The Innovation Booster Grant (IBG) is administered by the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification and backs early-stage founders, innovation-driven SMEs, and startups in Western Australia to strengthen capability and commercialise innovative projects.
The objective of the IBG is to enable businesses to progress their innovations through access to support services and expertise that improve the capability of the business to validate or commercialise a product.
Meet the 2025 recipients
In 2025, 16 innovators shared in $751,173.50 of grant funding.
10 of the recipients were from either female founded companies, were based in regional Western Australia or were First Nations innovators.
| Business name | Grant | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Open Phage Ltd | $50,000 | OpenPhage: Open-access biobank of highly characterised bacteriophages |
| JLR Solutions Pty Ltd | $50,000 | CuddleCup: Portable self-heating baby milk pouch for safe feeding anywhere |
| Peachie | $50,000 | CreatorFlow: AI event content system |
| Momentum Metal Works | $36,800 | MakerStop: Automatic mitre saw length stop |
| ARCA Sustainability Pty Ltd | $50,000 | ARCA: AI-powered climate-tech software for primary industries |
| Dirad Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging and laser ablation dental instrument |
| Venchef Pty Ltd T/A WADA FoodTech | $26,137.50 | Smart portal for hot meal vending automation |
| Novolo Co Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Molecular preservation technology to prevent agricultural degradation |
| GeoTechTronix Pty Ltd (RockAI) | $50,000 | Deep learning thermal rockfall tracking for open pit mine sites |
| Fastform Corporation Pty Ltd | $49,600 | FastForm: Automated slipforming system for sustainable concrete walls |
| Velora Health | $50,000 | Velora: Novel device to objectively measure infant breastmilk intake |
| Safe Call Up Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Safe Call Up: Safety app for Australians experiencing domestic violence |
| Indian Ocean Regenerative Aquaculture Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Yamatji community-led model for Indigenous aquaculture development in the Abrolhos Islands |
| RPTEC Pty Ltd | $38,636 | SnailCam: Data visualisation platform to detect snails in broadacre crops |
| Magic Wavelength Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Real-time data-driven drone agrochemical sprayer |
| Bounceback Tennis Pty Ltd | $50,000 | BounceBack: Tennis ball reinflation device |
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