Funding announcement
Startup
VetChip
Fremantle, WA
Funding history
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Accelerator
Programs: Invest and Trade WA (Global Growth Accelerator Program (GGAP))
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round VetChip raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Invest and Trade WA | Accelerator | - |
What VetChip bought
Companies VetChip acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
People
Coverage
Stories naming VetChip. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Funding announcement
The WA government is sending 12 startups to the US under a new accelerator program
Western Australia's government has selected twelve tech startups for its new Global Growth Accelerator Program, delivered by Invest and Trade WA, to prepare them for US markets, culminating at SXSW 2025 in Austin.
60 deals
WA Innovators Share $8.5m In WA Government Grants
Western Australia's government has awarded $8.5 million in grants across three schemes, a health innovation seed fund, commercialisation bridge grants and innovation booster grants, naming dozens of local recipients.
2 deals
Animal health microchip technology ready for commercial trial
VetChip, a Fremantle startup whose implantable microchip remotely tracks livestock health, raised $2 million in 2021 and is courting investors via AgriFutures GrowAg for a commercial trial, having recently won a WA government grant.
34 deals
More than $643,000 in Innovation Booster Grants announced
WA's New Industries Fund is backing 34 home-grown ventures with over $643,000 in Innovation Booster Grants, most receiving up to $20,000 for commercialisation support, with four funded via a life sciences stream.