Managing Partner, Main Sequence Ventures
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Profile of deep tech investor Main Sequence covering Elaine Stead's promotion to Partner, portfolio unicorns Gilmour Space and Advanced Navigation, CSIRO's expanded Atmosphere backing, and a fourth fund now being raised.
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Main Sequence announces Elaine Stead's promotion to Partner while preparing its fourth fund; CSIRO has lifted its commitment to the firm's Atmosphere pre-seed program, and two portfolio companies have reached unicorn status.
Diamond quantum hardware maker Quantum Brilliance raised $20 million in Series A funding from Main Sequence, In-Q-Tel and Australian government investors, and won a German agency contract for a mobile quantum computer.
Mint Payments names investor Huy Truong as Executive Chairman while director Bill Bartee retires from the board; Truong also took part in the company's December capital raise.
A Sydney GP who co-founded a medical investment syndicate has taken a principal role at a deep tech venture fund, joining shortly after another investor's promotion there.
Australia's Main Sequence fund promotes Gabrielle Munzer to Partner to lead its biotech push; the article also covers her finance background, the firm's company-building model, a UNSW accelerator, and recent diverse hires.
Main Sequence recounts how personal relationships across CSIRO, Woolworths, ANU and prior ventures converged over years to found plastic-recycling startup Samsara Eco.