Michael Zimmerman
Partner @ Main Sequence Ventures
Sydney, Australia
Michael Zimmerman is a seed investor at Main Sequence Ventures in Sydney focused on Software and Information Technology. Michael brings over 20 years experience in strategy, business development and general management of technology startups and other high growth companies. Michael founded BuildingIQ in 2009 and served as its CEO until 2013. Prior to founding the company, Michael was a General Partner at Technology Venture Partners (TVP), a leading Australian venturecapital firm. Prior to TVP, he was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Altos Ventures, and a senior executive at iOwn Holdings, a leading Internet mortgage company (sold to Citigroup in 2001). Previously, Michael worked with Bain & Company and Goldman Sachs. He holds a BA with Honors from Amherst College and an MBA from Stanford Business School.
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 44%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Zimmerman invests in
Stages Michael Zimmerman invests in
Countries Michael Zimmerman invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $741k–$6.4M
- Series A
- $2.3M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (33%)
- Information Technology 4 (22%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (22%)
- FinTech 3 (17%)
- AgTech 2 (11%)
Country
- Australia 8 (44%)
- United States 4 (22%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Breaker develops cutting-edge software that transforms the interaction between humans and machines. Our platform leverages advanced decision-making, natural language communication, and enhanced perception to enable sophisticated autonomous capabilities in machines previously only achievable with human oversight. Designed for diverse industries,Breakers’ software facilitates a new level of efficiency and versatility in uncrewed systems, promising to revolutionize the way autonomous assets operate and collaborate with humans. Our mission is to make intelligent, autonomous collaboration a reality, bridging the gap between human intuition and machine precision. | $6.4M / Seed / Feb 17, 2026 | ||
| Breaker develops cutting-edge software that transforms the interaction between humans and machines. Our platform leverages advanced decision-making, natural language communication, and enhanced perception to enable sophisticated autonomous capabilities in machines previously only achievable with human oversight. Designed for diverse industries,Breakers’ software facilitates a new level of efficiency and versatility in uncrewed systems, promising to revolutionize the way autonomous assets operate and collaborate with humans. Our mission is to make intelligent, autonomous collaboration a reality, bridging the gap between human intuition and machine precision. | $1.3M / Pre-Seed / Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| We are Plotlogic, one of the world’s most innovative mining technology companies. | $28M / Series B / Jul 30, 2023 | ||
| Avarni is a creator of a platform for smart carbon data with the goal of lowering supply chain risk. The company uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to assist organizations in analyzing supply chains up to scope 3 emissions. In response to global pressures from governments, investors, and consumers for enhanced emission accountability,Avarni strives to expedite the adoption of sustainable practices and establish new industry benchmarks. | $2M / Aug 01, 2022 | ||
| Avarni is a creator of a platform for smart carbon data with the goal of lowering supply chain risk. The company uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to assist organizations in analyzing supply chains up to scope 3 emissions. In response to global pressures from governments, investors, and consumers for enhanced emission accountability,Avarni strives to expedite the adoption of sustainable practices and establish new industry benchmarks. | $2.1M / Seed / Aug 01, 2022 | ||
| RIOS, founded in 2018, is a technology company helping global customers automate their factories, warehouses, and supply chain operations by deploying a new class of dexterous AI-powered robots. RIOS robots handle hard-to-automate tasks, typically requiring human-level dexterity, in unstructured environments. RIOS is headquartered in Palo Alto, CAand has a pilot facility in San Carlos, CA. More information is available at www.rios.ai. | $28M / Series A / Feb 22, 2022 | ||
| Loam Bio is a developer of microbial carbon sequestration technology for soil carbon restoration. Crops can be inoculated with symbiotic microorganisms that live in a mutualistic relationship with crops and build organic carbon in the soil, allowing farmers to improve the host plant's fertility and disease resistance while also assisting thesoil around the plant's roots to store carbon more effectively, resulting in proper quality soil for future planting. Loam Bio was established in 2019 by Guy Hudson. | $30.1M / Series A / Oct 28, 2021 | ||
| Regrow is the first digital platform to unlock the power and profitability of resilient agriculture through a single, measurable, and verifiable system. Regrow offers the Resilient Agriculture Platform, enabling stakeholders across the agricultural supply chain to measure, report, and reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions. The platform leveragesadvanced technologies such as satellite data, machine learning, and the Denitrification Decomposition (DNDC) model to provide accurate and scalable soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions assessments. This scientific approach allows companies to quantify soil carbon and GHG emissions baselines and reductions in their farm supply chains. | $17M / Series A / Aug 17, 2021 | ||
| Castlepoint is a single solution to manage all of the information in your organisation. It registers every record in every business system, and uses Artificial Intelligence to classify it against rules and regulations (including Records Authorities), and apply appropriate lifecycle controls. | $2.3M / Series A / Jun 09, 2021 | ||
| Regrow is the first digital platform to unlock the power and profitability of resilient agriculture through a single, measurable, and verifiable system. Regrow offers the Resilient Agriculture Platform, enabling stakeholders across the agricultural supply chain to measure, report, and reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions. The platform leveragesadvanced technologies such as satellite data, machine learning, and the Denitrification Decomposition (DNDC) model to provide accurate and scalable soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions assessments. This scientific approach allows companies to quantify soil carbon and GHG emissions baselines and reductions in their farm supply chains. | $3.2M / Seed / Jul 23, 2019 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Main Sequence Ventures
Main Sequence Ventures invests in ambitious founders creating the next set of global industries leveraging deep tech or frontier technologies. The firm is backed by the Australian National Science Agency, CSIRO, the Australian Federal Government, and private investors. All Main Sequence investments leverage world-leading research from Australian public research organizations such as CSIRO, any of Australia's 41 universities or its multitude of other industry research agencies.
Main Sequence Ventures Contacts
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Michael Zimmerman
Partner
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Phil Morle
Partner
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Alezeia Brown
Investment Manager
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Bill Bartee
Partner
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Jun Qu
Deep tech VC
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FAQ
What does Michael Zimmerman invest in?
Michael Zimmerman invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Michael Zimmerman invest in?
Michael Zimmerman typically joins rounds of $741k–$6.4M at Seed and $2.3M–$30M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Michael Zimmerman's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Michael Zimmerman took part in.
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When did Michael Zimmerman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Zimmerman closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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