinary people and reconnect with the fabulous <a id=\"ember46\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kristywithers\/\">Kristy Withers<\/a> (<a class=\"snmTdJdvsTJqNCAysVtfjHoYqRrN \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sbeaustralia\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">SBE Australia<\/a> Alum), <a id=\"ember47\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hamish-munro-9865174a\/\">Hamish Munro<\/a> (Innovate with <a class=\"snmTdJdvsTJqNCAysVtfjHoYqRrN \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nbn-co-limited\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">nbn\u00ae Australia<\/a> winner) and <a id=\"ember48\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lana-nicholson-8a8958136\/\">Lana Nicholson<\/a> (<a class=\"snmTdJdvsTJqNCAysVtfjHoYqRrN \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/businessnsw\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Business NSW<\/a> 2025 Business Awards, Excellence in Large Business winner).<\/p>\n<p>Being part of an event designed to unlock capital for regional innovation reminds us that the future of growth isn\u2019t just in the big cities \u2014 it\u2019s everywhere. Here\u2019s to more moments when rural innovation takes centre stage.<\/p>\n<p>Image supplied by <a class=\"snmTdJdvsTJqNCAysVtfjHoYqRrN \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/investrural\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">Invest Rural<\/a>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Invest-Rural-5F9A7435.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Attendees networking inside a rustic venue during the Invest Rural event in Bathurst, discussing rural innovation and startup growth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Invest-Rural-5F9A7435.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Invest-Rural-5F9A7435-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Invest-Rural-5F9A7435-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]What a fantastic day at the recent Invest Rural one-day event hosted in Bathurst by Investment NSW as part of their \u201cFostering Innovation Sponsorship Program\u201d \u2014 where rural curiosity and ambition truly meet investor opportunity. A big congratulations to the organisers \u2014 Jo Palmer, Claire Bull and Dave LT \u2014 for bringing together rural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":122438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vennu.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}