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Managing Partner, Hatcher+
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Partner | Hatcher+ | Wholesale Investor, Forbes Australia, SmartCompany |
| Deputy Chairman | Rex Airlines | @AuManufacturing |
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Wholesale Investor's news listing spanning Australian private capital: deep-tech and biotech company profiles, property and crypto commentary, Q1 2026 venture funding totals, and guides to wholesale investor qualification.
Grain-grading AI startup Cropify has landed $2 million, anchored by Brisbane agrifood VC Mandalay Venture Partners with Singapore's Hatcher+ — their first joint deal — while Mandalay's own fund has drawn roughly $27 million in commitments.
Rex Airlines takes a 20 per cent stake and a board seat in Dovetail Electric Aviation, a Sydney startup retrofitting electric propulsion, which earlier won a $3 million government research grant.
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