Minister for Innovation, Medical Research and the Digital Economy, Victorian Government
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Innovation, Medical Research and the Digital Economy | Victorian Government | Startup Daily (17 Aug 2022), LaunchVic (17 Aug 2022), Startup Daily (3 Aug 2022), LaunchVic (2 Aug 2022), Startup Daily (23 Feb 2022) |
| Minister for Innovation, Medical Research and the Digital Economy | state Labor government | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Jaala Pulford. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Victoria granted $900,000 across three new angel networks to back early-stage startups, while LaunchVic grant recipient Archangel Ventures has launched a $25 million venture capital fund.
LaunchVic's sidecar fund for women-led startups has deployed co-investments across eleven companies in year one, with Telecare, Age Up Health and Conserving Beauty named, and targets 60 founders by 2024.
LaunchVic marks one year of its government-backed Alice Anderson Fund for women-led startups, citing its investments and Telecare's seed round led by Australian Medical Angels.
LaunchVic has chosen new fund manager V-Ignite, led by Neil Stanford and Brighid Pappin, to run Victoria's startup capital fund, which will raise from private investors to match a government cornerstone commitment.
Victoria's startup agency has picked a new fund-of-funds firm started by two ex-Hostplus investors to build a state-backed vehicle, with the government cornerstone committed and a matching private raise still to come.