🌱 Venture UWA Ecosystem Update – July 2025
- Venture UWA
- Jul 1
- 2 min read
Connecting students, startups, and changemakers across WA
At Venture UWA, we’re proud to be part of a vibrant, growing ecosystem that supports innovation, entrepreneurship, and real-world impact. Whether you're looking to level up your skills, join a program, or land your next role in a groundbreaking startup — there’s something for you.
Here’s what’s happening across the Venture UWA ecosystem this month:
🔵 Blue Gravity Cockburn 2025 – EOIs Now Open
Ocean innovation meets real-world opportunity.
Blue Gravity is now calling for expressions of interest from innovators and SMEs working in naval, shipbuilding, ocean energy, and maritime sustainability. With over $80B forecast investment in the City of Cockburn, this is your entry point into WA’s thriving blue economy.
✅ Open to international startups & local SMEs🎯 Tailored support + 5 packages valued at $12K
📍 Based in Cockburn
🔵 Omni is Hiring – Full Stack Software Engineer (Perth/Hybrid)
Work on wearable tech that’s changing health outcomes.
Backed by VCs, Olympians and NBA athletes, Omni is tackling the “missing vital sign”: hydration. Already in-market and scaling fast, they’re now looking for a Software Engineer to help expand their wearable analytics platform across elite sport, heavy industry, and health.
🛠️ Stack: AWS, Flutter, Kotlin/Swift 🚀 Small team, high ownership, big impact 📍 Perth-based or hybrid-friendly
🔵 In Conversation: A Fireside with Dr. Genevieve Hohnen (The Volte)
Raw founder stories from one of Australia’s leading fashion-tech startups.
Join us at Kaizen West for an unfiltered fireside chat with Dr. Genevieve Hohnen, co-founder of The Volte. Hear how they scaled a national brand, raised $4M from eBay Ventures, and built a circular fashion business that’s changing how women shop.
🗓️ Event Date: Thu, 3 Jul, 5:30pm - 7pm AWST 📍 Kaizen West 💬 Expect real talk on scale, stress, funding and fashion
🔵 Falling Walls Lab Perth – Applications Close 26 June
Pitch your breakthrough idea in just 3 minutes.
This global competition invites students and early-career researchers to present bold ideas that tackle global challenges. Winners from Perth progress to the national final in Canberra, with a chance to compete at the Falling Walls Summit in Berlin.
📅 Event Date: 24 July 2025 📍 Forrest Hall, UWA ⏳ Apply before 26 June!
🔵 Bloom – LaunchLAB AI
'Are you ready to join one of Australia’s first AI startup incubators?
LaunchLAB AI is back, powered by Bloom - WA’s leading Youth Innovation Centre. We’re on the hunt for early-stage founders with coding skills and big ideas. Whether you're a self-taught or professionally trained coder, this is your chance to turn technical talent into a real venture.
Over 10 weeks, you will work alongside other technical founders to prototype, launch, and monetise AI-driven solutions.
📅 Event Date: 24 July 2025 📍 Forrest Hall, UWA ⏳ Apply before 26 June!
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