Launched in 2006, Western Australia’s (WA) Innovators of the Year awards program has celebrated the State’s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit for 20 years.
We are pleased to announce the 23 WA businesses recognised as finalists in in six categories of this year’s program:
- Emerging Innovation Award
- Growth Innovation Award
- Advanced Manufacturing Award
- Community Benefit and Wellbeing Award
- Energy Innovation Award
- Great for the State Award
More than 130 applications were received for these six categories and were subject to a highly competitive process which included assessment by independent, external evaluation panels made up of stakeholders from the WA innovation sector.
Finalists for the remaining two categories of this year’s awards, Government Innovation and Young Innovators, will be announced later this year.
Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 2 November 2026, set to share in a prize pool of $310,000.
Explore the full list of finalists on the WA Innovators of the Year: 2026 Finalists webpage.
We gratefully acknowledge the official sponsors of the WA Innovators of the Year 2026 program:
- Major Sponsor: Malka Foundation
- Platinum Sponsors: Adarsh Australia, Biodesign Australia, Business News, Wesfarmers, Woodside Energy, Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Western Australia (YEAWA)
- Gold Sponsors: Bankwest, Wrays
- Silver Sponsor: Moore Australia
- Community Sponsors: Australian Innovation Management Institute, BetterLabs, Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation, Visagio Australia
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