Perth, April 10th 2025: Global venture builder and investor Founders Factory, in partnership with the Government of Western Australia, have selected six new startups innovating in nature, biodiversity, and industry’s impact on the environment to join their Nature Tech Accelerator. 

Launched in 2024 and now in its second cohort, Founders Factory’s latest Nature Tech cohort includes four early stage startups from Western Australia, as well as startups from the UK and Canada. 

The six startups are:

• Ecogas—produces biofuels from anaerobic digestion as an affordable and scalable alternative to natural gas and green hydrogen (Perth, Australia)

• Eden Towers—sustainable vertical farms producing high-yield horticultural and specialty crops with zero-waste processes (Perth, Australia)

• Raaise—fundraising platform that streamlines capital raising for pro-planet startups (Margaret River, Australia)

• Tidal Moon—seagrass restoration and sustainable development of marine resources (Shark Bay, Australia)

• Earthly—enabling businesses to invest in high-integrity, nature-based projects (London, UK)

• Tree Track—AI-driven aerial seeding solutions using patented seedpods and drones to reforest cost-effectively and at scale (Port Coquitlam, Canada)

These ventures aim to solve tensions between industry and nature, felt closely in Western Australia but also on a global scale. Ecogas, for instance, addresses Australia’s landmark policy for heavy industries to reduce emissions by 5% each year, by helping companies access cheaper, scalable green fuel alternatives. 

Having recently won the election in March 2025, the Cook Government shows continued support for WA innovators and start ups. Western Australia is not only one of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots, it is also a centre of Australian industry. WA’s agriculture industry is fundamental to Australia, as the country’s largest grain producer, while the State’s mineral rich landscape has made it a historical global centre of mining and mining innovation.  

The six Nature Tech startups will participate in a four-month support program designed to assist them in discovering use cases for their technologies and capitalising on commercial opportunities. The program includes tracks focused on operational excellence (spanning functions such as product, growth, and data science), partner engagement (opportunity mapping, pilot and POC pitching), fundraising, and events. This includes a residential program, where participants will have the opportunity to network with relevant WA government officials and identify potential pilot opportunities, and for the international startups to advance their operations in WA.

To find out more about the Nature Tech Accelerator:

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