- Agnostic
- B2B
- Data & Analytics
- ESG
- IoT
- SaaS
- Web3
The West Tech Investor Network is a network of venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, mentors and innovators who are committed to the success of Western Australian startups. Members of the network have extensive experience and are actively engaged in the startup ecosystem in WA. This ensures knowledge, access and insights in to the best investment opportunities in WA.
The network was established in 2021 to help meet the objectives of the West Tech Fest. The West Tech Fest is a technology and innovation festival in Perth, Western Australia that annually hosts an incredible line-up of founders, investors, CEOs & tech industry visionaries from around the world. The festival was initiated by Curtin University and co-founded by Bill Tai, Larry Lopez, Rohan McDougall, and Paula Taylor. The festival showcases the very best of Western Australia’s technology innovation and highlights the lessons that can be learned from creating a startup business in the state.
The network is looking to make investments of $50-$100K in early stage technology companies who are looking for pre-seed or seed funding We are sector agnostic but are looking for opportunities where the skills and experience of our network can help and make a difference. Applications for investment are open all year round.
Disclaimer. This investment syndicate and the deals offered within are not recommended, approved or endorsed in any way by Curtin University. Please read carefully the Terms & Conditions, Disclosures and Risks in the footer below before joining.
- Pre-seed
- Seed
The network currently has 18 members who have extensive experience and are actively engaged in the startup ecosystem in WA. This ensures knowledge, access and insights in to the best investment opportunities in WA.
Members of are network are currently involved in numerous startup programs and investment groups in WA including:
- AgriStart
- Blue Gravity
- Curtin Accelerate
- Curtin Ignition
- Perth Angels
- Plus Eight Accelerator
- South West Angels
- VentureX
Through our hands on involvement in these programs we are able to meet founders and companies at an early stage and identify those that have the capacity and capability to be successful in the long term.
The bios of our network members are in the link below:
https://www.westtechfest.com.au/investor-network/
The Syndicate lead is Robert Nathan. Rob is CEO and Founder of Australian Tenders with over 30 years experience in tech. Rob is passionate and committed to supporting emerging WA startups and is on the organising committee of the West Tech Fest and a mentor in the Plus Eight Accelerator and Curtin Accelerate programs. He is an active Angel investor and has invested in over 20 WA startups in the last 8 years including GeoMoby, Electro.Aero, Fleetsu (exited), Workmetrics and BankVault.
In joining this syndicate you are joining a group who are passionate and committed to the success of Western Australian startups and the founders of those companies. We are long term patient investors and you should be too.
In joining thus syndicate there is no obligation to invest but you will have the opportunity to invest along side us in the best opportunities we can find.
Please feel free to connect with any members of the network to discuss.