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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.

Tech entrepreneurs to mentor Curtin Accelerate

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More than a dozen WA startup companies have joined Curtin University's Accelerate program, to be mentored by tech entrepreneurs Rob Newman, Marcus Tan and Marvin Liao.

New venture syndicates target startups

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Two new specialist investor networks were launched in Western Australia this week, adding extra capital raising avenues for local startups.

Spacecubed maps out ambitious plan

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Ten years after opening its doors, Spacecubed has increased capacity to support WA innovators.

$1.5m for local tech start-up

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Perth-based visual logistics start-up SpaceDraft has attracted $1.5 million via a round of seed funding backed by angel investors Tim Haggett, Grant Grosser, and Larry Lopez.

$100m funding pool launched for WA industries

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John Van Der Wielen, Ivy Chen and Larry Lopez will head up a $100 million state government program launched to attract investments to potential growth industries.

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.

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.

Entrepreneurs pave global pathways for tech

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Free to read: As WA's tech sector continues to develop, Business News spoke to some of the people helping Perth's entrepreneurs score wins in global markets.

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).

Saybubble rises to top Techboard spot

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Saybubble has been named Techboard's highest trending company for this fortnight, following strong international news coverage and social media engagement.

California offers lessons for state

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THE innovation and diversification of Californian businesses, and the rapid growth they have driven, hold valuable lessons for Western Australia's economic development, according to some of the state's leading policy minds.

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.

APE Mobile nets $2m funding

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Perth-based software firm APE Mobile has raised $2 million through private equity fund managers Jolimont Global and Viburnum Funds.

Pivotal point for tech development

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WA business is well positioned to bring forward a new era of research and development in technology, but hurdles remain.

Listed companies back 'accelerators'

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Blue chip mineral sands miner Iluka Resources and small biotech Sun Biomedical are as different as chalk and cheese; but what they share, apart from a Perth base, is a willingness to invest in Western Australia's emerging technology ‘accelerator' programs.

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.

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.

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.

UWA wins innovator of the year

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A University of Western Australia research team has been awarded this year's WA Innovator of the Year award, for its development of a gene technology that greatly improves the quality of life of pe

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?

Investors holding all the cards as state’s innovation sector plays patience

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Time is money, but research takes time. It's the paradox facing innovative entrepreneurs across the state attempting to source capital to commercialise their ideas.

Sector struggling with lack of certainty

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MORE than two years after the federal government axed its Commercial Ready program, the innovation sector is still waiting for stability and certainty of government support.