LaunchVic
VC Fund
Melbourne, Australia
LaunchVic is a VC fund in Melbourne focused on Software and Education. LaunchVic works in partnership with entrepreneurs, industry, business, the community and their educational institutions to strengthen Victoria’s entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem.
- Total investments:
- 112
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 58%
- Fund size:
- $7.2M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries LaunchVic invests in
Stages LaunchVic invests in
Countries LaunchVic invests in
Contacts
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Dorana Wirne
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 11 (10%)
- Education 11 (10%)
- Financial Services 11 (10%)
- Non Profit 9 (8%)
- Health Care 9 (8%)
Stage
- Grant 48 (43%)
- Seed 24 (21%)
- Pre-Seed 16 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 9 (8%)
- Funding Round 2 (2%)
Country
- Australia 80 (71%)
- United States 3 (3%)
- Philippines 2 (2%)
- Norway 1 (1%)
- New Zealand 1 (1%)
Team
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Bronwen Clune
Digital Director
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Digital Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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David Williamson
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Dorana Wirne
Government Relations
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Government Relations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Elana Rubin
Deputy Chairman
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Deputy Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Kate Cornick
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 39 | Find email | |
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Investments
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Co-Labs Melbourne is a co-working space that offers laboratory spaces to biotech companies and life science startups for rent. | $274.2K / Grant / Jul 02, 2026 | |
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Ovum is a health technology platform described as an intelligent health journal and AI assistant designed specifically for women. | $2.8M / Seed / Jun 22, 2026 | |
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Cforge converts food and farm waste into valuable products. | $23.4K / Grant / Sep 15, 2025 | |
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WoolGrow Pellets produces biodegradable fertilizer pellets made from broad micron wool sourced from sheep. | $23.4K / Grant / Sep 15, 2025 | |
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PHNXX provides containerised clean and reliable energy solutions for business operations. | $1.1M / Seed / Mar 10, 2025 | |
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Factor House, previously known as Operatr.IO, is a software company that specializes in providing solutions for Apache Kafka. Their flagship product, kPow, is a JVM-based web application designed to simplify, secure, and enhance enterprise Kafka tooling. The company operates as a subsidiary of Factor House and is committed to delivering innovativesoftware engineering solutions in the SaaS industry. | $3.2M / Seed / Feb 13, 2025 | |
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Flowing Bee is a trailblazing SaaS startup revolutionising the way businesses understand and engage with their audiences. By blending cutting-edge AI with the principles of behavioural science, we empower marketing teams to unlock deep psychological insights and craft campaigns that drive real, measurable results.The Flowing Bee platformenables businesses to conduct behavioural studies, uncovering the “why” behind consumer decisions. From optimising marketing comms, to designing high-impact strategies, we help our clients stretch their marketing budgets and achieve their goals with precision and creativity.In the short time Flowing Bee has been operating, we have secured investment from some of Australia’s largest and most reputable VC firms, and have brought on ASX-listed customers across the retail, healthcare and financial services sectors | $1M / Pre-Seed / Feb 05, 2025 | |
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Ovum is a health technology platform described as an intelligent health journal and AI assistant designed specifically for women. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Feb 04, 2025 | |
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MyGigsters is a fintech infrastructure platform that enables marketplaces, gig platforms, and businesses to seamlessly onboard, pay, and support independent workers through embedded financial services.Founded in Australia, MyGigsters provides API-first financial infrastructure that allows platforms to automate workforce onboarding, identityverification, payment acceptance, payout orchestration, and worker financial benefits. The platform helps companies manage freelancers, contractors, drivers, and other independent professionals in a compliant and scalable way.MyGigsters solves key challenges in the gig economy, including delayed payouts, manual financial operations, compliance complexity, and lack of financial tools for independent workers. Through its embedded finance capabilities, platforms can offer features such as instant payouts, early access to earnings, automated payments, rewards programs, and financial services directly within their ecosystem.The company’s white-label infrastructure allows platforms to improve worker retention, reduce operational costs, and provide employee-like financial benefits to independent workers without building complex financial systems internally.MyGigsters operates globally and works with platforms across industries such as logistics, delivery, consulting, and on-demand services, helping power the financial infrastructure behind the future of work. | $1.1M / Seed / Jan 29, 2025 | |
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Elita platform combines dog stem cells with health data to help predict, prevent, and treat disease before symptoms appear. | $680.9K / Pre-Seed / Jan 17, 2025 | |
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FAQ
What does LaunchVic invest in?
LaunchVic invests primarily in Software, Education and Financial Services startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact LaunchVic?
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Who are the partners at LaunchVic?
The team at LaunchVic includes Bronwen Clune (Digital Director), David Williamson (Chief Financial Officer) and Dorana Wirne (Government Relations), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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