Accelerating nature & biodiversity startups to support diversification and decarbonisation operating from Perth, the Founders Factory and WA Nature Tech Accelerator backs early stage startups with capital combined with a four-month program designed to support the development and validation of new environmental technologies. Key areas of focus include reforestation and protection, land management, regenerative agriculture, […]
Investing in technologies to provide the materials the world needs Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining, and processing the Earth's mineral resources. Founders Factory and Rio Tinto are partnering with early stage startups across the world to fund and accelerate technologies shaping the future of mining and expediting […]
Founders Factory is looking to meet Western Australia’s most ambitious climate and deep tech founders. This year, Founders Factory launched two new programs centred in Perth—a Mining Tech Accelerator with Rio Tinto, and a Nature Tech Accelerator with the Western Australian Government. Each startup receives seed capital, a four-month program of operational support covering customer discovery, […]
Founders Factory and Rio Tinto are partnering with early stage startups across the world to fund and accelerate technologies shaping the future of mining and expediting the path to a Net Zero future. Operating from both our hub in Perth and remote, the program offers founders access to Rio Tinto's industrial expertise and advanced mining […]
Hitachi Construction Machinery has launched the LANDCROS Innovation Studios Mining Challenge to select up to 10 high potential startups around the world with breakthrough mining technologies across three themes: Smarter Machines Smarter Mine Sites Low Impact & Sustainable Mining. The chosen ventures will have the opportunity to present their technologies to Hitachi Construction Machinery’s senior […]
Operating from Perth, the Founders Factory and WA Nature Tech Accelerator backs early stage startups (pre-seed to seed) with capital and a four-month program designed to support the development and validation of new environmental technologies. Learn more and apply here by 30 Jan 2026: https://foundersfactory.com/western-australia-government-nature-tech-accelerator/
Backing breakthrough technologies to improve life for people with neurological conditions MSWA and Founders Factory have partnered to fast-track global startups developing innovations that transform care for people living with MS and other neurological conditions. The program supports early-stage ventures harnessing AI, robotics, wearables, and digital health to address multiple sclerosis, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s […]
