Tag: Kate Cornick

LaunchVic loses another director

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The board member who served as acting chair of LaunchVic for most of this year has quietly resigned from the $60 million government body, the ninth director to depart...

Process problems dog the big D

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The transparency and process problems that have dogged Victorian innovation minister Philip Dalidakis and the grants body LaunchVic have put future support for the sector at risk. At best,...

LaunchVic changes at the edges

Posted on   |  by James Riley
LaunchVic has confirmed a series of minor changes following the recent 500 Startups debacle, but the same assessment process that saw the controversy-plagued US company receive a now-retracted $3...

LaunchVic set to replace 500 fiasco

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
LaunchVic has announced a new funding round aimed at replacing global startup expertise that was lost when the organisation terminated its contract with troubled accelerator 500 Startups. Victoria’s government-owned...

Vic funding for migrants, refugees

Posted on   |  by James Riley
LaunchVic has dished out $1.4 million to five programs focusing on supporting first generation migrants and refugees as part of its third round of grants. The organisation, established by...

Opposition knives out for LaunchVic

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Opposition has sharpened its attacks on the Victorian government over its handling of the recent 500 Startups debacle and raised questions over the independence of LaunchVic. The issue...

Searching for the silver lining

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The decision by Victorian funding agency LaunchVic to sever its ties to the troubled Silicon Valley accelerator 500 Startups is the right one. It brings to a close a...

Dalidakis: Debacle ‘a small setback’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Victorian innovation minister Philip Dalidakis has described the 500 Startups sexual harassment scandal and the month long funding debacle that followed as “a small setback.” LaunchVic’s said on Thursday...

Vic govt cancels 500 Startups deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian government has sensationally pulled nearly $3 million in funding from global accelerator 500 Startups after more than a month of negotiations that followed revelations of sexual harassment...