West Tech Pitch

Revolutionising education with AI-powered course creation. Coursebox enables educators to build professional eLearning content in minutes, generating videos, quizzes, images, and assessments automatically. Their AI tutor personalises learning whilst providing instant grading and feedback—making quality education accessible at scale.

From Australian innovation to global health impact. Cytophenix is tackling antimicrobial resistance—a crisis contributing to over seven million deaths annually. Their breakthrough FloCAST™ technology delivers rapid, AI-enhanced antimicrobial susceptibility testing in under four hours (compared to days with traditional methods), providing clinicians with actionable results whilst patients are still in crisis. By measuring millions of individual microorganisms and testing 10-15 antimicrobials simultaneously, FloCAST™ enables targeted treatment decisions that save lives, reduce long-term disability, and combat the spread of antibiotic resistance—transforming sepsis care from intuition-based gambles to data-driven precision.

Gentle relief for one of childhood’s most common ailments. Earflo has created a revolutionary chronic ear infection management device that tackles the root cause through innovative suctioning technology. Earflo reduces developmental delays, spares children from anaesthesia, lowers healthcare costs, and empowers parents with an accessible solution, offering families a safer, more effective solution.

Einsen is on a mission to merge automation with advanced technology, creating products that are revolutionary in function and evolutionary in form. Our flagship innovation, the world’s first automated iron, exemplifies our commitment to transforming everyday tasks. With worldwide patented technologies and a diverse international team of innovative thinkers, we are developing disruptive solutions designed for the global market.

Leading the charge in marine transformation. Combining advanced naval architecture with cutting-edge battery technology, ENAUTIC.Group is pioneering zero-emission maritime solutions. ENAUTIC has developed and patented the world’s most advanced hydrofoil propulsion system, called WaveDrive, proving sustainability and performance can sail together.

Simplifying the complex world of financial crime compliance. Financial crime is a $1.3 trillion Asia Pacific issue, and businesses face costly, fragmented Anti-Money Laundering (AML) obligations that are difficult to manage. Personr has built an end-to-end AML compliance platform that centralises every compliance function in one place—from policy hosting and risk assessments to global KYC and KYB verification across 12,000+ ID document types. By enabling businesses to detect, prevent, and report suspicious activity more effectively, Personr reduces the global flow of illicit funds and helps curb international financial crime through scalable, seamless solutions.

Redefining wildfire detection for high-risk terrain. Pyri has developed a revolutionary class of fire sensors—passive, power-free organic electronics that activate in flame, confirming fire presence within seconds. Air-droppable, maintenance-free, and over 50% more cost-effective than existing solutions, Pyri enables dense, scalable deployment across vast, underserved landscapes. They’re protecting timberland, utilities, and mining operations by dramatically reducing response times and preventing the escalation of catastrophic damage.

Breathing new life into asthma and respiratory care. Respiradigm is shifting the paradigm with innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. By identifying children at risk before symptoms begin, Respiradigm enables families and clinicians to act early and change the trajectory of a child’s health. Their technology addresses real clinical gaps, offering hope to millions managing chronic respiratory conditions.

Making ocean conservation scalable through autonomous technology. Despite covering 70% of our planet, our oceans remain largely unexplored. Sunfish Robotics is deploying intelligent underwater robots to monitor marine ecosystems, providing critical data to protect our blue planet for future generations. Sunfish Robotics is empowering a sustainable future by making high-quality ocean data accessible to the people and institutions who are striving to conserve our oceans.

Vively uses data from continuous glucose monitoring, blood testing, to help users understand their body’s unique responses to food, exercise, and lifestyle choices. It’s personalised health optimisation that turns data into sustainable habit change, transforming your personal health data into clear, actionable steps to improve your long term health. Our app integrates and on-demand care from coaches and doctors, giving you everything you need to take control of your health in one place.

The accountant’s AI assistant that turns research time into billable hours. Lengthy tax research is costing accountants valuable unbillable time—SavvyWise changes that. Their AI platform delivers accurate tax research results within moments, helping accountants reclaim their time and bill more hours. Initially focused on tax compliance with plans to expand into HR and other areas, SavvyWise also serves as a general-purpose AI assistant for writing client advice, preparing for meetings, creating Excel formulas, and handling everyday tasks. It’s intelligent support that makes accountancy practices more profitable and efficient.

Where human expertise meets AI efficiency. Business owners and operators are overwhelmed by growth demands—AI tools promise efficiency but are difficult to set up and don’t truly understand their business, whilst human support is valuable but limited by time and capacity. Tempo.co bridges this gap, offering a smarter, scalable way to combine people and technology. They’re empowering businesses to grow without the overwhelm, delivering solutions that understand context and adapt to real business needs.