Horizons Ventures

Founded in 2016, Soul Machines is a pioneer in the humanization of AI. We use our ground-breaking Biological AI technology to create engaging, empathetic AI Assistants, powered by our patented Digital Brain™. Our revolutionary Soul Machines Studio tools allow anyone to reimagine customer engagement, drive deep interactivity, and create personalized digital experiences. Soul Machines is unique in delivering the full capabilities of human and machine collaboration in an ethical, responsive, and unprecedented way.

Fertilis is a company that makes in vitro fertilization (IVF) less stressful and more successful for patients and clinicians.

Harrison.ai is a clinician-led healthcare AI company based in Barongarook, Victoria, Australia, founded in 2018. The company specializes in using deep learning technology to enhance the success rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for patients. By developing AI-enabled tools that seamlessly integrate into existing clinical workflows, Harrison.ai aims to empower healthcare providers and improve patient outcomes. Its proprietary IVY deep learning model analyzes comprehensive video feeds from embryo scopes, outperforming traditional AI tools that rely on still images. Harrison.ai combines deep learning expertise with clinical experience to address significant challenges in healthcare, focusing on the continuous innovation and commercialization of efficient and affordable healthcare products and services.

Quantum technology is likely to be as transformational in the 21st century as harnessing electricity was in the 19th. It promises to deliver revolutionary capabilities in computing, communications, and defence. Q-CTRL is building a new quantum technology industry by overcoming the fundamental challenge in the field – hardware error and instability. And as Australia’s first venture-capital-backed quantum technology company, Q-CTRL is delivering jobs and prosperity by leading a global field. Q-CTRL’s quantum control infrastructure software for R&D professionals and quantum computing end users provides a unique capability accelerating the pathway to the first useful quantum computers. This foundational technology underpins Q-CTRL’s development of novel “Software-defined” quantum sensors for defence, intelligence, navigation, and earth observation. Q-CTRL has assembled the world’s foremost team of expert quantum-control engineers, providing solutions to global quantum technology leaders including Universities, National Labs, and quantum technology industry partners. Q-CTRL is an inaugural member of the IBM Quantum Startup network since 2018, and recently announced a partnership with Transport for NSW - delivering its enterprise infrastructure software to transport data scientists exploring quantum computing. Q-CTRL is a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, and is a member of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, and the Tech Council of Australia. Q-CTRL is the recipient of Modern Manufacturing Initiative, Moon-to-Mars Supply Chain, and Next Generation Technology Fund awards. Q-CTRL was selected among the Top 10 Most Innovative Tech Companies in Australia by the Australian Financial Review, and has been featured in The Economist, Forbes, Wired, Gizmodo, and more.

Fleet Space Technologies is an Australian space tech company operating a fleet of commercial micro-satellites. They have produced the world’s first 3D printed all-metal patch antenna for space, gaining 10X more throughput per kilo of spacecraft. Fleet uses its commercial satellite constellation to explore for critical minerals around the world.

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 the soil 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.

Prospection Pty Ltd, founded in 2012 and based in Sydney, Australia, specializes in healthcare data analytics through its software as a service (SaaS) platforms. The company offers solutions such as PharmDash, which provides real-world evidence by analyzing patient treatment regimens and drug effectiveness, and PharmMap, which integrates commercial and operational data using geospatial mapping. Prospection employs predictive analytics and machine learning to derive insights from extensive healthcare data, assisting pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, and healthcare providers in improving patient outcomes. The company collaborates with various stakeholders in over 70 therapy programs, including immuno-oncology and infectious diseases, primarily within Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

V2food is a plant-based meat startup that produces legume-based meat alternatives. The company v2 product is a delicious, nutritious alternative for anyone who loves the taste of meat but doesn’t want to get it from animals. It is a safe space to connect with like-minded people and create positive relationships with food that will help them feed the planet in a sustainable way. V2food was founded by Nick Hazell in 2019 and is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Nourish Ingredients is a food tech company that creates the same fat molecules as those found in animals. The company engineered proprietary precision fermentation strains capable of mass-producing fat molecules to provide alternative proteins with animal meat-like flavor, smell, and taste. Its proprietary precision fermentation strains can manufacture these potent fat molecules, leaving animals entirely out of the process. Nourish Ingredients was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Canberra, Australia.

V2food is a plant-based meat startup that produces legume-based meat alternatives. The company v2 product is a delicious, nutritious alternative for anyone who loves the taste of meat but doesn’t want to get it from animals. It is a safe space to connect with like-minded people and create positive relationships with food that will help them feed the planet in a sustainable way. V2food was founded by Nick Hazell in 2019 and is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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 the soil 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.

Prospection Pty Ltd, founded in 2012 and based in Sydney, Australia, specializes in healthcare data analytics through its software as a service (SaaS) platforms. The company offers solutions such as PharmDash, which provides real-world evidence by analyzing patient treatment regimens and drug effectiveness, and PharmMap, which integrates commercial and operational data using geospatial mapping. Prospection employs predictive analytics and machine learning to derive insights from extensive healthcare data, assisting pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, and healthcare providers in improving patient outcomes. The company collaborates with various stakeholders in over 70 therapy programs, including immuno-oncology and infectious diseases, primarily within Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

Founded in 2016, Soul Machines is a pioneer in the humanization of AI. We use our ground-breaking Biological AI technology to create engaging, empathetic AI Assistants, powered by our patented Digital Brain™. Our revolutionary Soul Machines Studio tools allow anyone to reimagine customer engagement, drive deep interactivity, and create personalized digital experiences. Soul Machines is unique in delivering the full capabilities of human and machine collaboration in an ethical, responsive, and unprecedented way.

Harrison.ai is a clinician-led healthcare AI company based in Barongarook, Victoria, Australia, founded in 2018. The company specializes in using deep learning technology to enhance the success rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for patients. By developing AI-enabled tools that seamlessly integrate into existing clinical workflows, Harrison.ai aims to empower healthcare providers and improve patient outcomes. Its proprietary IVY deep learning model analyzes comprehensive video feeds from embryo scopes, outperforming traditional AI tools that rely on still images. Harrison.ai combines deep learning expertise with clinical experience to address significant challenges in healthcare, focusing on the continuous innovation and commercialization of efficient and affordable healthcare products and services.

V2food is a plant-based meat startup that produces legume-based meat alternatives. The company v2 product is a delicious, nutritious alternative for anyone who loves the taste of meat but doesn’t want to get it from animals. It is a safe space to connect with like-minded people and create positive relationships with food that will help them feed the planet in a sustainable way. V2food was founded by Nick Hazell in 2019 and is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Quantum technology is likely to be as transformational in the 21st century as harnessing electricity was in the 19th. It promises to deliver revolutionary capabilities in computing, communications, and defence. Q-CTRL is building a new quantum technology industry by overcoming the fundamental challenge in the field – hardware error and instability. And as Australia’s first venture-capital-backed quantum technology company, Q-CTRL is delivering jobs and prosperity by leading a global field. Q-CTRL’s quantum control infrastructure software for R&D professionals and quantum computing end users provides a unique capability accelerating the pathway to the first useful quantum computers. This foundational technology underpins Q-CTRL’s development of novel “Software-defined” quantum sensors for defence, intelligence, navigation, and earth observation. Q-CTRL has assembled the world’s foremost team of expert quantum-control engineers, providing solutions to global quantum technology leaders including Universities, National Labs, and quantum technology industry partners. Q-CTRL is an inaugural member of the IBM Quantum Startup network since 2018, and recently announced a partnership with Transport for NSW - delivering its enterprise infrastructure software to transport data scientists exploring quantum computing. Q-CTRL is a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, and is a member of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, and the Tech Council of Australia. Q-CTRL is the recipient of Modern Manufacturing Initiative, Moon-to-Mars Supply Chain, and Next Generation Technology Fund awards. Q-CTRL was selected among the Top 10 Most Innovative Tech Companies in Australia by the Australian Financial Review, and has been featured in The Economist, Forbes, Wired, Gizmodo, and more.

Fleet Space Technologies is an Australian space tech company operating a fleet of commercial micro-satellites. They have produced the world’s first 3D printed all-metal patch antenna for space, gaining 10X more throughput per kilo of spacecraft. Fleet uses its commercial satellite constellation to explore for critical minerals around the world.

Quantum technology is likely to be as transformational in the 21st century as harnessing electricity was in the 19th. It promises to deliver revolutionary capabilities in computing, communications, and defence. Q-CTRL is building a new quantum technology industry by overcoming the fundamental challenge in the field – hardware error and instability. And as Australia’s first venture-capital-backed quantum technology company, Q-CTRL is delivering jobs and prosperity by leading a global field. Q-CTRL’s quantum control infrastructure software for R&D professionals and quantum computing end users provides a unique capability accelerating the pathway to the first useful quantum computers. This foundational technology underpins Q-CTRL’s development of novel “Software-defined” quantum sensors for defence, intelligence, navigation, and earth observation. Q-CTRL has assembled the world’s foremost team of expert quantum-control engineers, providing solutions to global quantum technology leaders including Universities, National Labs, and quantum technology industry partners. Q-CTRL is an inaugural member of the IBM Quantum Startup network since 2018, and recently announced a partnership with Transport for NSW - delivering its enterprise infrastructure software to transport data scientists exploring quantum computing. Q-CTRL is a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, and is a member of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, and the Tech Council of Australia. Q-CTRL is the recipient of Modern Manufacturing Initiative, Moon-to-Mars Supply Chain, and Next Generation Technology Fund awards. Q-CTRL was selected among the Top 10 Most Innovative Tech Companies in Australia by the Australian Financial Review, and has been featured in The Economist, Forbes, Wired, Gizmodo, and more.