Venture capital fund
Stories naming Main Sequence Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney-based defence AI startup Breaker raised $9 million Seed funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners to develop voice-controlled autonomous system software for militaries.
MGA Thermal secured $17 million led by IP Group Australia to scale manufacturing and commercial rollout of its industrial thermal energy storage blocks.
Orange-based deep tech startup Cauldron Ferm secured $19 million led by Main Sequence Ventures to scale biomanufacturing technology and meet growing government and corporate demand.
University of Sydney spin-out Deteqt, building diamond quantum chip magnetometers for defence and mining, closed a $5 million seed round led by Main Sequence.
Melbourne defence tech startup Arkeus raised $25M in a Series A led by QIC Ventures at a reported $100M valuation, funding Queensland manufacturing expansion.
Brisbane drone mapping firm Emesent secures $15 million SAFE Note plus $10 million venture debt from federal government's National Reconstruction Fund.