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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.

Curtin Accelerate opens for applications

The sixth year of Curtin Uni’s free accelerator program, Curtin Accelerate, is now open for applicants looking to fast track their businesses under the wise tutelage of Matt Macfarlane and his team of mentors…

Wearable tech eMotionGait wins Perth Biodesign

In a packed pitch session at EY last night, eMotiongait – a wearable tech for prostheses – took out first prize of $15,000 of services as well as a ticket to pitch in the national comp in Adelaide…

Jemma flies the world stage, returns with multiple awards

Fresh from her recent Extreme Tech Challenge win on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker island last month, this week Power Ledger’s Dr Jemma Green won EY’s Australian Fintech Entrepreneur of the Year award …

Self-made tech entrepreneurs dominate Young Rich List

The latest AFR Young Rich List showcases wealth creation by some of the savviest tech entrepreneurs in Australia of a scale and speed deemed almost unimaginable for our parents’ and grandparents’ generations …

What you actually need to know about Startup Muster’s latest report

Don’t panic Mr Mainwaring! Despite the screaming headlines of ‘Startups falling off a cliff’ and ‘No Women founders’ and ‘Government not helping’ the 2018 Startup Muster Report ACTUALLY reports that the long terms trends are: more startups, more female founders and most founders use government assistance…

Startup school helps your business bloom

Now in its second year, UWA showcased its Launchpad graduates – which gives participants full six credits for any undergrad course at the university – at an annual pitch night…

Pitching out of this world

The third annual Space Apps Perth hackathon concluded Sunday night with 7 teams pitching their solutions to various NASA challenges. Two teams will now progress to the global competition…

Spacecraft builder urges local startups to reach for the skies

Perth born and raised Enrico Palermo travelled across the planet to follow his dream of working in space. He now heads up the 450 staff Spacecraft Company in the Mojave Desert in California. He returned to Perth this week to tell his story …