Western Australia
State · Australia · Pop. 2.9M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Western Australia
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Western Australia-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Western Australia - 2026
Startup funnel
Western Australia's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Western Australia
VC investment into Western Australia-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Western Australia
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Western Australia's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Western Australia.
Location comparison
How Western Australia stacks up
Compare Western Australia with peers from the same country (Australia) — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top regions in Australia ranked by combined EV. Western Australia's row is highlighted (#4).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | $212B | 14.2× | 18 | $1.3B | 2,309 |
| 2 | Victoria | $51.2B | 4.8× | 20 | $1.6B | 1,418 |
| 3 | Queensland | $15.9B | 7.1× | 4 | $235.2M | 636 |
| 4 | Western Australia | $5.7B | 7.0× | 1 | $57.4M | 273 |
| 5 | Tasmania | $4.3B | 370.1× | 1 | $573.2M | 31 |
| 6 | South Australia | $3.1B | 12.1× | 1 | $58.9M | 153 |
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