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Ecosystem partner delivering pre-accelerator programs
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Jumpstart Studio raised.
Companies Jumpstart Studio acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sangeeta Mulchandani | Founder | SmartCompany, LaunchVic |
Stories naming Jumpstart Studio. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
As Breakthrough Victoria and LaunchVic combine into Innovation Victoria, nine partner organisations will share government funding to run pre-accelerator programs for founders at the idea stage.
Breakthrough Victoria highlights portfolio achievements including Amber Electric's forty-five million dollar raise, Bygen and Diag-Nose grants, and Quantum Brilliance series A funding.
Also Breakthrough Victoria·Breakthrough Victoria·RenewEconomy·Startup Daily·RenewEconomy·Dealroom
Press Play Ventures, a program for aspiring women founders, took out the GSD trophy at Startup Daily's 2025 awards; alumni noted include GonGlobal, which raised pre-seed funding, and Umbrellus, now in a LaunchVic challenge.
Data centre company AirTrunk's multi-billion-dollar sale to Blackstone and a Canadian pension board is celebrated by founders of South Asian heritage, who see Robin Khuda's journey as inspiration for Australia's startup ecosystem.
Also Forbes Australia·ARN (ARNnet)·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
Victoria's startup agency is giving Flying Fox Ventures and Jumpstart Studio $300,000 each to run pre-accelerator programs for women founders, alongside continued backing of the Alice Anderson Fund.
Australian manufacturing roundup: Zip Water appoints a marketing director, EMVision triggers a milestone payment, Kleos Space faces bankruptcy, AnteoTech secures placement commitments, and LaunchVic funds two women-founder pre-accelerators.