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 2026 recipients
| Business name | Grant | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| ACE Kinetics | $50,000 | Orbital Gearmotor: Integrated Motor-Drive System for High-Performance Robotics & Space |
| AGRA Farming Technologies | $50,000 | ARVUM Plant Factory |
| Auriva Pty Ltd | $49,800 | Australian-first digital health platform improving menopause care access and outcomes. |
| Beemurra Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) | $50,000 | Regenerating Country: Indigenous‑Led Land Management, Climate and Energy Futures |
| BIRDRONE | $50,000 | Autonomous Bird Deterrence for Scalable Crop Protection in WA Orchards |
| Boorloo Legal Assistance Clinic Pty Ltd | $46,113 | DJIDI: Australia’s first AI-powered practice management tool for Legal Aid |
| Co Connect App | $45,390 | Co Connect People Rostering & Facilities Management Solution |
| Complete Tyre Solutions Tye Recycling Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Resin Bound Rubber Flooring/Resurfacing |
| DILJI CORPORATION PTY LTD | $50,000 | Ninti:la Ngalia Language Platform — ASR Validation, IP Protection & Commercialisation |
| EchoNova | $50,000 | EchoNova: Preventing Avoidable Heart Failure Admissions Through Home Monitoring |
| Fiction Labs | $40,000 | SkyLock: Standalone GNSS Trust Monitor for Navigation Safety |
| Gordon Mining Contracting Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Project Karru — Modular Community Housing for Remote Aboriginal Communities |
| MamaTech | $50,000 | Mamawand: The first portable therapeutic ultrasound device for breastfeeding pain. |
| Novolo Co Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Project West Australian Grown Innovation |
| OceanHEX - BARN | $50,000 | BARN: Accelerating marine habitat establishment on artificial coastal structures |
| One Kidney Pty Ltd | $50,000 | OneKidney: Vascular Access Device Blood Compatibility Studies and IP Protection |
| Open Ocean Exchange Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Digital infrastructure to support the premium agricultural trade with Asia |
| Queensberry Consulting Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Metabolica - Clinical Point-of-Care Insulin Diagnostic Platform |
| Reformix Materials Group Pty Ltd | $50,000 | Unlocking WA industry adoption of low-carbon concretes via batch-plant integration |
| Rogue Pantry | $50,000 | High Protein Nutritional Mug Cakes |
| Spectrum Wear Pty Ltd trading as noji | $50,000 | Technology-Enabled Therapeutic Sensory Apparel |
| Stealth Technologies | $50,000 | Portable AI LiDAR for Real-Time Overbreak Prediction in Underground Mining |
| TANAFLOC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | $48,684 | Validating sludge dewatering performance of carbon-neutral plant-based Water treatment coagulant |
| Tradie Pass Pty Ltd | $45,000 | AI-Powered Compliance Verification System for the Construction Workforce |
| Yawuru Technology Group Pty Ltd | $50,000 | The Gurlibil Connected Mobile Infrastructure Platform |
| Yued Aboriginal Corporation | $49,700 | YUED Bushfoods - Bush Food Nutritional Supplement Development |
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