Matt Macfarlane

PODCAST: Business News chief executive Charlie Gunningham discusses the local tech startup scene with the director and co-founder of local venture capital firm Yuuwa Capital Matt Macfarlane and the founder of the Spacecubed and Flux coworking spaces Brodie McCulloch.

The tech sector in WA is slowly maturing and the focus on startups is laying the groundwork for future growth.

The six-month Plus Eight accelerator program reached its 2018 culmination last night, as seven startups pitched their growth and expansion plans to a sold-out audience.

Perth tech company iCetana, which has raised $11 million over the past 18 months to support its global expansion, has terminated the employment of its chief executive after identifying an alleged fraud.

Storekat has secured a $294,000 federal government grant, as the local tech company continues its transition to a business-to-business management tool for the logistics industry.

Free to read: As WA’s tech sector continues to develop, Business News spoke to some of the people helping Perth’s entrepreneurs score wins in global markets.

Andrew Forrest has invested $15 million on Fremantle property assets in the past 15 months, as the biggest regenerative project in local history nears completion

Western Australia’s latest initial public offering has brought together an unlikely pairing – a tech company that has been strongly supported by venture capital investors and a stockbroking firm that has traditionally focused on the mining sector.

OPINION: More than a decade after it entered the national debate, the national broadband network is about to be completed in the format – fibre to the node – that the reigning federal government committed to when Tony Abbott was prime minister.

Gaming entrepreneur Laurence Escalante has acquired almost 10 per cent of software business icetana as part of a changing of the guard in major support.

Three new local funds proposing to focus on early-stage investment are raising expectations.

Two new specialist investor networks were launched in Western Australia this week, adding extra capital raising avenues for local startups.

Laurence Escalante more than doubled his stake in artificial intelligence software firm icetana, joining global technology giant Macnica Inc and another rich-lister, Peter Meurs.

Six of the nine startups selected for the inaugural National Energy Transition Accelerator program are from WA.

Perth-based artificial intelligence surveillance software company icetana AI shares are up 44 per cent in the five days since it released strong quarterly results.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Matt Macfarlane, Terry Hill, Craig Hatch, Kaylene O’Brien, Alex Kidman, Caitlin Iustini, Richard Goyder and Ellie Coates.