Tag: Rod Bristow

One-stop innovation agency to replace Breakthrough Victoria

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Victorian government will replace its state-owned venture capital fund and startup development agency with Innovation Victoria, a one-stop support agency for the state’s innovation sector. Almost six months...

Quantum Brilliance opens world-first diamond foundry

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Quantum Brilliance has opened Australia’s first commercial lab-grown diamond foundry in Melbourne, where the Canberra-born startup will produce synthetic diamonds for advanced quantum devices at scale. The new facility,...

Breakthrough Victoria commits $75m to VC funds

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Breakthrough Victoria will invest $75 million into five venture capital funds in a bid to support early-stage companies and accelerate the commercialisation of research across key sectors, including climate...

Breakthrough Victoria backs next wave of researcher-founders

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Three university graduates have been named as inaugural fellows in Breakthrough Victoria’s pre-seed funding program, which will distribute up to $150,000 each to 50 researchers developing commercial ventures. The...

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...

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...