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Chief Investment Officer, Hostplus

Dr Sam Sicilia

Coverage

Stories naming Dr Sam Sicilia. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

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💫 Ramplify: November Nattering

Rampersand's newsletter announces it led Keeyu's $2.3 million pre-seed round, alongside portfolio updates from Quantum Brilliance, Cuttable, Hatch and Goterra, plus job listings and reflections on domain founders and Australian venture capital.

Also Rampersand·quantumwire.com·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·semiconductorindustrymonthly.com

Funding announcement

The Australian investors betting big on fusion – the “holy grail” of nuclear tech

Feature on Australian capital moving into fusion energy: super fund Hostplus backs Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Foxglove Capital's Matt Bungey backs Type One, and startup HB11 Energy pursues laser proton-boron fusion locally.

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Main Sequence surpasses $1 billion funds under management for deep tech as it launches new Fund

Deep tech venture firm Main Sequence has reached an initial A$450 million close on its third fund, pushing money under management past A$1 billion; Hostplus, Temasek and CSIRO are among the backers.

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·Business News Australia·TechCrunch Venture

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Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: Intersekt highlights, $100m Kiwi exit, tech sucker trade, the week in raises

A weekly technology roundup reporting a New Zealand booking software firm's sale, an Australian beauty retailer's acquisition, several venture raises, executive share sales at an e-commerce firm, and a new government fund committee.

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily

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