ScaleUP WA

Welcome to WA’s premier growth program for achieving business breakthrough.

About ScaleUP WA

ScaleUP WA is designed to accelerate business growth, propelling innovative businesses that are growth-focused to new heights. Catering to SMEs across various sectors including food and beverage, emerging technologies, greentech, circular economy, and agriculture, ScaleUP WA is a central hub for entrepreneurial development in the region.

ScaleUP WA runs annually from mid June to late September and includes weekly workshops, guest speakers, and key public events. Businesses gain a comprehensive understanding of the capital and finance spectrum and how to measure enterprise value while building and implementing a market entry strategy, transformation plan, and investment pitch.

Whether you're pioneering new software solutions, developing cutting-edge applications, or driving advancements in sustainability, ScaleUP WA equips you with the tools and knowledge to tackle global challenges and achieve your business objectives.

Join us and transform your innovative ideas into market-leading solutions.

Why ScaleUP WA

We know that sustainable and successful ventures are built on entrepreneurs and investors leveraging insights, expertise, and networks. With over five decades of combined experience, we understand the unique challenges and barriers faced by both sides and what it takes to bring them together.

Since 2019, ScaleUP WA has worked with over 50 businesses across a variety of sectors, including agriculture, food and beverage, wholesale and distribution, allied health, mental health, education, cybersecurity, virtual reality, mapping technology, and battery assembly and distribution.

ScaleUP WA offers an intensive program with a robust curriculum that prepares business owners for significant growth including funding opportunities and devising strategic exits.

Participants engage in weekly training sessions to provide critical insights, skills and guidance needed to scale operations effectively.

Capability

Strategic Positioning for Harvest/Investment
Scale Enablers
Intellectual Property
Growth Marketing
Export Market Entry
Trade & Logistics

Connections

Markets
Networks
Advisory
Targeting & Execution
Industry Events
Funding Sources

Capital

Strategic Alignment
Capitalisation Strategies
Valuations
Investors
Pitch Decks
Pitch Coaching

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Team

Greg Riebe

Program Lead Facilitator & Mentor

Greg is the Executive Director of Entrepreneurs in Residence (eir) and an award-winning expert, advisor and investor preparing ventures for investment readiness, transformation, and how to maxismise shareholder wealth.

Kent Matla

Facilitator & Mentor

Kent is a proud Yamatji man who advises, builds, and grows businesses. Among other notable roles, Kent is the Chair of the Australian Innovation Management Institute (AIMI) and State Manager of WA First Nations Capital.

Danielle Riebe

Facilitator & Mentor

Dani has a diverse background in the arts, local government, female leadership, and innovation management playing key roles in WA’s Angel Investor community. She is a WAAPA graduate and WAAITA Judge.

Mentors

Pia Turcinov AM - Mentor (2023)

Pia is a member of the prestigeous Order of Australia. She is the co-founder and Partner of FundWA and an Ambassador of WiTWA and WAAITA INCITE Awards.

Dr Natasha Teakle - Mentor (2022 & 2024)

Tash is the Managing Director of Innovation Cluster and AgriStart, and is an experienced researcher, facilitator, and commercialisation and innovation specialist.

Dr Andrew Whitehead - Mentor (2022)

Andrew is the General Manager and Non-Executive Director specialising in global corporate restructuring and capital raising.

Nicholas Jerrat - Mentor (2024)

Nick is the Managing Director of IdeaBank Ventures and Publish My Web. He holds a Master of Computer Engineering and lecturer.

Tracey Whyte - Mentor (2023)

Tracey is an accomplished strategist with expertise in government relations. She is also the co-founder and Partner of Whyte & Whyte Consulting.

Megan Del Borrello - Mentor (2024)

Megan is the CEO & Founder We Are Emersyn, an accelerator platform dedicated to empowering female founders.

Learn More

Join us at ScaleUP WA and take the next step in accelerating your business growth!

ScaleUP WA supports SMEs operating across the food and beverage sector, in agriculture, emerging technologies, green-tech, and circular economy.

Process:

Assess Fit: Interested businesses are encouraged to reach out to discuss whether it’s the right fit for their needs.
Submit Application: Fill out the application form available via the ‘apply here’ button.

Given the competitive nature of the program and limited placements, we advise early submission to secure a spot in ScaleUPWA, offering invaluable skill development, practical know-how, and vast connections within local and global industry networks.

Duration is 12 weeks from mid-June and with breaks dispersed throughout.
You must be able to commit to attending 75% of the programme.
Fees are $5,500 ex GST per business, valued at over $10,000.
Scholarships are available to eligible applicants.

FAQs

I want to raise some capital, but I don’t have a compelling enough business case to secure the funds.

ScaleUP WA helps you to understand the appetite of different funding providers across the capital and finance spectrum to help a craft investible growth strategy that meets their interest.

I don’t have a clear view on how I am going to harvest/cash-in on all the effort I have put in creating value in the business.

ScaleUP WA helps you build a picture of what the business needs to look like that would be ready to cash-in if desired.

I don’t know how to structure the business to scale up faster that my current growth rate.

ScaleUP WA discusses and helps choose scalable business models, enabling technologies and options to transition from the current model.

How can I work on doing more while still trying to maintain business as usual?

ScaleUP WA explains approaches to quickly identify areas of opportunity and techniques to model, validate and test new modes of delivery for products and services. You will be expected to commit to most of the weekly sessions on Tuesdays, 10am and 2pm. Some weeks are non-contact, set aside for working on program deliverables or meeting with mentors.

How do I choose what technology to differentiate my business and help me compete and grow faster?

ScaleUP WA discusses emerging technologies that work with and enable business models to scale.

How do I get my people involved to help identify new and better ways to run and grow the business?

ScaleUP WA discusses what it means to have an agile culture and approaches to build a transformative culture.

It’s great hearing these new approaches, but what do I after?

We provide access to mentors as part of the program to help outside the program workshops and contact days.