Tag: LaunchVic

Victoria launches $250m growth fund

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government will make equity investments in local companies through a new $250 million growth fund which closely mirrors a similar initiative to be launched soon by the...

Startup lobby never wastes a good crisis

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
At a time when it seems the whole world needs a bridging loan to get through to the other side of the COVID-19 crisis, a new tech sector lobby...

Vic govt forms innovation taskforce

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government has created a taskforce to guide the development of a new innovation agenda, with LaunchVic’s future to be revealed in the upcoming state budget. State Innovation...

LaunchVic’s new delivery strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
LaunchVic will take a more active role in the delivery of services and focus on growing the Victorian angel investing sector as part of a new one-year strategy. This...

Vic govt flags LaunchVic pivot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Victorian government will continue funding its startup agency LaunchVic beyond next year, but a review into its future focus is underway, state Innovation Minister Martin Pakula said. Addressing...

LaunchVic reveals open funding round

Posted on   |  by James Riley
LaunchVic has revealed its first funding round of the year as the agency begins discussions with the Victorian government for further funding of its own. The organisation’s tenth funding...

Dalidakis removed from Cabinet

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Former Victorian Innovation Minister Philip Dalidakis has been removed from the state government’s ministry as part of a Cabinet reshuffle following Labor’s crushing re-election over the weekend. Victoria will...

Youth startup program de-funded

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A “first of its kind” program supporting young entrepreneurs in Victoria has been forced to shut down after it was unable to secure further funding from the state government,...

LaunchVic slams encryption bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government’s independent innovation agency has raised serious concerns about the federal government’s controversial encryption bill, saying it would “greatly threaten” Australian startups and have a “deleterious effect”...