LaunchVic stories
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Victoria awards Mandalay Venture Partners AUD $300,000 grant
Last month
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melbourne
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queensland government
Mandalay Venture Partners has secured an AUD $300k grant from the Victorian Government to enhance the state's agtech sector, part of a broader AUD $2.4m initiative.
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IWD 2024: Bridging gender gaps in the tech sector and startups
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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cybersecurity
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iwd
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acs
Ahead of IWD 2024, the stark contrast between rising female-owned startups and the persistent pay gap in the tech industry underlines the importance of bridging gender gaps.
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Rob Phillpot appointed strategic advisor at HammerTech
Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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ai
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us
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oracle
Rob Phillpot, co-founder of construction software giant Aconex, joins Melbourne-based firm HammerTech as strategic advisor, boosting the company's global expansion plans into an industry ripe for technological investment.
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LaunchVic Australia seeks next generation of local & international angels
Thu, 9th Aug 2018
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investment
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angel investments
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launchvic
The Australian state of Victoria is on a serious mission to find its next generation of startup angel and venture capital investors.
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Melbourne soliciting accelerator programmes to fill 500 Startups gap
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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accelerator
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500 melbourne
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500 startups
LaunchVic is seeking to invest up to AU$3mil per application in the best Australian or international accelerators and teams with proven track record.
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LaunchVic terminates 500 Startups partnership following 500 Melbourne lead’s resignation
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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launchvic
LaunchVic expressed to 500 Startups that without Rachael Neumann at the helm, they don’t believe the partnership will work.