Increasingly, we are seeing the essential role the food system can play in our mission to Decarbonise the Planet while scaling to Feed 10B People by 2050. The companies we’re most excited by — and the ones getting the most traction — have figured out how to work across the…

Please welcome our new Partner at Main Sequence — Gabrielle Munzer — This is a big moment. We have just promoted our first Partner at Main Sequence. Here’s the story about how Gabrielle Munzer (“Gabs”) and Main Sequence found each other and arrived at this incredibly exciting moment. This story begins with a phone call It was from Tushar Roy. He had interviewed a remarkable candidate to join Square…

Finding the right fit for someone to join the Main Sequence family is no small feat, which is why we are thrilled to introduce Danielle Haj Moussa to our team as an Investment Analyst. Danielle impressed us from day one when it was clear that her passion, insight and background…

5 reasons why you should press that apply button to get into venture capital — After joining venture capital firm Main Sequence six months ago, I can honestly say that it has been one of the best decisions I’ve made. So for those of you who are considering making a change, in particular those who wish to come join the Australian venture community, here are…

At Main Sequence we are building, nurturing and funding deeptech companies to tackle many of the world’s greatest challenges. With global GDP is set to double by 2050, our “Supercharge Industrial Productivity” Challenge focuses on backing transformational companies that help meet our planet’s surging demand for economic production, while doing…

Our remarkable new people — welcome to AB and Jun — People are the pixie dust that can move a venture firm from good to great. As investors, our blind spots are the biases that grow and then calcify from past experiences. So much of the task is to have an insight that others can’t see. …

Innovation happens because of people. This is how a few of them made an infinite plastic recycling company — Cathy Foley, Australia’s Chief Scientist, once shared this drawing with me. It shows how WiFi came to be invented. Look at it! Messy, but marvellous. It is the froth of innovation in action. ‘Innovation’. Post-it notes, hackathons and demo days. Smoke without fire perhaps? This story is about innovation and…

In venture investing there’s often a debate about the weight that should be placed on markets vs. founders: is it better to back a great founder in a challenging market, or a mediocre founder in a terrific market? With Regrow.Ag …

It ‘takes a village’ to build something huge — Eden Brew is making animal-free dairy that is good for humans and good for the planet. The company was co-founded by Main Sequence, CSIRO (Australia’s national science agency), Norco (Australia’s biggest dairy co-op) and ex-Woolworths exec, Jim Fader. — In February 2020, I wrote to James Petrie, the CEO of…