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Charlie Gunningham

Former co-founder aussiehome.com, GM reiwa.com, CEO Business News and Accelerating Commercialisation adviser. Charlie has spent 20+ years in Perth's startup scene, as founder, mentor, adviser, writer and investor. There's nothing he likes more than helping early stage tech startups ... and drinking coffee, shiraz or playing in a blues band. Email Charlie here.

TEDxPerth shows its social impact

// In its eighth year, TEDxPerth showed no signs of slowing down, with 16 talks, most with a strong social impact theme

Is equity crowd funding on the rise?

// Several local companies have either closed or are currently engaged in an equity crowd-funding campaign. We hear from three of them about the experience so far…

Boost for female founders

// The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science is developing its ‘Boosting Female Founders’ Initiative, and is seeking feedback …

Singaporean VCs put US$5M into RateIt

// Real-time customer feedback startup, RateIt, has closed a US$5M Series A investment round led by Tin Men Capital to expand into South-East Asia.

$25K SPURonWA grants now available

// Grants totalling $100K are handed out every year via Landgate’s SPURonWA grant. Startups in location-data tech are encouraged to apply.