StartupWA Reports
Driving Insight for WA’s Startup Ecosystem
At StartupWA, we believe good policy and strong ecosystems are built on data and evidence. That’s why we regularly publish reports, surveys and strategic documents to map the state of Western Australia’s startup sector, highlight opportunities, and recommend action to government, industry and community stakeholders.
Promotions & Story Telling Roundtable Report
The roundtable gathered 42 leaders from across the WA startup ecosystem to tackle the state's low national visibility and develop practical ways to tell WA's innovation story more effectively. The report outlines WA's strengths and delivers ten recommendations, including a storytelling advocacy group, targeted campaigns, shared media assets, stronger investor and startup education, global promotion of West Tech Fest, and consistent measurement of sector impact to grow investment, talent and public understanding.
Procurement Roundtable Report
The StartupWA Procurement Roundtable convened a diverse group of startup founders, government officials, corporate leaders, and investors to tackle the barriers and opportunities for WA startups in government procurement.
This report highlights the unique value startups bring, identifies systemic challenges, and outlines ten practical recommendations to foster innovation and streamline procurement processes in Western Australia.
Safe Space Roundtable Report
StartupWA and Women in Technology WA (WiTWA) collaborated on a roundtable discussion, focusing on the question “How might we ensure WA startup-related events are welcoming, inclusive and safe?”.
This report captures the event's findings, which include four tools/systems for development and implementation and three processes/practices to embed.
GreenTech Roundtable Report
The StartupWA GreenTech Roundtable brought together industry leaders, founders, government officials and students to explore how WA startups can drive decarbonisation in the mining and energy sectors.
This report identifies key challenges and opportunities across talent, funding, and government support and provides ten actionable insights to help GreenTech startups thrive.
METS Innovation Report
The StartupWA METS Innovation Report is the result of the METS Industry Roundtable, where participants discussed the barriers and actions of the questions; "How might we grow the METS sector in WA and the startups within it?", "How might we increase government support in the METS sector in WA?", and "How might we increase the industry support for the METS sector in WA?"
The report presents the reader with practical recommendations on how Industry, State Government, together with stakeholders from the Western Australian startup ecosystem, may minimise these challenges and contribute to the growth of the METS industry startup sector in Western Australia.
Summit Series Report
The StartupWA Summit Series Report provides an overview of the collated participant feedback from all three Summits: Female Founders Summit, Regional Founders Summit, and Indigenous Founders Summit.
It presents the reader with practical recommendations on how the State Government, together with stakeholders from the Western Australian startup ecosystem, may minimise these challenges and contribute to the continuous development of a more diverse startup ecosystem in WA.
Startup Report
The previous edition of the Startup Report was published in 2015, which was a significant milestone for WA's small but rapidly-growing startup and digital innovation ecosystem.
Our ecosystem continues to mature and develop - testament to the incredible work of so many community-builders featured in the 2019 startup ecosystem report. This includes people running co-working spaces, hosting events, organising meetups, coaching startups, founding companies, educating future generations and continually backing entrepreneurs with a vision and the drive to make it happen.
