We specialise in connecting start-ups, investors, corporates, industry, tertiary institutions and government to accelerate individual and collective business success, and drive economic development and diversification.
CONNECT 2022 launched in May with an exciting new focus on sustainable industries in the regions. The program of activities includes our long standing and popular CONNECT Business Incubator which supports regional entrepreneurs. Twelve businesses across regional WA from Busselton, Perth Hills, Bunbury, Collie, Exmouth, Wiluna, Dunsborough, Geraldton, Broome and Exmouth represent a diverse range of industries from sustainable marine development; to tech providing businesses with new revenue generating waste streams; to large scale supply of bush food for domestic and global markets.
The cohort commenced with a regional business
bootcamp, site visit to Australia’s most sustainable brewery Rocky Ridge Brewing facility, were part of a marine science and innovation event PulsebyForBlue.io, and have so far experienced four masterclasses including ESG with MCC Environmental and Sustainability.
Upcoming CONNECT Sustainable Industries events include an Innovation Challenge, and a Pitch Night:
HARVEST 2022 wrapped up with the Agtech Innovation Showcase, a collaboration between AgriStart and Beanstalk Agtech at Basement@Flux. Agtech is thriving judging from the 100+ crowd of agtech companies, agri-corporates, industry bodies, investors, innovation experts and government reps! See Neil Grice's HARVEST journey below:
We are working with eligible individuals and businesses to map the opportunities available to them in WA’s innovation ecosystem - funding programs, accelerator and incubator services, co-working spaces, enterprise and innovation hubs, potential customers, consultants, mentors, peer-to-peer support, and more!
Please reach out to Ash Roberts or Peter Clarke if you are interested in joining the group of support organisations
and individuals that we refer people to, or to be a guest speaker, workshop facilitator or mentor supporting our network.
WEST TECH FEST IS BACK!
And Innovation Cluster's REGIONAL INNOVATION SHOWCASE is back! Previously held at the Perth Town Hall every year to sell out crowds the event will now be part of a HUGE West Tech Fest Innovation Showcase day at Westin Perth on the 6th December! Moreinformation
Expression of Interest are now open for regional based WA startups or businesses solving problems in regional WA to have their business featured at the Showcase.
In a WA first, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s eConnect+ Project developers have recently built a bespoke online data sharing platform.
The pilot platform, which was officially launched in May, may be likened to a ‘trusted online courier service’ for users to send and receive agricultural data (agdata).
Essentially farmers, agricultural industry representatives or other key users, known as Data Originators, will be able to share their agdata via the Extrata™ data sharing platform to trusted third parties.
Recently launched Dealroom WA displays the latest information on startups, innovators, high-growth companies, scale-ups,
corporates, funding rounds, and investments from across Western Australia.
The platform provides real-time and historic information on WA's early-stage innovation ecosystem, including accelerator programs, co-working spaces, universities, grants and assistance.
Western Australian Venture Support (WAVES) 2022-2025 pilot program
Grants of up to $100,000 a year to boost investment in early stage ventures in Western Australia. Applications close at 11am AWST on 9 November. For more
information, visit the JTSI WAVES site for more information.
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