Mike Molinari
I’m incredibly excited by the role that the companies and founders we work with play in defining the future.
Mike is the Managing Director of IP Group Australia. Mike combines a deep background in both company development and scientific research, with a passion for how fundamental scientific discovery drives the frontier of innovation and creates opportunities to change the world in a way that another app or marketplace can’t. In addition to overseeing the team in Australia and New Zealand, Mike sits on the board of portfolio companies including Hysata, AMSL Aero, Electralith and Additive Assurance.
Mike brings over a decade of experience in disruptive early-stage companies across the UK and Australia. After beginning his career at McKinsey & Company, Mike had a short stint fulfilling a childhood dream at Cricket Australia. Mike first joined IP Group in 2012 after completing his DPhil, and was a Director of IP Capital. After a move back to Australia to join Brandon Capital in Brisbane, Mike re-joined IP Group in 2017 to establish and lead the local team. Mike holds a DPhil in Biomedical Engineering from Oxford University, and a BSc/BEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Melbourne.