Victoria\u2019s startup agency LaunchVic has kicked of the \u2018Startups Start Here\u2019 campaign, championing the state\u2019s most successful startups and scaleups, and encouraging more Victorians to commercialise their ideas.<\/p>\n
The first-of-its-kind Victorian Government advertising campaign \u2013 distributed across the State for 12 weeks beginning earlier this month \u2013 will promote entrepreneurship and celebrate the achievements of the diverse $91 billion startup ecosystem that now employs more than 52,000 Victorians.<\/p>\n
Startups Start Here tells the story of some of Victoria\u2019s best startups, and how the people and place backed them to be where they are today. <\/p>\n
Featuring some of the State\u2019s best founders including Zac Leigh of Tixel, Hannon Comazzetto of AirRobe, Ben Pfisterer of Zeller, Dr Ben Hurst of HotDoc, Kim Teo of Mr Yum, Jordy and Julia Kay of Great Wrap and Jeanette Cheah of Hex their stories aim to inspire the next wave of budding entrepreneurs to start their startups here.<\/p>\n
Victoria\u2019s forward-thinking and resilient startup ecosystem supports approximately 2,950 scaling and successful businesses, according LaunchVic data (from Dealroom) released as part of a new interactive map showing the location of the state\u2019s startup.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Startups Start Here campaign is about putting the State\u2019s most exciting companies on a pedestal and showing how the people and the place have backed them to be where they are today. Victoria is doing an amazing job producing globally competitive companies, but not enough people know,\u201d LaunchVic CEO Dr Kate Cornick said.<\/p>\n
\u201cStartup founders shaping the future of Victoria should be revered \u2013 much like our sports stars \u2013 so they can inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs from all across our State.\u201d<\/p>\n
LaunchVic remains the only state government startup agency with a mandate to proactively grow the startup ecosystem since its inception in 2016. Since then, the value of the ecosystem has grown 16-fold to $91B \u2013 the same size that Tel Aviv was in 2016 \u2013 and has become the home of 19 unicorns (80% reaching that status after 2017).<\/p>\n
View the campaign at: https:\/\/launchvic.org\/startups-start-here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Victoria\u2019s startup agency LaunchVic has kicked of the \u2018Startups Start Here\u2019 campaign, championing the state\u2019s most successful startups and scaleups, and encouraging more Victorians to commercialise their ideas. The first-of-its-kind Victorian Government advertising campaign \u2013 distributed across the State for 12 weeks beginning earlier this month \u2013 will promote entrepreneurship and celebrate the achievements of […]<\/p>\n