Tag: LaunchVic

Victoria lures eight VCs for $300m startup push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Victorian government has pledged $2.4 million to venture capital firms to set up in the state and raise funding for local startups, setting up competition with Queensland’s venture...

LaunchVic grants get pre-accelerators off the ground

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Victorian government’s startup agency is backing seven pre-accelerator programs to be delivered by other organisations, with focus areas across AI, MedTech, First Nations founders and circular economy. LaunchVic...

Vic health startups accelerated as state sector grows

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Artificial intelligence and virtual reality startups are among the new cohort of a Victorian government-backed digital health accelerator, as the sector becomes a bigger part of the state’s innovation...

LaunchVic lands $40m boost in state Budget

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government has set aside $40 million for its startup agency LaunchVic as part of a 10 per cent increase in overall Budget funding for Industry, Small Business...

Innovation ‘catalyst’ GEC arrives in Melbourne this month

Posted on   |  by Nicole Bittar
The pandemic and other global challenges like climate change have “increased the need for more innovative solutions at a faster pace,” according to GHD Digital president Kumar Parakala.  ...

Climate startups a focus of latest Startmate intake

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Climate-focused innovation and gaming are among focus areas of Australian startup accelerator Startmate’s largest ever intake of companies revealed this week as part of its winter cohort. The nineteen...

Vic govt seeks manager for new ‘fund of funds’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government is on the hunt for a manager of its $120 million “fund of funds” which will back early-stage tech firms in the state. The Victorian Startup...