Western Australia
State · Australia · Pop. 2.9M
Enterprise value
How much Western Australia’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Western Australia, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
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.
Startup funnel
Western Australia's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Western Australia at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Western Australia's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Western Australia-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Western Australia
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Western Australia-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Western Australia - 2026
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, 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 | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | $184B | 12.1× | 23 | $1.4B | 2,383 |
| 2 | Victoria | $66.3B | 5.9× | 21 | $1.6B | 1,466 |
| 3 | Queensland | $16.3B | 7.3× | 5 | $236.4M | 648 |
| 4 | Western Australia | $5.6B | 7.0× | 1 | $60.8M | 283 |
| 5 | Tasmania | $4.3B | 370.1× | 1 | $573.2M | 31 |
| 6 | South Australia | $3.1B | 12.1× | 1 | $58.5M | 156 |
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