Four Western Australian startups have between them received 13 per cent of the federal government's latest $19.7 million round of commercialisation grants.
Agtech startup Agora Livestock has banked more than $1.1 million to fund commercialisation of its trading platform, after winning a major federal government acceleration grant.
Inglewood-based startup uDrew is touting its potential for national expansion after receiving $500,000 in funding from the federal government's Accelerating Commercialisation program earlier this month.
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.