{"id":37287,"date":"2023-10-20T14:49:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/victoria-continues-push-to-be-startup-state-with-new-initiatives-and-a-locals-big-expansion-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:49:11","slug":"victoria-continues-push-to-be-startup-state-with-new-initiatives-and-a-locals-big-expansion-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/victoria-continues-push-to-be-startup-state-with-new-initiatives-and-a-locals-big-expansion-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria continues push to be startup state with new initiatives and a local\u2019s big expansion – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Victorian government has outlined further strategic initiatives to bolster the state\u2019s startup ecosystem at the launch of a local tech company\u2019s big new headquarters in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

At the opening of\u00a0<\/span>Sidekicker<\/a>\u2019s Melbourne office,\u00a0minister for small business, innovation and trade Philip Dalidakis told\u00a0<\/span>StartupSmart<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>a key aim of its $60 million LaunchVic fund is to grow accelerators and local co-working spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in a very focused roll out of that model will see more and more companies locate into Victoria not just because the talent pool is there but because they know the government support is there,\u201d Dalidakis says.<\/p>\n

Major announcements in the festival, startup and tech space are underway, he says, including a state-wide mentoring program for entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

Dalidakis says they are strategically creating scale for local startups to make Victoria the number one destination.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have undertaken a very specific program of attracting overseas companies within the tech industry to locate here in Melbourne,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Sidekicker CEO Thomas Amos says\u00a0<\/span><\/i>he looks forward to building a great relationship with the Victorian government and growing Melbourne\u2019s startup community.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of the Melbourne tech sector, we\u2019re very eager to provide more job opportunities, flexibility in choice for workers and doing all that through a beautiful iPhone app,\u201d Amos tells\u00a0<\/span>StartupSmart<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Sidekicker, an on-demand workforce platform, launched its rebranded website on Wednesday and is projected to facilitate more than $15 million worth of work this year.<\/p>\n

Melbourne is a great place to launch operations and continue strong growth across Australia and New Zealand, Amos says.<\/p>\n

He says the increase in startups locating themselves in Victoria is exciting because it will mean more young people can get exposure to successful startup companies, which will create a great foundation for them to launch their own ventures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I graduated from uni the choices were the big four accounting firms and banks and now graduating students have got options to work at companies by the likes of Sidekicker or Uber in Victoria,\u201d Amos says.<\/p>\n

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With global brands like Zendesk, Square, Slack, Eventbrite and GoPro choosing to locate their Asia-Pacific headquarters in Victoria, Dalidakis claims the state is the startup capital of Australia, even compared to one of Sydney\u2019s strengths.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the fact that some people try and rate Sydney for fintech, unequivocally Victoria\u2019s got more fintech companies starting up and located here right now,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Follow\u00a0StartupSmart\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Facebook<\/i><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Twitter<\/i><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>LinkedIn<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>SoundCloud.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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