Victoria to dismantle LaunchVic in cost-cutting drive


David Allen
Reporter

Victoria’s startup development agency will be dismantled as part of cost-cutting measures in the Silver review, while the state government has signalled changes to its venture capital fund to reduce equity risks.

LaunchVic will be abolished as a standalone body, the Allen government said on Thursday, accepting the recommendation of the independent review into the Victorian public service headed by former top bureaucrat Helen Silver.

The agency will hand its …

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