If you’re new to Western Australia and/or our startup ecosystem - welcome! - the links below should help give you an overview, and a ‘way in’ to the sector...
WA Innovation Calendar
All the events in the innovation ecosystem, on one calendar, courtesy of Evol3.
Dealroom WA
All the deals, startups, investors, programs, valuations...of the WA startup sector, in one place, independently collated, since 2010. Sponsored by the WA Department of JTSI. Current Valuation (Feb 2025): 1,095 startups valued at $12B.
WA Innovation Ecosystem
All WA’s startup programs, accelerators, grants, startup members, .. all the 'activity' in the sector. 15,000 data points collected, over 10 years, thanks to Meshpoints:
Startup News
Independently-owned news and opinion site, all about WA's startup sector, since 2013:
Morning Startup
Run by startup volunteers, WA’s longest-running regular startup meetup (established 2012), which is also livestreamed and recorded:
Join up: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/morning-startup-perth
Watch livestream (and recordings): https://perthvideo.com.au/morning-startup-perth
The New Industries Fund
The WA Government’s main startup programs include: $40K innovation booster grants, $200K commercialisation bridge grants, $150K X-TEND WA grants, WA Innovators of the Year, the Innovation Hubs, and support for West Tech Fest, Dealroom and other initiatives, run by Department of JTSI.
Innovation Hubs
Five sector-specific ‘innovation hubs’ help startups and entrepreneurs in these areas:
Data Science & AI: https://wadsih.org.au
Life Sciences: https://www.mtpconnect.org.au/walifesciencesinnovationhub
Cyber: https://www.cyberwesthub.au
Creative Tech: https://creativetechvillage.com
Green Tech: https://greentechwa.com
Innovation Strategy
The state government’s strategy (published Dec 2022) for the early stage innovation sector, with one 10-year vision, 5 goals, 7 key action areas and an associated Action Plan.
Strategy: https://innovation.wa.gov.au/
Need any help?
You are welcome to contact StartupWA using info@startupwa.org if you need to be pointed in the right direction, or require any other assistance.