"A vibrant high-tech sector in Western Australia could contribute over $76 to $100 Billion in Gross State Product in 2025, with 3,000 to 5,000 new companies formed per year in the sector, creating over 150,000 new jobs by 2025 and enabling many more." StartupWA 2015-16 Ecosystem Report
Digital technology such as smartphones, internet software, sensors, robotics and autonomous cars are transforming our society and economy at unprecedented rates. Changing the fundamental nature of everything from taxis to hotels, health and banking.
The largest companies of the last century were industrial corporations; mass-production companies such as Ford and GE, and resource companies such as Exxon, BP and BHP. But since the 1980s technology companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Uber, Airbnb and Facebook - created out of a small handful of high-tech hubs - have been vying with industrial companies to lead the pack.
Over the past decade, the early stage innovation and technology (startup) sector in WA has evolved significantly, but can be so much more with additional resources and support. Enter StartupWA...
StartupWA formed in 2015 as a non-profit entity to enable a more open, representative and effective approach to advance the startup industry in WA.
Vision: For Western Australia to be recognised as a global hub for entrepreneurial and technology talent and where the value that startups bring to the economy is widely embraced.
Mission: To advance the startup industry in Western Australia by:
Increasing the visibility and understanding of the WA startup industry globally; and
Working with government at all levels to ensure that the interests of the startup industry are represented.
Values: Trusted. Driven. Open
Benefits of StartupWA’s existence since inception include:
Voice to influence State and national policy around innovation
Provision of trusted, accessible data on the WA sector
First point of contact for interstate and international delegations
Means of engaging with the rapidly changing and diversifying innovation sector
Facilitating events with 100+ attendees on big-picture topics
Planned activities for include:
Annual
Comprehensive reporting on the status and trends of our sector
Quarterly
Forums sharing successes, tackling big questions and learning as a community
Briefings for partners on emerging trends, ventures and opportunities
Monthly
Publishing insights and updates, building on reports and events
Regular
Engagement with innovators, facilitators and supporters through meetings, online forums and events across the ecosystem
Advocacy with key decision-makers
Highlighting wins and opportunities
Learn more about supporting our mission and the WA startup ecosystem.
startupwa board
Our board has a wide range of experience in the technology industry. They have founded technology companies, accelerators, hackathons and co-working spaces, worked in venture capital and mentored a wide range of technology startups.
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