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 WA’s 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 and checked, stretching back to 2010. Sponsored by the WA Department of JTSI. Current Valuation (Feb 2025): 1,095 startups valued at $12B.
WA Innovation Ecosystem/Index
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:
Startups News
Independently-owned news and opinion site, all about on WA's startup sector, since 2013:
Perth 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
Since 2017, the ‘NIF’ includes the WA Government’s main programs that support the local startup sector, including: $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.
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.