Tag: Main Sequence Ventures

Mining tech startup Plotlogic closes $43m Series B round

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Brisbane-based mining tech startup Plotlogic has raised $43 million in a Series B funding round to continue its expansion into North America and boost investment in R&D, as demand...

Main Sequence bags another $450m for its third fund

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Main Sequence Ventures raised $450 million for its third investment fund, bringing the venture capital firm’s total funds under management to more than $1 billion for the first time....

Seizing the moment on quantum computing

Posted on   |  by Bill Bartee
Australia has been at the forefront of quantum research for decades. And while the sector has only been brought to public attention in the last few years, we’re now...

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...

Main Sequence investment brings US robots firm to Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
CSIRO’s innovation fund Main Sequence Ventures has led a $39 million investment into RIOS Intelligent Machines which will see the US-based AI factory robots firm come to Australian shores....

Finally, VC wakes to innovation in manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
For a very long time now in Australia it has been possible to get venture capital for a yet-another gold mine or some FinTech app. But when manufacturing innovators...

Main Sequence and the next manufacturing wave

Posted on   |  by Brent Balinski
Where will we find the manufacturing successes of tomorrow? It’s a fair question, and there’s always a fair bit of guesswork involved. One answer was given by the federal...

Q-CTRL gets intelligence boost via In-Q-Tel

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The strategic investment by US intelligence-linked venture capital firm In-Q-Tel in the Sydney headquartered quantum startup Q-CTRL brings with it a lot more clout than money. Ironically the participation...