Top 10 WA startup stories for last quarter and year
Startup News recaps its most-read WA startup stories for the June quarter and the 2021-22 financial year, listing funding raises, acquisitions and other headlines that drew readers.
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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Cass Materials raised.
Companies Cass Materials acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Cass | CEO | Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming Cass Materials. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startup News recaps its most-read WA startup stories for the June quarter and the 2021-22 financial year, listing funding raises, acquisitions and other headlines that drew readers.
Blackbird's year-end review covers its fourth fund announcement, investments in companies including See-Mode, Morse Micro and SafetyCulture, Startmate's climate cohort intakes, Mike Cannon-Brookes joining its board, and numerous team hires.
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Two WA startups, Gridcognition and Cass Materials, join other Australian companies pitching at Startmate's first remote demo day; the piece also recalls the founders' earlier sale of Greensense and Shell's takeover of ERM Power.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation's Innovation Fund pledges $300,000 towards Startmate's climate accelerator cohorts, while Gridcognition, Digital Agriculture Services and Cass Materials join the program's latest intake ahead of demo day.
Startmate reveals the startups joining its latest Melbourne cohort and its first New Zealand group, while discussing remote operations and new leadership appointments.