Context and methodology            Western Australia (WA) is headquarters to 650+ fast-growing companies (created after 2000). But Google searches revealed few are female-founded and less than 10% of the funding gets channeled to them. We were curious about why and knew that there was a massive missed opportunity. Especially because research shows that female-founded companies show... Continue Reading →

We, Brenda Xu and Abhyuday Bhartia: the Outback Oddities, weren't sure what to expect when we landed in beautiful Perth. Having both lived in Australia, we were generally used to the lifestyle, but we didn't know what we would learn about the innovators of Western Australia. We knew there was something brewing and were keen... Continue Reading →

A Dynamic and Rapid Growing Ecosystem Over the course of four weeks, we interviewed a selection of startup founders, institutional investors, accelerator managers and other ecosystem players, all based in Western Australia. The focus of the interviews was on the mining, agriculture, energy and CleanTech sectors, with some outside those sectors to allow for a... Continue Reading →

By Aurelien Soccard and Jakub Motala Introduction In an era where technological advancements are accelerating and diversifying in scope, General Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) emerges as a profound force of disruption and innovation. For entrepreneurs, this signifies both an exciting opportunity and a daunting challenge. The SSUP project has allowed us to dive deeply into this transformative... Continue Reading →

By Aurelien Soccard and Jakub Motala Introduction As we stand at the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, technological innovations radically alter how we live, work, and connect with one another. General Artificial Intelligence is at the heart of this transformation, commonly called GenAI. It promises to shape not just individual industries but the very... Continue Reading →

As we, the team EMS (Misal Choudhary, Eric Tsai, CFA, Soham Banerjee), are on an exciting journey exploring the world of Israeli startups. Today, we want to share a remarkable aspect of entrepreneurship that flourishes within this community – the idea of "Thinking Big!Our path led us to an inspiring encounter with Lior Handelsman (General Partner... Continue Reading →

Post 2: Exploring further ingredients of startup success stories Israel, often known as the "Startup Nation", is a hub of innovation. Our team, EMS, explored Fintech, Cybersecurity, and Sustainability, which are all growing quickly. As we highlighted before, Kibbutz is an important part of Israel's culture and plays a big part in the success of... Continue Reading →

Where Chutzpah meets Dreaming Big, and Failing Fast is just another step towards success. A view from the Peres Center of Peace and Innovation Post 1: Kibbutz (the roots)Team EMS (Misal Choudhary, Eric Tsai, Soham Banerjee) is currently exploring the startup environment in Israel and recently had an opportunity to visit a Kibbutz. To understand what makes Israel... Continue Reading →