We are Australia’s deep tech investment fund tackling the world’s biggest challenges by turning today’s scientific discoveries into tomorrow’s industries. Main Sequence works closely with scientists, researchers and industry collaborators to create, fund and accelerate new companies and industries that accelerate humanity for a more prosperous future. Main Sequence was set up in 2017 to manage the CSIRO Innovation Fund, founded by the Australian Government and the national science agency to reinvest its historic contributions into the successes of the future. Over the past four years, Main Sequence has invested in 39 companies changing the way healthcare is delivered, food is produced, spaces are connected and more. These investments have led to more than 60 company collaborative projects with universities and 19 projects with CSIRO.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2016
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series B
Portfolio 52
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 04.08.2023 | Plotlogic | plotlogic.... | $46M | Australia,... |
| 23.06.2023 | JDoodle - ... | jdoodle.co... | - | - |
| 23.06.2023 | Rainstick | rainstick.... | - | Australia |
| 13.06.2023 | Number8Bio... | number8.bi... | $1.8M | Australia,... |
| 31.05.2023 | Arlula | arlula.com | $1.89M | Australia,... |
| 29.03.2023 | Cauldron | cauldronfe... | $13.25M | Australia,... |
| 17.03.2023 | Quasar Sat... | quasarsat.... | $6M | Australia,... |
| 25.12.2022 | Avarni | avarni.co | $3M | Australia,... |
| 15.11.2022 | Psylo | psylo.bio | $5M | Australia,... |
| 05.11.2022 | me& | meand.com.... | - | - |
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Persons 28
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Gabrielle | Munzer | Partner | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
| - | Sarah | Pearson | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Virginia | Crawter | Head of Le... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Jack | Steele | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Ben | Hansky | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Jen | Baxter | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Amandeep | Hansra | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Emerald | Scofield | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Mike | Zimmerman | Partner | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Jo-Ann | Fonseka | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
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Mentions in press and media 39
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 21.03.2024 | Revolutionizing Precision Fermentation: Cauldron Ferm's $6.2... | Cauldron Ferm, an Australian hyper-fermentation company, has secured $6.25M in Series A funding to s... | parsers.vc... |
| 19.03.2024 | Investors Back Cauldron’s Plans for Global Network of Precis... | Precision fermentation company Cauldron Ferm announces it has secured AUD 9.5 million ($6.25M) in a ... | vegconomis... |
| 18.03.2024 | Cauldron raises $6.25m series A to scale continuous fermenta... | Australian startup Cauldron has raised AUD9.5 million ($6.25 million) in a series A round led by Hor... | agfunderne... |
| 22.11.2023 | Australian investors say capital limitations push founders t... | This is part of a survey of investors focused on Australia and New Zealand. The following responses ... | techcrunch... |
| 19.10.2023 | Eden Brew aims to hit the market with animal-free ‘milk’ in ... | Barely a month goes by without a new player entering the ‘animal-free’ dairy category, with a flurry... | agfunderne... |
| 05.10.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Umiami raises $34.7m for plant-bas... | This week, French plant-based meat startup Umiami snagged €32.5m ($34.7m) to take its whole cuts pla... | agfunderne... |
| 28.07.2023 | Main Sequence Holds First Close of Third Fund, at AU$450M | Main Sequence, the Australian deep tech investment fund founded by Australia’s national science agen... | finsmes.co... |
| 25.07.2023 | Main Sequence hits first close of $450M AUD for its third de... | Main Sequence, an Australian venture capital firm, said Wednesday it has raised the $450 million AUD... | techcrunch... |
| 15.06.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: HUNGRY bags $10m, USDA greenlights... | Funding rounds continue to be slow and on the low side. Catering tech startup HUNGRY raised new capi... | agfunderne... |
| 13.06.2023 | BREAKING: Number 8 Bio raises $1.2m for novel enteric methan... | Australian synthetic biology startup Number 8 Bio has raised A$1.8 million ($1.2 million) in a pre-s... | agfunderne... |
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