Entries Close for Future Founders
2025-02-24 17:00 (Australia/Perth)
Calling all young entrepreneurs!
The 2025 Future Founders Youth Entrepreneurship Program is now open for applications!
This FREE program is designed to empower local youth aged 16+ with the skills, knowledge, and mentorship to turn their ideas into reality. Plus, every participant will receive a $1,000 scholarship upon completion to help bring their business dreams to life!
Key Dates for 2025:

Applications close: 5:00 PM, Monday, 24 February 2025
Afterschool Workshops & site visits: March–May 2025
Graduate Showcase Event: May 2025

Apply now: https://innovationcluster.com.au/future-founders-program/
This program is supported by the X-TEND WA grant from the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science, and Innovation.
Let’s empower the next generation of innovators!
For more info, contact info@innovationcluster.com.au

HARVEST AgTech Accelerator Info Session: Insights & Opportunities
2025-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Perth)
HARVEST is WA’s leading agtech business program for businesses looking to innovate in the Agtech industry. Now in its ninth year, HARVEST has supported over 80 businesses. The program is valued at over $10,000 and is FREE for successful applicants.
We are holding a FREE Online Information Session to those who are looking to gain further insight and ask questions about the program.🗓️ Friday the 21st of March @ 12pmJoin the call to hear direct from the following HARVEST alumni:
Mat Welch – Red Earth Pollen
Lucy Anderton – myFARMSMART
Tim Hopper – resonAg Pty Ltd
To see if the program is right for you, register for the Online Information Session here: https://lnkd.in/eFCdq4zY

earlyHARVEST Agtech Pre-Accelerator Workshop
2025-04-09 08:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth) | Wrays, Wrays, Level 7, 863 Hay Street, Perth, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
The HARVEST Agtech Pre-Accelerator Workshop will be led by Natasha Teakle, Managing Director of AgriStart and will focus on key aspects of the Agtech sector, including understanding industry challenges, identifying target customers, refining value propositions, and validating ideas.
Date: Wednesday 9th April
Time: 8.30am – 12pm
Location: Wrays, Level 7, 863 Hay Street, Perth
Facilitator: Tash Teakle, Managing Director AgriStart
Morning Tea & Lunch provided

Topics Covered:

Agtech sector challenges and opportunities
Target customers and ag industry stakeholders
Value propositions for agriculture
Validating with customers/users/beneficiaries
Support to commercialise agtech
Intellectual property

This is an invaluable session suitable for researchers looking to commercialise their innovations, businesses looking to apply their technology in the agricultural sector, and farmers who have developed new technology.
And will highlight the benefits of the HARVEST Agtech Accelerator program which is currently open for applications.

HARVEST Applications Close
2025-05-05 17:00 (Australia/Perth)

Future Founders Showcase
2025-05-23 17:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Perth) | The Goose, 15 Foreshore Parade, Busselton, WA, 6280, Australia

HARVEST Muresk Two-Day Business Bootcamp
2025-06-23 08:00 - 2025-06-24 17:00 (Australia/Perth)

Farm Business Resilience Program Expressions of Interest Close
2025-06-27 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Perth)

HARVEST Field Trip
2025-08-24 08:00 - 2025-08-26 17:00 (Australia/Perth)

HARVEST Showcase Event & Pitch Night
2025-09-09 17:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Perth) | Burswood On Swan, 1 Camfield Drive, Burswood, WA, 6100, Australia
You are invited to the 2025 HARVEST Agtech Innovation Showcase & Pitch Night on the 9 September, 2025.
We look forward to seeing you.
Read more about this year’s 2025 Harvest Agtech Innovators here.

LEEF Launch
2025-09-17 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Perth) | The SET, 1/25 Burler Drive, Vasse, Australia

Future Founders Youth Entrepreneurship Emergence Event
2025-09-18 15:00 - 18:30 (Australia/Perth)

AgriSpace Melbourne Investor Tour: evokeAg Side Event
2026-02-16 12:30 - 18:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The 2026 AgriSpace Melbourne Investor Tour is a side event of evokeAg 2026.
Audience – investors/growers/startups.

Tickets limited to only 25 people for this exclusive tour building linkages between investors, growers and startups.
Price includes bus transport, exclusive tours at two Melbourne based innovative agtech businesses – Ornata Ag and MEQ probe, startup pitches and strategies for agtech angel investing.
Tour will also include drinks and canapes at Mountain Culture Brewing, where guests will hear from Emily Tankey of Better Together Brewing about securing Australia’s supply chain for craft brewing inputs as well as provenance.

Join AgriSpace now: www.agrispace.com.au

12:30pm: Depart Melbourne CBD
1:00pm – 2:30pm: MEQ Probe
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Ornata Ag Remote Ops Centre
4:00pm-5:45pm: Sundowner at Mountain Culture Brewing
6:00pm: Afloat for evokeAG Welcome Dinner

BioInnovation Festival - Regional Innovation Summit
2026-03-12 - 2026-03-13 | Caves House Yallingup, 18 Yallingup Beach Rd,, Yallingup, Western Australia, 6282
Regional Innovation Summit & Down South adVentures Tour
The Regional Component of the 2026 BioInnovation Festival
Join us in Western Australia’s iconic South West for the regional flagship events of the 2026 BioInnovation Festival — a two-day experience designed to connect investors, innovators, industry leaders, and government stakeholders with the people and ideas shaping the future of regional innovation.
Join us for the two full days or pick between the Down South adVentures Tour on Thursday or Regional Innovation Summit on Friday!

Down South adVentures Tour — Thursday 12 March
A curated, high-value investor and stakeholder tour travelling from Perth to Yallingup, visiting standout innovation sites, regional businesses, and emerging ventures across agtech, bluetech, and healthtech.
Participants will experience WA’s South West innovation landscape up close, meet founders and industry leaders, and enjoy an evening of cultural immersion through a guided Koomal Dreaming cave experience and bush-inspired dining in Yallingup.
Perfect for investors, policymakers, and partners seeking real insights, connections, and collaboration opportunities in regional innovation.

Regional Innovation Summit — Friday 13 March
Hosted at the historic Caves House, the Summit is intentionally designed as an intimate, roundtable-style gathering, bringing together 90 regional and national changemakers for a highly interactive day of keynotes, panels, networking, and startup pitches.
Rather than a traditional conference format, participants sit in facilitated table groups — working collaboratively to unpack challenges, share expertise, and co-design tangible, actionable outcomes for the future of WA’s regional innovation ecosystem. This format encourages deeper conversations, stronger connections, and richer cross-sector collaboration.
Focused on the critical growth areas shaping a resilient, sustainable regional economy — including future food, productive oceans, environmental technology, and health and medical innovation — the Summit blends global perspectives with regional case studies to drive practical momentum.

Why Attend?

Connect with founders, investors, researchers, industry experts, and government leaders
Access on-the-ground insights into WA’s emerging ventures and innovation assets
Experience uniquely curated regional and cultural experiences
Collaborate in small-group settings to shape actionable outcomes for the South West innovation ecosystem
Be part of the BioInnovation Festival’s commitment to advancing life sciences, technology, and sustainable industries across WA

Whether you join the Tour, the Summit, or the full two-day experience, this regional component of the BioInnovation Festival offers unmatched access, inspiration, and connection — all set against the backdrop of one of Australia’s most remarkable innovation regions.

HARVEST 2026 AgTech Accelerator Info Session: Insights & Opportunities
2026-04-01 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)
This session will provide an overview of HARVEST Agtech Accelerator program. Hear direct from our alumni and ask questions to see if program is right for you and learn about other business support options for agtech startups.

Agtech Innovation Workshop
2026-04-29 09:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Perth)
Agtech Innovation Workshop
earlyHARVEST: A Pre-Accelerator program for early-stage innovators – students and researchers exploring commercialisation, growers with innovation ideas, and entrepreneurs solving problems for the agriculture industry.
This one day interactive workshop will provide networking opportunities for innovators in the Agtech sector, exploring industry challenges, identifying target customers, refining value propositions, and validating ideas.

Date: Wednesday 29th April 2026
Time: 9am – 2pm
Location: Wrays, Level 7, 863 Hay Street, Perth
Facilitator: Dr Tash Teakle, Managing Director of AgriStart, plus expert guest speakers
Morning Tea & Lunch provided

Topics Covered:

Agtech sector challenges and opportunities
Target customers across the ag industry value chain
Value propositions for agricultural end users
Validation strategies tailored for ag industry stakeholders
Funding, investment and support services for commercialising agtech
Creating and protecting Intellectual Property
Applying for the HARVEST Agtech Accelerator program (currently open for applications)

This is an invaluable session suitable for researchers looking to commercialise their innovations, businesses looking to apply their technology in the agricultural sector, and farmers wanting to trial new technology.
Register here and contact info@innovationcluster.com.au for more information.
Proudly supported by GRDC, DEED, DPIRD, Wrays, Radium Capital, EZI

And will highlight the benefits of the HARVEST Agtech Accelerator program which is currently open for applications.

Future Founders: Emerging Ag Industries Applications Open
2026-06-17
Future Founders: Emerging Ag Industries is a 12‑week, industry‑led program designed to give young people hands‑on exposure, mentoring and skills to kickstart a future‑focused career in agriculture.
Who Should Apply?
Young people aged 18–25 from anywhere in WA who are:

Curious about agriculture, sustainability or innovation

Keen to explore new industries and career pathways

Looking to build confidence, networks and real‑world skills

Regional applicants are strongly encouraged

Apply now: https://innovationcluster.com.au/future-founders-emerging-ag-industries-eoi/

Connected Futures Hub Applications Close
2026-06-30 17:00 (Australia/Perth)
Calling Regional WA Women Founders: Master Your Story, Sharpen Your Strategy and Get Investor Ready.

You started with a great idea. You have done the hard work to build it into something real.
Now you are in ready-to-grow mode and you know investment is the next logical step-but the world of investors, pitch decks and
term sheets can feel like a completely different language.
The Connected Futures Hub gives you six months to learn that language,
while deepening your understanding of your own business, sharpening your strategy and building the confidence to walk into any investor conversation ready.

Future Founders: Emerging Ag Industries Applications Close
2026-07-24
Future Founders: Emerging Ag Industries is a 12‑week, industry‑led program designed to give young people hands‑on exposure, mentoring and skills to kickstart a future‑focused career in agriculture.
This is your chance to learn directly from producers, innovators, researchers and agtech leaders shaping the future of food, fibre and sustainability.

2026 HARVEST Agtech Innovation Showcase Lunch
2026-09-16 12:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Perth) | Burswood On Swan, 1 Camfield Drive, Burswood, WA, 6100, Australia
HARVEST Agtech Innovation Roundtable Lunch
Join us for a long lunch with WA’s newest agtech innovators — no pitches, just great conversation over a relaxed three course lunch!
This roundtable lunch brings together the businesses that have just completed our HARVEST Agtech Accelerator, WA’s leading business development program for agtech innovation. Rather than a traditional showcase or pitch event, the founders will rotate around the tables throughout lunch, giving you the chance to chat with each of them one-to-one about their innovations, their journey through the program, and their plans for the future.
It’s a more personal way to close out an accelerator program — just an afternoon of good food and direct access to some of the most exciting emerging businesses in WA agtech!
Event details:
Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Location: Burswood on Swan (1 Camfield Dr, Burswood WA 6100)
Time: 12pm – 3pm
Tickets: $50, including a three course lunch and drinks
Purchase Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/2026-harvest-agtech-innovation-showcase
Thanks to program sponsors:
