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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Tech's climate fight, another big raise week, valuations set to fall?

Ignition Lane's weekly technology roundup: climate-tech funding activity, Grok's bid for AGL, King River Capital's digital asset fund, a batch of Australian startup raises, Maropost acquisitions, GigSuper's collapse and a National AI Centre appointment.

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Fund manager V-Ignite named to back Victorian startups

LaunchVic has chosen new fund manager V-Ignite, led by Neil Stanford and Brighid Pappin, to run Victoria's startup capital fund, which will raise from private investors to match a government cornerstone commitment.

LaunchVic chooses a new Fund-of-Funds firm to raise $60 million for the Victorian Startup Capital Fund

Victoria's startup agency has picked a new fund-of-funds firm started by two ex-Hostplus investors to build a state-backed vehicle, with the government cornerstone committed and a matching private raise still to come.

Fund manager named to back Victorian startups

Victoria's startup agency has chosen a new fund manager, led by two venture sector figures, to run its startup capital fund, which will now seek investor commitments alongside the government's cornerstone contribution.