Skalata expands West with $5M Government backing
Skalata announces a $5M allocation from Western Australia's $45M venture capital program to back local startups, recalls its existing WA investments, and plans a permanent WA base from 2025.
Startup · $330k raised
Perth, WA
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round CO-Architecture raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| West Coast Angels | Seed | - |
| Skalata Ventures | Seed | - |
| Sandy Anghie | Seed | - |
| Peter Lee | Seed | - |
Companies CO-Architecture acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchem | Founder | Startup News (WA), SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Luke Hallaways | Founder | Startup Daily |
| Wade Smith | Founder | Startup Daily |
Stories naming CO-Architecture. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Skalata announces a $5M allocation from Western Australia's $45M venture capital program to back local startups, recalls its existing WA investments, and plans a permanent WA base from 2025.
Western Australia's government has grown its WAVC fund-of-funds commitment to $45 million, backing seven venture funds, four WA-based, to invest locally; Skalata's WA portfolio already includes C0-architecture and Omni Biotech.
Perth marketplace CO-architecture secured $330,000 pre-seed funding from Skalata Ventures and local angels to connect design professionals with hiring businesses; its founders earlier came through Curtin's Ignition and Accelerate programs, winning an MVP grant.