News

Amber Electric: giving households smarter control of energy
Amber Electric is a Melbourne-based climate technology company helping households make smarter use of their energy consumption in a rapidly changing system.

Diag-Nose.io mapping a unified airway.
Melbourne‑based medtech Diag-Nose.io is developing a new generation of precision medicine tools designed to improve how chronic respiratory diseases.

Fellowship Investment Update: Michelle Chen
Mental Jam founder Michelle Chen (RMIT University PHD graduate) is developing mobile video games co-created with people who have lived experience of mental health challenges.

Venture Growth Fund
The Venture Growth Fund (VGF) offers eligible high-growth startups access to venture credit of between $50,000 and $5 million, helping create jobs and driving economic growth.

Inside Ochre: A Startup Program for First Nations Entrepreneurs
The Ochre pre-accelerator program supports Indigenous founders at the earliest-stages of their entrepreneurial journey.

Innovation Victoria Fund Investments
In addition to direct investment, and grants, Innovation Victoria has a number of strategic investments in a series of leading Venture Capital funds.

YieldX
YieldX has developed a patented technology called the Omni-System.

How Remarkable Is Turning Disabilitytech Ideas Into Impact
Launcher is a pre-accelerator program for early-stage founders and startups to test, validate and build their Disability Tech solutions.

La Trobe University's Eagle Fund
The launch of the La Trobe University Eagle Fund marks a significant milestone in Victoria’s innovation ecosystem.

How Oho Protects Australia’s Most Vulnerable
Oho is Australia’s only continuous workforce screening platform. It connects to 23 government registers to verify an employee’s right-to-work and their safeguarding credentials for organisations.
Deep Sleep Health Is Scaling a New Model for Sleep Care
Clinical psychologist and researcher Dr Sumedha Verma has made it her mission to help people achieve a restful night’s sleep.

Recent Good News from our portfolio
It’s been another strong period of momentum across the Innovation Victoria portfolio, with companies continuing to secure major grants, international partnerships, regulatory milestones and global recognition. Here's a wrap of some of the good news across April and May this year.