Deep Tech Adventures #11 🚀
Main Sequence
Australia’s deep tech investment fund tackling the world’s biggest challenges
Welcome back to Main Sequence’s #DeepTech Adventures, here we share the most exciting updates and insights from our team and portfolio. Feel free to share feedback with our team, or connect with us via the link here 👉 Get in touch.
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Field Notes 👀
If you are a founder, the Slam Dunk Finance canvas can change your life
Alezeia Brown, Investment Manager, Main Sequence
Slam Dunk Finance (SDF) is a framework that alters how you think about business strategy. At Main Sequence, we work with founders to build clarity and alignment on their next value inflection point using SDF planners. This reverse planning process helps you envision the company you believe will exist in 18–24 months and test your objectives against market sentiment.
SDF helps you simultaneously build four crucial areas of your company:
1. Team: Attracting the “A” Team and ensuring key roles are in place.
2. Customers & Partners: Evidence of customer interest and right partners.
3. Utility & Proof: Derisked tech, working product, and hard-to-copy IP.
4. Revenue: Evidence of customers willing to pay and strategic funding.
Over a hundred companies have found this transformational in orientating their thinking in the last quarter alone. Join thousands of founders using SDF by contacting us here for early access to our SDF 2.0 playbook, launching soon on our website.
Resources for...Startups 📑
Life Cycle Analysis for Startups
Knowing your startup’s environmental impact is no mean feat, but the team over at The Melt are offering a targeted Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) service that helps organisations understand the full scope of their activities and improve sustainability performance.
With greater emphasis being placed on knowing #emissions and impact indicators (especially by investors or those looking towards their exit stage), The Melt provides verified results for investment decisions and supports compliance with upcoming reporting requirements.
Learn more here.
In the Labs 🧪
Welcome to ‘In The Labs’ where we share exciting insights into what’s happening behind the scenes. 🧪
Ahead of their exciting first launch, the Gilmour Space Technologies team have been preparing their Eris rocket at their new spaceport in Bowen, QLD. Take a look at the images below and find out more here.
Funding News 💸
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The big? 💡
What is the future of the alternative protein industry?
The plant-based protein industry is a prime example of the crucial interplay between risk and reward that characterises the VC ecosystem. While some companies in this sector have achieved standout success, others have provided valuable lessons. As a whole, this emerging industry holds the promise of enhancing food security for a growing global population.
Speaking with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) , Partner Phil Morle spoke about the issues facing the sector, and how Main Sequence is addressing them. 👇
Listen to the conversation here.
Portfolio Highlights ✨
🤖 Advanced Navigation : Worked with the WA Museum to unveil a 100-year-old shipwreck with “the clearest and most comprehensive dataset ever received.”
🪸 Uluu : Shared the beginnings of a ‘Made with Uluu’ textile, courtesy of their work with Deakin University.
📶 Morse Micro : Was named among the 10 Coolest IoT Hardware Companies in CRN’s 2024 Internet Of Things 50 list. CEO and co-founder Michael De Nil shared his insights into how their Wi-Fi HaLow tech is powering #IoT on Forbes .
👚 Samsara Eco : Launched the world’s first product made from enzymatically recycled polyester with lululemon .
☀️ SunDrive : Joined forces with AGL to explore a groundbreaking solar manufacturing facility in NSW’s Hunter Region.
🧱 MGA Thermal : Announced that Mark Croudace was stepping into the role of CEO, having previously held the Deputy CEO and CCO role.
🩺 Coviu Global : Welcomed Diana Pitts as CEO.
💽 Q-CTRL : CEO & Founder Professor Michael Biercuk spoke about his journey from quantum physicist to a quantum entrepreneur in Tokyo as part of Techcracker Labs.
🚀 Gilmour Space Technologies : Opened a new spaceport in Bowen that provides a launchpad to blast the first homegrown rocket into orbit.
🔒 Kasada : CEO Sam Crowther spoke to The Project about their investigation of a massive ticket scalping operation for in-demand events like Fred again…
💻 Trellis Data : Partnered with CCL Solutions Group and Cairn Advisory to collaborate on high-impact digital forensics using AI. Collaborated with Carahsoft to deploy AI solutions to Government and public sector departments in the USA.
📈 Avarni : Unveiled the first stage of Avarni V2, a major upgrade to their platform that introduces a robust infrastructure and an enhanced database.
News from the home base 🏠
From lab to market: How does Main Sequence’s creative guru communicate complex deep tech ideas?
Sitting down with the These Three Things podcast, Main Sequence’s Creative Lead Peter Chen shared his insights into the dynamic realm of deep tech and how he translates its complexities for a mass audience through creative communication.
Tune in to the full episode to delve deeper into Pete’s journey and the power of effective communication in propelling our ecosystem forward. 🎙
Job Highlights 👷
There are hundreds of exciting job opportunities available within our portfolio. Find your next career adventure on our jobs board or sign up for our jobs and opportunities newsletter. Highlights include:
Get in touch here 👉 https://www.mseq.vc/contact-us