Startup News

Startup News

Startup News has been the home of West Australian startup news and events since 2013. We publish several news stories, interviews, tips and events relating to WA startups every week, with over 1,900 articles in our archives. We also produce the 'Startup West' podcast, and host the 'Hubs (Ecosystem)' database of WA startup programs, places and events.

Startup Events: 19th Feb to 11th March

Morning Startups, Angel Pitching, Startup Hustle, Chatbots, iOS Developers, Machine Learning, Agtech, Equity Crowdfunding, Lean UX …

Startup Events – 5th to 25th Feb 2018

eGroup, Perth & Freo Morning Startups, Springboard, CORE, Lean Startup, YOLK, Hydrosaver, Perth Angels, Startup Hustle,  Transform Mining hackathon …

Smartbeat Co-founders Todd & Paul

Smartbeat Raises $250,000 Whilst Keeping Low Profile

Retail Marketing startup, Smartbeat, which is still in pre-launch phase, is pleased to announce the investment of $200,000 from successful businesswoman, Ruth Murdoch as well as $50,000 from other sources.

Stuck App

Jump Starting a New Approach to Car Roadside Assistance

Greg Brown from about-to-be-launched roadside assistance app, Stuck, gives us the low down on what they’re building. We noticed a huge proportion of Australian motorists have no roadside assistance cover, so we

HBF Activate: Hackathon Recap

The HBF Hackathon event was held on the weekend of August 27-28th. Sam Mead facilitated the event, and recaps on his experience of the event.

Tips for Naming Your Mobile App or Game

Your app or game name is one of the most difficult, but also most important, decisions you will make. How should you approach this? In this post by Stuart Hall from