Government · 4 deals
Every published round SPUR program took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markr Systems | Accelerator | 21 Jul 2022 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (Thu 21 Jul 2022), Startup News (WA) (Thu 19 Nov 2020) | |
| Airscope | Grant | 8 May 2020 | $25k | Participant | Startup News (WA) (Thu 19 Nov 2020), Startup News (WA) (Fri 8 May 2020) | |
| Udrew | Accelerator | 19 Nov 2020 | - | Lead | Startup News (WA) (Thu 19 Nov 2020), Startup News (WA) (Wed 16 Sep 2020) | |
| SpaceDraft Pty Ltd | Accelerator | 19 Nov 2020 | - | Lead | Startup News (WA) (Thu 19 Nov 2020), Startup News (WA) (Tue 21 Jul 2020) |
Everyone SPUR program has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies SPUR program has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airscope | 8 May 2020, Grant | 1 | 0 | |
| Markr Systems | 21 Jul 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| SpaceDraft Pty Ltd | 19 Nov 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 | |
| Udrew | 19 Nov 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for SPUR program, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies SPUR program has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal SPUR program did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Markham | General Manager | Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming SPUR program. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Six Western Australian innovators won grants and accelerator places in the 2020 SPUR program, with uDrew, Markr, SpaceDraft and Airscope taking the main award and two further grants going to other spatial projects.
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