Tech incubators in synch
The rapid wave of news coming out of Perth's fledgling start-up tech scene continued yesterday, with two of Perth's premier co-working spaces, Spacecubed and Sync Labs, joining together.
The Leederville co-working space Sync Labs - co-founded by Health Engine chief Marcus Tan - will be managed by the Spacecubed team to create "a more unified start-up community in WA".
The two entities will now have about 1000 entrepreneurs under their collective wing.
Mr Tan said it made sense to merge "a like-minded team" to grow Perth's entrepreneurial and technology ecosystem.
It comes as Northbridge-based "start-up studio" Atomic Sky on Tuesday launched its Fusion Founder Program - to "provide Perth start-ups and entrepreneurs with a structured path to market".
Atomic Labs founder Andy Lamb said it wanted 10 and 12 start-ups for each round, three times a year for about three months.
Instead of the accelerator model where an investor puts money into a start-up in exchange for equity, the founder model has the start-up pay for an intensive course before an investment decision is made.
Mr Lamb described it as "a filter for people prepared to back themselves".
Last week KPMG said applications for its energy and natural resources-focused accelerator program Energise had opened.
Woodside has donated a $100,000 cash prize to the program with a further $50,000 cash prize donated by Resource Capital Funds, Jolimont Global Mining Systems.
