LaunchVic Basecamp
Government fundMelbourne · Pre-Seed–Growth · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
LaunchVic works to strengthen the long-term success of Victoria's startup sector. Its 2024-2028 priorities emphasize raising awareness and advocacy via events and campaigns, supporting founders to start, grow, and scale global businesses, and developing the private early-stage investor landscape. It runs targeted grant rounds, the 30X30 program, and CivVic Labs, and is expanding into university-focused startup creation and a new Basecamp program to help seed to Series A founders make their first executive hires. It also funds investor education, angel networks, and early-stage VC funds.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 6, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 2 of 3 portfolio companiesData & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1EdTech ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:Australia×2
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAI-focused startup on a mission to improve farm safety in Australia.
Factor House builds enterprise tooling for real-time streaming data infrastructure, including Kpow (a UI and API for Apache Kafka) and Flex (for Apache Flink), unified in the Factor Platform for streaming observability.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMelbourne, AU
Derek Troy-West(Co-founder)inKylie Troy-West(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesAlice Anderson FundFlying Fox VenturesLighter CapitalOIF VenturesOur Innovation Fund
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFactor House · factorhouse.io · Oct 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does LaunchVic Basecamp invest at?
- LaunchVic Basecamp invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does LaunchVic Basecamp focus on?
- LaunchVic Basecamp focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is LaunchVic Basecamp located?
- LaunchVic Basecamp is headquartered in Melbourne, AU.
- Who does LaunchVic Basecamp co-invest with?
- LaunchVic Basecamp most often shares deals with Blackbird Ventures, Flying Fox Ventures, Lighter Capital, among 5 tracked co-investors.
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