Where does Jason Whitfield work?

Jason Whitfield is Investment Manager at Main Sequence Ventures.

Where did Jason Whitfield go to school?

Jason Whitfield studied at The Australian National University (Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry); The Australian National University (Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours, Chemistry); University of Canterbury (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biochemistry).

Jason Whitfield

Investor

Investment Manager at Main Sequence Ventures

Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

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About

Jason Whitfield is an Investment Manager at Main Sequence Ventures, where he works with early-stage biotech and climate startups. A former researcher with experience in protein engineering and synthetic biology, he twice managed the synthetic biology startup accelerator SynBio10x. He has delivered a TEDx talk on using synthetic biology to detect doping in athletes, an area of continued interest in antidoping diagnostics.

Experience

Main SequenceInvestment Managercurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Main SequenceInvestment Associate2023 — 2025
Australasian SynBio ChallengeNon Executive Director2023 — 2025Australia
Australasian SynBio ChallengeExecutive Committee Member/Co-founder2019 — 2023Australia
UNSW FoundersProgram Manager SynBio 10x2022 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaCSIRO Synthetic Biology FSP Postdoctoral Fellow2017 — 2020Greater Brisbane Area
Australian National UniversityUndergraduate lab demonstrator2014 — 2015
Institute of Science and Technology AustriaIntern2013

Skills & more

Biochemistry5Research3Fluorescence Spectroscopy2Molecular CloningMolecular Biology3Chemical BiologyProtein PurificationProtein ChemistryProtein ExpressionProtein EngineeringPymolAutoDock

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FRETRecombinant DNASynthetic BiologyEnzyme AssaysEnzyme KineticsEnzyme ActivityDirected EvolutionIsothermal Titration CalorimetryFoldXRational protein designCircular DichroismMulti-photon microscopy

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Bill Bartee

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Analyst at Main Sequence Ventures

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Associate at Main Sequence Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jason Whitfield?: Jason Whitfield is an Investment Manager at Main Sequence Ventures, where he works with early-stage biotech and climate startups. A former researcher with experience in protein engineering and synthetic biology, he twice managed the synthetic biology startup accelerator SynBio10x. He has delivered a TEDx talk on using synthetic biology to detect doping in athletes, an area of continued interest in antidoping diagnostics.
Where does Jason Whitfield work?: Jason Whitfield is Investment Manager at Main Sequence Ventures.
Where did Jason Whitfield go to school?: Jason Whitfield studied at The Australian National University (Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry); The Australian National University (Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours, Chemistry); University of Canterbury (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biochemistry).

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Also attended The Australian National University109

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Also attended University of Canterbury79

Jono ManickamAssociate at Square Peg Capital Michael McFadgenInvestor at 13books Capital Tim HeasleyPartner at Artesian Nick WinstoneFounder, Partner at Aera VC Francesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia Capital Chris HartshornAdvisor at Chrysalix

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Shared employers

Also worked at Main Sequence21

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Also worked at UNSW Founders17

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Also worked at Australian National University32

Gordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture Partners Prathamesh JainInvestor at A91 Partners Alex SmolaCEO and Co-Founder of Boson AI at PICUS CAPITAL Sirinchayaa PreechapatsakoolSenior Investment Manager, Thailand at Circulate Capital Aakash JainPartner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners Arjan van der HoutExecutive Director at Rabo Corporate Venturing

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Also worked at Institute of Science and Technology Austria7

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