GP + CTO: the minimum viable partnership
for an AI-native VC.
We're scaling insight, not headcount. How we invest, track, and learn is built on AI.
Capital and code sit with the same two people.
As Operating Partner at Possible Ventures, Simon helped deploy over $100M into deep tech companies building at the intersection of hardware, software, and physical systems across Australia, Europe, and the U.S. Before that, two decades on the operating side: $250M+ in revenue built at Telstra, Flybuys rebooted to $23B GTV, Yelp's Australian JV launched from zero, and multiple startups co-founded. Every investment he makes is informed by having sat in the founder's chair and shipped the thing himself.
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Founder and engineer. Tom built and sold two software/AI companies, raised over $30M for ventures, and has invested in 100+ startups. A computer scientist by training, he spent years building early multi-agent reinforcement learning systems, including creating an autonomous energy trader. He evaluates every deal from the architecture up and still writes code that ships.
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Capital and code sit with the same two people, so there's no hand-off, no politics, no lag. It's a straight line from insight to action, and the same people are responsible for both.
Every Unlock Capital portfolio company gets direct access to the same enterprise-grade operating harness we run internally: a structured system for identifying, building, and embedding AI into real business workflows.
Every deal note, update, and datapoint feeds a shared system, giving us real-time visibility and faster learning across the portfolio.
AI tools handle the admin and surface opportunities, freeing us to focus on judgment, relationships, and high-impact calls. The result: a two-person team that operates like a tier-one firm.
Let's build together.
Whether you're a founder building essential AI or an investor looking for real exposure to the physical AI economy.