Western Australian startups and young technology companies attracted about $109 million in funding in the December quarter, according to the latest report from tech sector analysts Techboard.
Seventeen Perth-based startup organisations have been selected to participate in the KPMG Energise and OzAPP Awards accelerator programs to help grow their businesses.
Innovation Minister Bill Marmion has named the three inaugural winners of the Start IT Up WA Challenge, with the teams to share in a $100,000 prize pool to develop their projects in collaboration with the state government.
Carnegie Wave Energy has taken first place in Techboard's top trending startup rank this fortnight, after announcing a $2.5 million grant for a wave and solar power microgrid on Garden Island.
Safety and security companies featured heavily in Techboard's top trending startups this past fortnight, with five out of the top ten companies representing the category.
Justin Miller's Nuheara has ranked first in this fortnight's Techboard ranking, with Storekat and Curtin University startup ePAT ranked second and third respectively.
Australia's recent poor record in commercialising innovation received a boost late last year with the revival of the federal government's Accelerating Commercialisation program.
Two Western Australian firms have been among the first round of companies awarded federal grants in the ‘Accelerating Commercialisation' entrepreneurs program.
Today We Learned allows teachers to send specific 60-second updates to parents so they can start better conversations with their children. It closes the loop between the school, the student and the home.
Perth technology company APE Mobile has made it into the shortlisted top 5 in the 2014-15 OzAPP Awards, which seek the most innovative tech startup companies from the Asia Pacific region.
Six Perth-based startups have been shortlisted of the 2014-15 OzAPP Awards, which seek the most innovative tech startup companies from the Asia Pacific region.
