Tag: Breakthrough Victoria

‘A pathway to liquidity’ is good news on quantum bets

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A couple of big equity investment bets by Australian governments into US quantum firms PsiQuantum and Infleqtion have taken a step forward with a pathway to liquidity revealing itself....

Monash’s $15m pre-seed fund backs first spinouts

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Three Victorian HealthTech startups have secured pre-seed funding from Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University, marking the official launch of a new $15 million fund and the university’s new commercialisation...

Victoria sets up review of its VC fund and startup supports

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s state-run VC fund and startup development agency will go under the microscope as part of the most extensive review of the state’s innovation investment settings in a decade....

News Wrap: AI, the workplace, and unions want their say

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry and Innovation minister Tim Ayres gave the opening address at the AFR AI Summit in Sydney this week, telling the business audience that Australia must “lean in” to...

Victorian govt mulls defence tech shift for VC fund

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Breakthrough Victoria could be retooled to help grow local defence industry under changes being considered to better align the government-backed venture capital fund with the state’s economic priorities. As...

NSW Blueprint is a good start, but more work required

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035 represents an important effort to articulate a strategic vision for innovation in Australia’s most populous state. With clear goals, measurable targets, and specific action...

AgTech lands $1m from uni commercialisation fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Melbourne AgTech spinout that can dynamically space growing vegetables to increase leafy green yields by 40 per cent has secured $1 million in seed funding from La Trobe...

Victoria’s plan to boost the uni startup ‘pipeline’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s state-backed venture capital fund hopes a new fellowship program designed to support the leap from academia to commercial success will create a startup “talent pipeline” well into the...

VC veteran leading Breakthrough Victoria into next stage

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Venture capitalist Rod Bristow is the new head of Breakthrough Victoria, joining the company responsible for the state government’s $2 billion innovation fund on Monday with a pledge to...