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Canva backer, Google Maps founder invest in Perth firm

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Silicon Valley heavyweight Bill Tai, who was an early investor in Canva and Zoom, has backed a Perth company which aims to install data centres on Aboriginal land.

Make WA 'Electron Valley': Tech leaders' plea

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Several tech leaders used an appearance at West Tech Fest on Rottnest to urge WA to take hold of its data opportunity and become the 'Electron Valley'.

FlyOnE to go public after ASIC greenlight

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Perth-based electric aviation company FlyOnE has been given ASIC approval to transition to a public company as it targets continued expansion on the east coast.

Who’s planning watts in Perth data drive

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From multinational private equity firms to sovereign wealth fund-backed groups and a pioneering First Nations venture, the race to build the next generation of digital infrastructure in WA is under way.

FlyOnE raises IPO tilt after NY firm interest

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Electric aviation company FlyOnE says it has received an eight-figure post-IPO lead investment offer under a binding terms sheet, as it eyes listing in a quiet IPO environment.

The best tech fest is in the west

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Charlie Gunningham looks back at last year's record-breaking West Tech Fest, the longest-running tech festival in the country.

Startup interest fuelled by FOMO

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Canva might have been the tech success that got away from Western Australia, but veteran investor Bill Tai believes local startups might benefit from investor fear of missing out again.

West Tech Fest unveils speaker lineup

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Technology and innovation festival West Tech Fest has revealed its headline acts for the week-long program in early December, including Aaron Gershenberg who founded one of Silicon Valley's early venture capital funds.

Promise of new era in venture capital

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

Angels deliver $100k for tech startups

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A new cohort of angel investors has shown support for the state's startup scene by presenting $100,000 to three emerging businesses at this year's West Tech Fest.

Tech fest back in the west

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'Tis the season for tech, with the annual West Tech Fest filling the calendar from December 6 to 10.

Zooming in to a conference near you

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Business must be good if your company name becomes a verb, as it has with Zoom.

Global eyes on WA's tech festival

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West Tech Fest showcases WA's wide range of talent, ideas and successes in an increasingly competitive market.

Perkins, Green lead modern disruptors

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Before the business she co-founded attained its $1billion ‘unicorn' valuation, Melanie Perkins hit a point where she thought she had failed her co-founders.

Global players in town for West Tech Fest

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West Tech Fest, WA's premier innovation festival, returns to Perth with a series of programs covering all aspects of technology.

Canva raises $US40m

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Perth-founded online design company Canva has raised $US40 million ($50 million) from private investors as it continues to expand on a global scale.

West Tech Fest names Sine winning startup

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Curtin University's West Tech Fest attracted tech innovators, investors and entrepreneurs from across the country to Perth last week, including Adelaide-based visitor management system Sine, which won the West Tech Startup Challenge.

Safety Culture wins 2016 OzApp Awards

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Now in its sixth year, the annual OzApp Awards concluded last night announcing the 2016 winner as Townsville-based Safety Culture, selected from five grand finalists which included Perth-based Formalytics, Melbourne's Law Advisor and Reword, and Shippit (Sydney).

Canva raises $US15m from VC funds

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Perth-founded online design company Canva has raised $US15 million ($20.8 million) from venture capital investors and Hollywood stars in a deal that values the business at $US165 million.

Startups need support to take next step

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The call is clear – government and angel investors need to do more to help startup businesses.

Well-funded foreign firms a digital disruption

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

Fund fight forces startups flight

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Several local startups have broadened their horizons in the search for funds.

Nurturing local IT talent

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Perth is a hotbed of IT and business talent, and there's no shortage of courses and events to connect ideas with outcomes.

Qld teams take out OzApps

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A team from Queensland has taken out the third OzApp awards held in Peth yesterday.

Innovative start-ups helped less

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Prominent players in WA's innovation sector acknowledge the need for start-ups to be sustainable, but have urged continued state support.

Big ideas collide at Fusion and Canva

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In 2007, Melanie Perkins had a big idea and a dream to take it to the world.

Venture capital elusive despite local startups attracting interest from US investors

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Perth's entrepreneurial community needs a success story if it's to secure venture capital, particularly from major players overseas.

Entrepreneurs give it up for apps

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WHAT makes a group of venture capital investors from California travel halfway around the globe to a mining town in their search for technology opportunities?