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21 WA Startups Share $1.9 Million In Latest Round Of IBG & CBG Government Grants

Western Australia's latest Innovation Booster and Commercialisation Bridge grant round gives 21 startups a combined $1.9 million, unveiled at West Tech Fest; two-thirds are regional, First Nations or female-founded ventures.

FaBA backs clean-label ingredient innovation with SeaStock

FaBA commits $740,000 in matched funding to SeaStock, advancing its algae-derived red pigment through extraction research, co-product assessment and regulatory data for novel-food approval.

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Two Aussie startups that raised $8.2 million this week

Roundup of a quiet funding week: Melbourne workforce-platform maker 2cloudnine banked over $7.5m, algae-ingredient maker SeaStock $740,000 from government accelerator FaBA, while San Francisco's Sumble emerged with $59m.

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Applications for WA’s Nature Tech Accelerator for biodiversity startups are open

Founders Factory is seeking applicants for the next intake of its Western Australian biodiversity startup program, which begins in August 2025 with state government backing; six startups it backed earlier are named.

Red seaweed was billed as a gamechanger for livestock methane reduction… so when will it deliver?

Q&A with FutureFeed's chief executive on Asparagopsis seaweed as a livestock methane-cutting feed additive: its licensing business, backers, licensees' progress, regulation, research and scaling hurdles.

Seaweed startup aims to stop cow burps and farts as Australia poised to back Biden methane pledge

Australia may adopt methane reduction targets, benefiting livestock feed additive startups. Sea Forest, a Tasmanian seaweed producer, previously received federal grants and counts major dairy and beef companies among its customers.

Methane-reducing seaweed additive now commercially available for beef producers

Asparagopsis seaweed feed supplement reaches commercial phase in Australia as CH4 Global records first feedlot sales. FutureFeed licenses CSIRO-discovered technology, with Sea Forest and SeaStock also taking orders from beef producers.