1、March 2025Victorian Startup Growth Report2024Page/2 Since 2016,Victorias startup ecosystem has outpaced global hubs like Singapore,Sydney,Tel Aviv,Stockholm,Amsterdam,and Berlin.With 3,500+startups valued at AU$132 billion,nearly 60%of new jobs are in Australia.Despite this,challenges remain in secu

2、ring early-stage investment,particularly in pre-seed funding.With the right focus,Victoria is well on its way to becoming a global leader in startups within five years.Leigh JasperLaunchVic ChairWhy this report?LaunchVic works with Dealroom.co to track the growth of Victorias startup sector,analysin

3、g its size,funding,and employment.These insights help measure the ecosystems expansion,from investment and job creation to its broader economic impact.This analysis spans a range of metrics,helping readers navigate Victorias startup landscape from VC investment trends and value generation over time

4、to job distribution across the startup lifecycle and the ecosystems biggest and fastest-growing sectors.While overall progress is strong,this years report spotlights frontier technology startups and university spinouts,revealing that while universities are producing startups,the numbers remain low.S

5、ource:Dealroom.coPage/3 dealroom.launchvic.orgExplore 3.5K startups and scaleups on the Victoria ecosystemPowered byPage/4 Scope of the reportDemographic FocusThis report focuses on more than 3.5K startups,of which 1.4K are VC-backed.It also includes startups that were founded in Victoria but later

6、relocated overseas,as long as they were established after 2004 and maintain a significant presence in the state.All 19 unicorns founded or headquartered in Victoria,between 1990 and 2003,are also included.Benchmarking ecosystemsThe ecosystems of Tel Aviv,Singapore,Stockholm,Sydney,Amsterdam and Berl