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Perth, WA
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| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Newman | Co-organiser (former) | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Morning Startup. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Perth backer Purpose Ventures has added follow-on money to WA care platform PlanCare, taking its seed funding to $2.5 million; the firm's $45 million fund has now backed four startups.
Kylie and Derek Gerrard's Purpose Ventures has closed $37m for its Western Australian startup fund, with WA investors, the Steinberg Family Office as cornerstone backer and state government operational support.
Also Startup Daily
Western Australia's government has selected three forming local early-stage venture funds, Purpose Ventures, Fund WA and Quokka Capital, for 100,000 dollars each in matched operational funding under its WAVES pilot.
Startup News hands out its fifth annual community-voted awards, honouring WeMoney, Stuart Kidd and Paula Taylor, plus Spacecubed's Golden Ticket won by Matilda, and recaps the year's most-read stories including several funding rounds.