News Articles for Unearthed

OPINION: Getting business owners and young engineers together would be a first step in bringing hackathons back.

A competition by Perth innovation company Unearthed has yielded a new swath of mining prospects in South Australia's Gawler Craton region.

WA's capabilities in sectors such as resources and energy are proving beneficial in space research.

The startup space supporting the resources sector is Australia's game to lose, according to Unearthed director Justin Strharsky, but vision and wise investment are needed amid growing competition.

Perth is renowned as a hub for mining and energy technology, so why do so many local firms end up in foreign hands?

SPECIAL REPORT: Former mining boss Charlie Bass and surgeon Peter Santa Maria are among the growing number of people in Western Australia looking to make innovation a commercial reality.

A Perth-based fintech startup has been named one of the top finalists in Silicon Valley Forum's World Cup Tech Challenge, while the winners of a hackathon hosted by BHP Billiton and Unearthed have been revealed.

For Perth to become an innovation hub, in a global context, there will need to be a step-change from a range of stakeholders – the startup community and its funders, schools and universities, and, importantly, the state government – in order to support the structural change needed to achieve significant success.

Hackathons are creative, collaborative and crucial to the development of social networks in the startup sector.

Australia is at significant risk of a digital ‘invasion' by overseas tech companies keen to disrupt the economic status quo.

Amcom Telecommunications has teamed up with e-business association eGroup WA and technology hub Spacecubed to launch a tech accelerator program in Perth to help startups turn their ideas into products.

Perth's maturing startup community will soon have its first resources sector focused technology incubator, offering participants seed funding of $70,000.