A special episode of the Watt Pod where we get to hear from both sides of the fence - the startup and the investor. Join us as Alexander Post (Co-Founder & CTO @ MGA Thermal) and Martin Duursma (Partner @ Main Sequence Ventures) give us the inside track on how they are powering the energy transition and what brought them together. We get to hear what a deep-tech investor is looking for in climatetech disruptors and some of the other areas of focus, including space travel. We also learn what it takes to develop a deeptech startup (hint: lots of research). 

MGA Thermal is enabling the shift to renewable energy by providing a new way to store energy that’s clean, economical and scalable. They have invented a brand new type of thermal storage material capable of storing a huge amount of heat in a safe and easy way to use. This is enabling intermittent renewable energy sources to provide base load electricity to the grid.

Main Sequence Ventures is a venture capital firm working with inventors who are building something hard from their unique expertise in science. They aim to bridge the ‘valley of death’ between research and commercialisation solving the world’s greatest challenges by turning scientific breakthroughs into next century’s giants. Main Sequence was formed in 2017 to manage the CSIRO’s innovation fund and now has two funds at close to $600M under management with 42 companies in the portfolio.

https://www.mgathermalstorage.com/

https://www.mseq.vc/