Scaleups consulted as part of LaunchVic research found that 38% of scaleups identify finding Talent as a challenge to achieving higher growth. Scaleup Your Career Campaign is designed to help solve this problem by connecting suitably qualified change makers with scaleups. Over 12 weeks we'll be using outdoor and digital advertising to showcase how awesome it is to work at scaleup and provide tips for Change Makers on how to land a job.
LaunchVic’s tenth funding grant round focuses on capturing new ideas and initiatives to support the development of startup founders and entrepreneurs in the Victorian startup ecosystem. Unlike LaunchVic’s recent grant rounds, this round is ‘open’ meaning there is no specific focus. However we are requesting applications that align with our strategy.
Victorian coworking spaces are set to get a boost. New ‘Expert-In-Residence’ program will invest up to $25K per successful application to support the short-term appointment of experienced startup professionals for the benefit of coworking residents.
Additional experts building startup capability in Victorian coworking spaces. Congratulations to the second batch of coworking spaces to receive funding under our Expert-in-Residences (EIR) Program. Read more
We are proud to launch Melbourne's newest innovation hub - Laneways. A place that combines ideas, startups, networks, events, accelerators and working spaces for a brighter Startup economy within Victoria. Read more
LaunchVic, Victoria’s startup development agency, the first five coworking spaces to receive funding under its Experts-In-Residence (EIR) program. Read more
In this series; Redbubble was founded in Fitzroy, Victoria in 2006 when Peter, Martin and Paul sat around to talk about an idea. It's since become a global three-sided creative marketplace for artists to upload their work and it reproduced on-demand for customers. In 2018 Redbubble, still based in Melbourne, has been through it all; leadership changes, the Global Financial Crisis, a down-round, legal controversy, an Initial Public Offering and more.
If you have a startup or work in a startup LaunchVic has a wide-range of free or low to medium cost education and training available across topics ranging from export and growth skills, personal leadership and development through to investment and marketing support.
To complement our health startup funding, LaunchVic has a new research report that looks at the challenges and opportunities in Victoria so that we can continue to position Victoria as a globally recognised HealthTech hub.
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