Investor · 4 deals
Grant recipient that will run its FIRST program targeting female innovators in research, science and technology
Perth, WA
Every published round Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI) took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherpah | Accelerator | 8 Feb 2025 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (8 Feb 2025), Startup News (WA) (21 Jan 2022) | |
| U-CAN Ostomy Systems | Accelerator | 29 Mar 2024 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (29 Mar 2024), Startup News (WA) (21 Jan 2022) | |
| Helme | Accelerator | 21 Jul 2022 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (21 Jul 2022), Startup News (WA) (21 Jan 2022) | |
| Gene S | Accelerator | 21 Jul 2022 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (21 Jul 2022), Startup News (WA) (21 Jan 2022) |
Everyone Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI) has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI) has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene S | 21 Jul 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| Helme | 21 Jul 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| U-CAN Ostomy Systems | 29 Mar 2024, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| Sherpah | 8 Feb 2025, Accelerator | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI), as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI) has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI) did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Levin | Chair | Startup News (WA) |
| Charlie Bass | Executive Chairman | Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI). Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Western Australia's government has awarded nearly $2.56 million in grants to 14 groups running accelerators and education programs via its Innovation Pathways Program, with the next round due November 2026.
Perth medtech spin-out Cytophenix raised a pre-seed round above its target to advance trials and grow the team behind FloCAST, a rapid test identifying effective antibiotics, after earlier grants and accelerator programs.
Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.
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A biomedical startup launched publicly at an entrepreneurship event, with its co-founder and chief executive describing antibiofilm technology targeting antimicrobial resistance, alongside mention of a prior grant and a raise.
CERI has named the first recipients of its CERI Start fund, with seven startups sharing $50,000 in equity-free micro-seed funding for product development and early commercialisation.