Tag: Victoria

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...

Vic Budget cuts $360m from govt VC fund

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Victorian government will strip $360 million from its venture capital fund and extend the investment horizon from 10 to 15 years, as it seeks to make more “quality...

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...

$37m to bring high-altitude balloon company to Victoria

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Breakthrough Victoria has invested $37 million to bring US-based observation balloon company World View to the state, its largest single investment to date. The company will use the funding...

Victoria’s R&D grants scheme backs first 10 companies

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
PolyNovo, Quantum Brilliance and SPEE3D are among the first 10 local companies to receive matched funding under the Victorian government’s manufacturing-focused R&D grants scheme. Jobs and Industry minister Natalie...

Vic electric plane development centre takes off

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Victoria-based Dovetail Electric Aviation has officially opened its development centre in the Latrobe Aerospace Technology Precinct, where it will progress work on battery and hydrogen fuel cell electric powered...

Digital licences to arrive in Victoria next month

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
More than four million Victorian motorists are just weeks away from getting their hands on a digital driver’s licence, with the long-awaited statewide rollout of the new technology set...

Innovation needs government backers like Breakthrough Victoria

Posted on   |  by Andrew Maxwell
Victoria’s (and Australia’s) future prosperity is dependent on knowledge-intensive companies that collaborate, innovate, and commercialise successful products globally. But to survive and reach commercial success, these companies must be...

Google lands govt-wide cloud deal in Vic

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Victorian government has inked a three-year state purchasing contract with Google to give public servants easier access to the tech giant’s cloud services and workflow tools. The annual...