iCetana lists on the ASX
// A significant moment for the WA startup scene: 9-year old video analytics and AI company iCetana completed its IPO 2 days before Christmas...
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HUMM raises A$3.7M
// Perth born - but Silicon Valley resident - neuroscience wearable startup Humm Tech has raised a US$2.6M round, bringing their invested capital to US$3.1M so far...
Fast growing SMEs to get a boost from Business Growth Fund
// Time to scale up? The federal government and all the big four banks have kicked in $100M each to seed a $520M fund for fast growing SMEs.....
Laconik raises a further $250K and wins a WA ag grant
// EXCLUSIVE! Local agtech startup Laconik has added to its recent $383K Accelerating Commercialisation grant and $500K Singaporean VC investment.....
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.....
Fogarty Foundation launches new $15M fund
// The new $15M fund is just a start, with more investor partnerships to come, organisers say...
Startup West podcast ep24: Derek Gerrard, BetterLabs Ventures
// One of Perth’s most high profile - and busiest - early stage tech investors, Derek Gerrard, talks with Startup West...
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...
Big boost for She Codes
// In a year that has already seen the program go from strength to strength, She Codes will receive a $210,000 boost from the State Government...
Perth fintech aims to make retirement smooth
// Years of development together with founding team and private investor money has gone into a new startup to help Aussies live better in retirement.....
