Have Your Say: Meshpoints’ Annual Innovation Ecosystem Survey Needs Your Input
Airwallex has launched Latitude 37, a $1 million‑a‑year program that gives Australian AI founders under 25 equity‑free capital of $100,000 and immersion trips to San Francisco and Singapore. Perth‑based Spacecubed rebranded after 14 years, pledging to build a national innovation infrastructure for a million entrepreneurs. Curtin University’s Accelerate program delivered its fastest cohort, with two startups securing funding, one landing a pilot with a Western Australian hospital, and all participants pitching diverse solutions at a demo night. The roundup underscores a surge in targeted support for early‑stage tech ventures across Australia.
Plus Eight Opens 10th Accelerator Cohort With $700,000 Seed Pool & San Francisco Immersion
Western Australia’s Innovation Pathways program allocated more than $2.5 million AUD (about $1.6 million USD) to 14 accelerators, founder‑training and investor‑education initiatives across agtech, defence, health sciences and other sectors. The state also refreshed the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund’s advisory...
WA Innovation Booster Grants Reopen With $50,000 Available Per Applicant
Western Australia has reopened its Innovation Booster Grants, offering up to $50,000 per applicant, as part of a broader $2 million funding push. The state also launched a $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support grant to lure commercial launch operators. In parallel, AI‑tax...
SavvyWise Raises $600,000 Seed Round Just Seven Months After Founding
Western Australia’s innovation landscape is receiving a multi‑pronged boost. Meshpoints has launched a challenge‑led funding model that replaces traditional open grants with targeted problem‑solving competitions. The state government has doubled its innovation grant pool to $2 million, offering up to $300,000...
Meshpoints Launches Challenge-Led Funding Model To Strengthen WA’s Innovation Ecosystem
Meshpoints has unveiled a challenge‑led funding model designed to accelerate Western Australia’s innovation ecosystem. The initiative arrives as the WA government has doubled its Innovation Booster and Commercialisation Bridge grants to $2 million, offering up to $300,000 per project, and 21...