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Seed Investor (SparkLabs Cultiv8)
Jun 2017
FutureFeed Pty Ltd was established by CSIRO with investment support from Woolworths Group, GrainCorp, Harvest Road and AGP Sustainable Real Assets/ Sparklabs Cultiv8. The company holds the global IP rights to technology developed by CSIRO, Meat and Livestock Australia and James Cook University.
FutureFeed is commercialising an innovative livestock feed ingredient that utilises a specific type of seaweed, Asparagopsis, which reduces methane emissions by 80% or more. Improved feed efficiencies have also been observed in our early studies, and we are seeking to confirm these observations in a large herd trial whose results will be published in mid-2023.
Livestock feed with FutureFeed is the solution. It could improve farm profitability and will tackle climate change without adverse impact on livestock productivity. FutureFeed may also provide farmers access to other income streams through carbon markets and provide access to premium niche markets through a low carbon footprint and environmentally friendly product where markets and regulation allow.
Our new natural livestock feed ingredient is good for the animals, good for climate change and great for business.
Seed Investor (SparkLabs Cultiv8)
Jan 2017
Environmental management, reimagined. At Dendra, we transform how you monitor, protect, and restore large-scale ecosystems. With ultra-high-resolution maps and AI-powered insights, the Dendra Platform drives targeted, data-backed interventions every step of the way. Headquartered in Oxford, UK, and with global operations, we deliver unique ecosystem insights to asset owners, operators, and engineers across Mining, Oil & Gas, and Infrastructure sectors. Our platform supports operational efficiency, decarbonization, and reinforces the ‘license to operate.’ We are the platform of choice for environmental restoration and management, driving effective outcomes across terrestrial, aquatic, and built environments. Learn more at www.dendra.io.
Seed Investor (SparkLabs)
Jun 2016
Genies is cultures leading avatar technology company with a mission to power an interoperable identity layer across the internet. Genies Tool Kit includes its unique Avatar and Interoperable Frameworks, which enables developers, artists, creators, companies, and platforms to build gamified avatar experiences and universes - all connected through the Genies’ interoperable layer. Through early avatar adoption by cultural tastemakers such as Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Cardi B, Migos, and DJ Khaled, Genies set out to build tools and use cases that would enable limitless compatibility and customization of their avatars for everyone. With offices in LA and SF, the company has raised 200M from investors including Silver Lake, BOND, NEA, and Bob Iger.
Seed Investor (SparkLabs)
Jan 2016
88rising (stylized as 88⬆) is an American mass media company that founded in 2015 by Sean Miyashiro describes as a "hybrid management, record label, video production and marketing company." The company has gained popularity as a musical platform and label for Asian artists such as Keith Ape, Rich Brian, Joji, NIKI, and Higher Brothers.
Headquartered in New York City, the company also has offices in Los Angeles and Shanghai. Outside of its core group, the company has collaborated with other artists such as Ghostface Killah, 21 Savage, XXXTentacion, Trippie Redd, Ski Mask the Slump God, Kris Wu, Yaeji, and others.
Seed Investor (SparkLabs)
Jan 2016
Andela was created with one thing in mind: Brilliance is evenly distributed, but opportunity isn’t. Our platform bridges that gap. We specialize in helping our highly-skilled, global technology talent community in emerging markets, connect with hundreds of leading companies like InVision, Cloudflare, and ViacomCBS who leverage Andela to scale their technology teams quickly and cost-effectively. Our talent spans six continents and Andela is backed by investors including Generation Investment Management, SoftBank, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Spark Capital, and Google Ventures.
Board Member, Investor (SparkLabs)
Feb 2014
Lifesum’s holistic approach to wellness helps you to understand how nutrition impacts core pillars of health, including sleep, exercise, and mental wellbeing.
Lifesum for Work, our leading corporate well-being service is trusted by the worlds leading organisations, including Amazon, General Electric, and PayPal. Interested in improving your team’s nutritional behaviours, engagement, and productivity? Get in touch with us at partners@lifesum.com, or read more here lifesum.com/work
Board Member, Investor (Horizon Ventures)
Sep 2011
Fixmo Inc. is the mobile risk management (MRM) company that helps organizations identify, mitigate and manage the risks associated with mobile devices in the workplace. The company’s MRM solutions enable protected and compliant mobile computing, helping organizations embrace a wide range of mobile devices and applications while maintaining system integrity, protecting confidential data and proving regulatory compliance. Fixmo’s MRM technology has been developed as part of a Co-operative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
Fixmo is headquartered in Sterling, Virginia and Toronto, Canada.
Board Member, Investor (Horizon Ventures until Yahoo Acquisition)
2011
Simple, intuitive and elegant. Summly redefines news for the mobile world with algorithmically generated summaries from thousands of sources. Innovative gestures, animations and great summaries make reading the news fun: easy to use, easy to scan, easy to read, clear and concise.
Nick D’Aloisio launched Summly in December 2011 as a tech summarization prototype that garnered significant interest worldwide. With backing from Horizons Ventures, and help from many NLP and AI experts around the world, Nick and the Summly team have been able to further develop summarization technology, the first result being the new Summly mobile news app.
Summly has developed a technology with SRI and the top NLP scientists in the world that automatically summarizes natural language into coherent paragraphs. Summly's investors include Li Ka-Shing, Rupert Murdoch, Stephen Fry, Yoko Ono, Ashton Kutcher, Brian Chesky, Mark Pincus, Josh Kushner Joanna Shields, Vivi Nevo and a host of others.
Summly launched in November 2012 and received Apple's Award for Best Apps of 2012 for Intuitive Touch, as well as being featured in over 50 countries as App of the Week. Over 90 million summaries have been read by Summly's users.
Board Member, Investor (Horizon Ventures until Google Acquisition)
Feb 2009
An awesome virtual personal assistant coming to a handset near you soon.
Board Member, Investor (Horizon Ventures)
2009
Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity—by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in Sweden in 2008. Discover, manage and share over 70m tracks for free, or upgrade to Spotify Premium to access exclusive features including offline mode, improved sound quality, and an ad-free music listening experience.
Today, Spotify is the most popular global audio streaming service with 365m users, including 165m subscribers across 178 markets. We are the largest driver of revenue to the music business today.
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2025
Co-Founder
Feb 2025
Our mission is to accelerate the frontiers of AI globally - by building the Sovereign AI Cloud and Infrastructure with the cyber-security, accuracy, and ownership that countries need for AI in critical national functions - such as defense, health, finance and other core government industries - and enables them to develop a strong local AI ecosystem.
2024
2023
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Investment Committee
Jun 2022
Cultiv8 Funds Management (Cultiv8) is a unique, commercial, and sustainably focused Funds Group, investing and partnering with companies driving innovation in global agriculture and food. We take an active, collaborative approach to solve real problems, develop solutions to increase farm productivity, modernise supply chains and create novel high-value products. We believe that impact is achieved when opportunities are sustainably commercialised.
Cultiv8 is committed to developing a range of investment funds focused on innovation in Agri-Food Tech. We are dedicated to investing in and expanding global innovative businesses, whilst leveraging Australia’s world class industries, research and expanding technologies.
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