Phil Morle is a partner at the venture capital firm Main Sequence, where he leads its Feed 10 Billion People challenge. He chairs several companies Main Sequence co-founded, including Eden Brew, Samsara Eco, v2food and RapidAIM, and is a director of Nourish Ingredients, Coviu Global and Q-CTRL.
Before Main Sequence he co-founded Pollenizer, the first tech incubator in Asia Pacific, and was chief technology officer of the file-sharing company Kazaa. In 2016 he led and designed ON, CSIRO's national deep tech accelerator program. He is also a former theatre director.
On Day One's History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem interview series, he explained the struggles incubators often face, and he also features in the companion documentary.
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Start herePhil Morle explains the struggles that incubators often faceHis own interview, drawing on his experience co-founding an incubator to explain why incubators struggle.
Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem With Jodie Fox, Alfred Lo, Hamish Hawthorn, Cameron Adams, Evan Thornley, John Allsopp, Malcolm Turnbull, Ian Gardiner, Mick Liubinskas, Matt Barrie, Mark Pesce, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Simon Thomsen, Silvia Pfeiffer, Dean McEvoy, Alan Noble, Niki Scevak, Alan Jones
The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series Key moments from Phil Morle explains the struggles that incubators often face.
“Too many great companies are invisible to the people that can help them, because the founders are failing to communicate why that's valuable.”
Partner, Main Sequence Ventures
Co-founder & CEO · Pollenizer
CTO · Kazaa
Founder & Artistic Director · Kaos Theatre
Sources: mseq.vc
Main Sequence is an Australian venture capital firm that invests in deep tech companies, including those built on public research.
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Adam SpencerHost, Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem 
Jodie FoxCo-founder & former Chief Creative Officer, Shoes of Prey 
Alfred LoChief Commercial & Product Officer, Harvest B 
Hamish HawthornVP Corporate Development, Propeller Aero 
Cameron AdamsCo-founder & Chief Product Officer, Canva 
Evan ThornleyCo-Founder & CEO, LongView 
John AllsoppCo-Founder, Large Language Law 
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