Larry Marshall
Managing Director @ Southern Cross Venture Partners
Sydney, Australia
Larry Marshall is a Series A investor at Southern Cross Venture Partners in Sydney focused on Software and Electronics. Dr Larry Marshall is a Managing Director of Southern Cross Venture Partners, based in the Palo Alto office. Previously he has founded or co-founded 6 successful companies in the laser/optical, semiconductor, and medical sectors, all of which have created exit events for investors, including 2 IPOs. Most recently he was co-Chairman of Arasor, adeveloper and manufacturer of integrated optical and wireless solutions. Larry holds 20 patents protecting numerous commercial products. He received a prestigious Federation Fellowship, chaired Advanced Solid State Photonics, and has over 100 publications and presentations including many popular articles on what he calls “Business Engineering”. Larry was born in Sydney Australia, and received his BS Honors from Macquarie University (Sydney), and PhD from the Commonwealth Centre of Excellence.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
Last updated:
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Industries Larry Marshall invests in
Stages Larry Marshall invests in
Countries Larry Marshall invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (23%)
- Electronics 3 (23%)
- Manufacturing 3 (23%)
- Semiconductor 2 (15%)
- Cyber Security 2 (15%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (23%)
- Funding Round 3 (23%)
- Seed 2 (15%)
- Series B 2 (15%)
- Series D 2 (15%)
Country
- United States 8 (62%)
- Australia 2 (15%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| FutureFeed focuses on lowering methane emissions from livestock using Asparagopsis. FutureFeed has been established by CSIRO with investment support from Woolworths, Graincorp, Harvest Road, and AGP Sustainable Real Assets/ Sparklabs Cultiv8. The company holds the global IP rights to technology developed by CSIRO, Meat, and LivestockAustralia, and James Cook University.FutureFeed will commercialize an innovative livestock feed ingredient that utilizes a specific type of seaweed, Asparagopsis, which can increase productivity and reduce methane emissions simultaneously.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 regulations allow.The company's new natural livestock feed ingredient is good for the animals, good for climate change, and great for business. | $9.3M / Series A / Aug 20, 2020 | ||
| Mocana is a developer of cybersecurity software solutions that protect Internet of Things (IoT) devices, operational technology, mission-critical systems, and industrial infrastructure. The company's on-device cybersecurity software and lifecycle management platform enable manufacturers and industrial companies to build self-defending systemsthat are tamper-resistant. Its tightly integrated solutions help companies to minimize the risk of a cyber breach, comply with industry standards, and protect intellectual property by ensuring that devices and processes are trusted end-to-end, from device manufacturing to deployment. Unlike IT network security approaches, Mocana enables devices to protect themselves and prevent malware from being installed.It was established in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $15M / Dec 12, 2013 | ||
| Precise Light Surgical, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. | $4.5M / Oct 15, 2013 | ||
| Brisbane Materials aims to be the leading supplier of anti-reflective and anti-soiling coatings for solar and other applications. Born out of the University of Queensland in 2005, Brisbane Materials builds on six years and significant investment in technology and application experience. Longer term, Brisbane Materials will extend its unique roomtemperature and atmospheric pressure synthesis of glass and ceramic coatings to a wide variety of materials systems and applications. | Series A / Sep 25, 2012 | ||
| CrossFiber develop and manufacture LiteSwitch Modules: flexible all-optical switching modules for a range of applications from ROADMs to automated fiber cross-connects. | $13.4M / Series D / Sep 12, 2012 | ||
| Mocana is a developer of cybersecurity software solutions that protect Internet of Things (IoT) devices, operational technology, mission-critical systems, and industrial infrastructure. The company's on-device cybersecurity software and lifecycle management platform enable manufacturers and industrial companies to build self-defending systemsthat are tamper-resistant. Its tightly integrated solutions help companies to minimize the risk of a cyber breach, comply with industry standards, and protect intellectual property by ensuring that devices and processes are trusted end-to-end, from device manufacturing to deployment. Unlike IT network security approaches, Mocana enables devices to protect themselves and prevent malware from being installed.It was established in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $25M / Series D / Aug 23, 2012 | ||
| Nitero is a fabless semiconductor company with offices in Austin, Texas and Melbourne Australia. They are designing an ultra-low power 60 GHz 802.11ad Wi-Fi solution that performs at speeds up to 10X faster than even the very latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi solutions – all that with close to zero latency.They spun out in 2011 from National ICT Australia(NICTA) and have benefited from years of their 60GHz commercial-focused research. In the past two years they put together a world class team and are aggressively developing a unique mobile-60GHz product.They are growing rapidly and seeking more world changers to join the effort. If you are looking for a challenging opportunity, check out their careers page and drop us a line. | $3.1M / Series B / Aug 07, 2012 | ||
| Shoes of Prey creates bespoke, hand-made women's shoes designed by the customer, and delivers them to anywhere in the world.Shoes of Prey has grown rapidly over 5 years and has won a number of awards including Online Retailer of the Year and Store Design of the Year at the World Retail Awards in Paris 2013.Founded in 2009, the company isheadquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. | $3M / Series A / Jun 06, 2012 | ||
| UpGuard is a cybersecurity platform that helps organizations monitor, assess, and manage cybersecurity risk across internal systems and third-party vendors. Its platform evaluates digital assets to identify security gaps, misconfigurations, and exposure points that may impact data protection and operational integrity. The company offers tools forvendor risk management, enabling teams to review and track the security posture of external partners. Its solutions also include attack surface monitoring, which maps internet-facing assets to detect vulnerabilities and unauthorized changes. UpGuard supports security teams with reporting and workflow features that assist in risk assessment, remediation tracking, and compliance alignment. | $1.2M / Seed / Jun 01, 2012 | ||
| Quantenna specializes in providing Wi-Fi solutions. Founded in 2006, Quantenna has demonstrated its leadership in Wi-Fi technologies with many industry firsts in the market. Quantenna continues to innovate with the mission to perfect Wi-Fi by establishing benchmarks for speed, range, efficiency, and reliability. Quantenna takes a multidimensionalapproach, from silicon, a system to software for Wi-Fi networks, and provides solutions for OEMs and service providers worldwide. | $79M / Private Equity / Apr 18, 2012 | ||
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Co-Investors
Southern Cross Venture Partners was launched in 2006 by veteran venture capitalists who have managed and operated companies themselves. Southern Cross Venture Partners assist early stage technology companies that demonstrate the potential for exceptional growth and market leadership build significant businesses. The founding principle of Southern Cross is partnership -- they are passionately committed to doing everything they can to help their portfolio companies succeed. Their team has a strong record of utilizing their start-up and management experience, industry knowledge, network of business/customer relationships, and recruiting skills to assist in building significant shareholder value. Southern Cross is currently investing in companies that fit their investment criteria. They prefer to act as lead or co-lead in the early stages where they have experience that can help build value rapidly. They do not have a minimum investment amount, however, a typical initial investment will be $2 million to $5 million with an ability to invest more money in later rounds.
Southern Cross Venture Partners Contacts
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John Scull
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Anneliese Bisson
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Bob Christiansen
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Frank Foster
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What does Larry Marshall invest in?
Larry Marshall invests primarily in Software, Electronics and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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