Plus Eight Accelerator program launches

Six companies have been accepted into Perth’s first cohort of the Plus Eight Accelerator program.

The aim of the program is to provide entrepreneurs with access to global connections and the support of partners including Spacecubed, Hawaiian, Seven West Media, Telstra and muru-D.

“The Plus Eight program is geared to help start-ups accelerate growth domestically and globally,” said Tim Brewer, Plus Eight Accelerator entrepreneur-in-residence.

“We hope that this diverse group of founders and their teams will go on to become role models, inspiring and enabling others to take their part in the thriving innovation culture of Western Australia, a critical part of our economic future.”

The participants include a NASA jet propulsion lab intern, a transcranial direct current stimulation researcher and medical doctor, and a former F1 racing engineer.

Each team will receive up to $40,000 seed funding on a convertible SAFE note and six months of resident desk space at FLUX, the latest co-working space provided by Spacecubed. The program is a six-month undertaking which includes access to world-class business networks, expert mentorship, professional development and an international trip.

The six successful start-ups and scale-ups in the first cohort of the Plus Eight Accelerator program are:

• Cribber — a remote site employee engagement application currently used by Woodside and Light Source Renewable Energy in the United Kingdom
• Ovass — a cloud-based geospatial platform allowing businesses and enterprises to get actionable insight from aerial imagery
• HUMM Technologies — a neurotechnology company harnessing breakthrough research in AI and neuroscience to expand human capabilities and drive progress in society
• Farmsave — the world’s first cross-border agricultural brokering platform, servicing farmers sourcing broadacre agricultural chemicals
• Feedmee — a restaurant discovery app, partnered with UberEats and Deliveroo, with the aim of donating a meal to help someone in need for every meal ordered
• QuizJam — a free multiplayer trivia game, recently voted the world’s number one trivia app.

“The muru-D team is thrilled to be working with Spacecubed, Seven West Media, Hawaiian and the talented staff leading the first Perth cohort. The companies in this group are tackling an exciting range of challenges — from supporting farmers to expanding human capabilities, engaging employees and providing meals to those in need,” said Julie Trell, head of muru-D.

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