Main Sequence

Ready to kick off your career in the venture space? 🚀 The University of Sydney is on the lookout for experienced and dynamic individuals to join their Venture Investment Team and Commercialisation Team, focusing on identifying and supporting promising investment opportunities that drive innovation across Australia. Additionally, our portfolio company Emesent is seeking a new member for their Board of Directors — someone with extensive mining experience at the C-suite level, including a strong network and industry-specific expertise. Explore these exciting opportunities and find the perfect role for you below. 👇 #Hiring

Are you coming to #Tech23? Australia’s biggest deep tech festival kicks off in two weeks.💥 Alongside celebrating the 23, the event brings Australia’s startup community together to learn, collaborate and grow. Our Main Sequence team will be on the ground, and invite you down to Pyrmont to learn about some of Australia’s incredible deep tech innovators (including portfolio company Nourish Ingredients). What are you waiting for! Grab your tickets at the link in the comments. 👇  #CxT23 #deeptech

Navigating the tech world can be tricky and at times it's hard to know where to start. 🤖 To help unravel the complexities of tech and programming, the JDoodle team have launched a new podcast — ‘Programmable’. It will dive deep into the world of technology, featuring interviews with tech innovators and brilliant minds who share experiences, challenges and insights from the industry. Episode one, featuring JDoodle’s Gokul Chandrasekaran and Coviu Global founder Silvia Pfeiffer, is out now. Take a listen via the comments. 🎧

🌿 Curious about the future of climate resilience? In Sydney on 23 July, join Alezeia Brown at a breakfast panel alongside Jacqueline Fox, Tom Ferrier and our portfolio company Regrow Ag’s APAC GM Devon Long to delve into the critical intersection of #climate impacts for both farmers and the everyday homeowner. Secure your spot now via the link in the comments 👇 #DeepTech

While the new wave of #AI brings massive potential, there are underlying risks that must be considered. ⚠ In Sydney on 18 July, Alezeia Brown will join a panel alongside Liming Zhu and Moana Nottage to explore the risks and responsible use of AI through an #ESG lens. Focusing the discussion on potential impacts for investors, directors, and managers, it's not one to miss. Secure your spot now via the link in the comments. #DeepTech

The quarterly Cut Through Venture quarterly funding report for Q2 2024 has arrived, heralding insights into how the Aussie startup ecosystem is changing. 🚀 It’s been a difficult few years for Australia’s startup ecosystem, but the latest figures point to optimism returning to the sector, with $100M+ raises, like Samsara Eco’s recent raise, delivering the strongest funding quarter since Q4 2022. Reports like this one are such an important part of our industry, offering a benchmark of our progress, but also calling further attention to areas for improvement. Proud to play a small part in helping pull this together. Curious about how the Australian VC landscape is progressing? Take a look at the link in the comments. 👇

Ensuring our world stays connected is vital, which is why we're excited to congratulate MILLIBEAM on their latest AU$6M funding raise! 👏 This new funding positions MILLIBEAM to grow its team and fast-track its mission to make ultra-fast mmWave 5G both accessible and affordable, revolutionising the future of connectivity. 🌐 We’re proud to deepen our investment alongside Breakthrough Victoria, and look forward to what’s next for CEO and Founder Venkata Gutta and the team. #Connectivity #5G #mmWaves

Australia is rich in innovation, particularly when it comes to solving complex challenges in food, climate, and more. It may feel like a buzzword but deep tech — solutions grounded in science or engineering — is a growing opportunity. 🌱 Our country’s research strength is a springboard for global-scale innovation, and these great ideas need support to flourish. Main Sequence exists to connect venturing with groundbreaking research to maximise impact. Whether you’re a researcher, entrepreneur, or enthusiast, there could be a place for you in our growing ecosystem. Read on in the comments for more on where to start. 🚀 You can also explore the future of deep tech with us at Cicada Innovations x #Tech23 next month. Read more about this year’s cohort — including portfolio company Nourish Ingredients — below and secure your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/gjD2D44X

Every year, the Tech Council of Australia invites some of the most incredible innovators to the Parliamentary Innovative Tech Showcase to exhibit their groundbreaking technologies and how they are changing the face of the world in different ways. This year, we’re proud to see five of our portfolio companies — Advanced Navigation, Diraq, Gilmour Space Technologies, Q-CTRL, and Trellis Data — invited to the event to demonstrate their top-notch innovations. This recognition is a testament to their hard work and the future of #DeepTech in Australia. We look forward to seeing more achievements from them in the future. ✨

Are you an experienced entrepreneur looking for your next opportunity in #Australia? Convinced that there is a huge opportunity for #robotics to be turbocharged by #generativeAI ? Excited about the chance to join an outstanding technical / founding team to build a global business from 0 to 1? Intrigued by the idea of working closely with Main Sequence to build your company? Please DM me or see job link in the comments…