Managing Partner, Main Sequence Ventures
Stories naming Bill Bartee. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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.
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.