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Perth edtech startup Paperly will ramp up its expansion and aim to secure a foothold in international markets after securing $3 million in new funding.

Perth-based Purpose Ventures has deployed almost 10 per cent of its $46 million fund in its first year of operations, including a recent top-up of its stake in startup PlanCare.

Perth-based startup fund Purpose Ventures has maintained its local focus, with its first $3 million fully invested in WA companies, the latest being pharmacogenomics company Gene S.

Newly launched investment fund Purpose Ventures has boosted its war chest to $45 million and made its third commitment, to a local education startup.

Three new local funds proposing to focus on early-stage investment are raising expectations.

Purpose Ventures, a new fund to invest in Western Australian startups, has raised at least $37 million, including a $10 million foundation investment from a major local entrepreneur.

Local venture capital is what fledgling entrepreneurs need.

Some of Perth's most experienced venture capitalists are seeking to raise more than $100 million for startup investment.