# amtech (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover amtech. Page: Feed: --- ## [Perth’s Space Angel Awarded $1.75 Million To Progress WA’s First Spaceport](https://startupnews.com.au/news/perths-space-angel-awarded-1-75-million-to-progress-was-first-spaceport/) _2026-08-15 · Jason Balchand · Startup News_ Perth-based Space Angel has been awarded the full $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant, which it will match, to run site assessments and build a business case for WA's first spaceport. ## [26 WA Businesses Share $1.27 Million In Round Eight Of The Innovation Booster Grant](https://startupnews.com.au/news/26-wa-businesses-share-1-27-million-in-round-eight-of-the-innovation-booster-grant/) _2026-08-12 · Jason Balchand · Startup News_ The recipients of the latest round of the Innovation Booster Grant have been announced, with 26 Western Australian businesses sharing $1,274,686 in early-stage funding. ## [Finalists Announced For The 2026 WA Innovators Of The Year](https://startupnews.com.au/news/finalists-announced-for-the-2026-wa-innovators-of-the-year/) _2026-08-09 · Jason Balchand · Startup News_ More than 130 applications have been narrowed to 23 finalists across six categories for the 2026 WA Innovators of the Year, with $310,000 in prize money decided in November. ## [WA Government Wants An Operator For Its New $2 Million Commercialisation Hub](https://startupnews.com.au/news/wa-government-wants-an-operator-for-its-new-2-million-commercialisation-hub/) _2026-08-04 · Em Jones · Startup News_ The State Government has opened expressions of interest to find an operator for its new WA Commercialisation Hub. ## [$35,000 On The Line As WA’s Minister’s Innovation Challenge Opens To Year 8 Students](https://startupnews.com.au/news/35000-on-the-line-as-was-ministers-innovation-challenge-opens-to-year-8-students/) _2026-07-23 · Em Jones · Startup News_ Expressions of interest are now open for the fifth Minister's Innovation Challenge, with up to 40 WA public schools competing for a $35,000 prize pool decided in December. ## [Anchor Tenant Sought For $55 Million South West Advanced Manufacturing Hub](https://startupnews.com.au/news/anchor-tenant-sought-for-55-million-south-west-advanced-manufacturing-hub/) _2026-07-23 · Em Jones · Startup News_ The WA Government has opened a Request for Proposal for a business to anchor its Picton manufacturing hub, with the tenant tasked with building parts for the state's exit from coal by 2030. ## [PlanAI Wins Start-Up Category As WA’s INCITE Awards Name 2026 Winners](https://startupnews.com.au/news/planai-wins-start-up-category-as-was-incite-awards-name-2026-winners/) _2026-07-22 · Em Jones · Startup News_ PlanAI Wins Start-Up Category As WA's INCITE Awards Name 2026 Winners ## [Founder Stories: Two Young Grads Launch Wingman Money, Scoring Your Finances Out Of 100](https://startupnews.com.au/founder-stories/founder-stories-two-young-grads-launch-wingman-money-scoring-your-finances-out-of-100/) _2026-07-16 · Em Jones · Startup News_ Sam Holt and Joel Beaton have recently launched Wingman Money, a gamified app that generates a Financial Health Score out of 100. They’re on a mission to improve Gen Z’s long-term financial wellbeing. ## [Cook Reshuffles Cabinet, Dawson Keeps Science And Innovation](https://startupnews.com.au/news/cook-reshuffles-cabinet-dawson-keeps-science-and-innovation/) _2026-07-12 · Jason Balchand · Startup News_ Stephen Dawson holds onto the Science and Innovation portfolio in a Cabinet reshuffle sparked by Paul Papalia’s retirement from politics. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rd3i2MeVpNYZ) _2026-07-12 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [WA Government Backs Space Industry With $6.5 Million In Funding](https://startupnews.com.au/news/wa-government-backs-space-industry-with-6-5-million-in-funding/) _2026-07-08 · Jason Balchand · Startup News_ The State Government has committed a further $6.5 million to Western Australia's space sector, though the figure sits well below what South Australia has put behind its own space industry.