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💌 Aussie Startup & VC Summary | 6th December, 2025

LaunchVic shuts down, the Tech Council undergoes a shakeup, and Airwallex CEO Jack Zhang publicly clashes with Silicon Valley investor Keith Rabois, an early investor in Stripe. Plus, another startup hits the ASX and OS heads to WestTech!

OS Weekly

Silver Report recommends winding up LaunchVic and reducing total equity investment and risk exposure

Victoria looks to streamline a sprawling $660M investment landscape by abolishing LaunchVic as a standalone entity and consolidating equity under Breakthrough Victoria.

Ecosystem News

Cor raises $2M pre-seed for AI coach for software onboarding and education

The generative video AI agent is designed to act as an interactive coach and is already helping hyperscaling companies onboard customers without scaling the customer success team.

Pre-Seed

SecondQuarter Ventures Targets $4 Billion Liquidity Gap with Third Fund

The third fund comes as the global trend of prolonged exit timelines for high-growth tech companies continues to put pressure on early investors, employees, and founders seeking to realise paper gains.

Investment Fund

Pacific Channel Launches $55M Deep-Tech Fund With Sights on Australian University Spinoffs

Asia-Pacific venture capital firm Pacific Channel is launching its first local vehicle, Fund IV, targeting $55 million in deployment to early-stage Australian deep-tech startups.