INTERVIEW U.S-BASED AUSSIE PETER BARRETT IN AUSTRALIA ABOUT PLAYGROUND AND THE $940M AUSTRALIAN GOVT PARTNERSHIP
Announcement posted by Markson Sparks! 22 May 2024
Landmark partnership announced between PsiQuantum and Australia, publically committing $940M AUD to build a utility-scale quantum computer in Australia
● Playground led the Series A investment in PsiQuantum in 2016
● Psi is building the first million qubit quantum computer and will turn on the first utility-scale, fault-tolerant system by 2027
TO INTERVIEW PETER BARRET OR JONATHAN BELZ, email Max Markson at max@marksonsparks.com or call 0412 501 601 or email Marta Wiacek at marta@marksonsparks.com or call 0409 291 785.
- Peter Barrett is a globally renowned investor and technology leader - having previously worked as lead Engineer at Microsoft and famously hired Elon Musk for his first job in Silicon Valley. He has over 100 patents to his name.
- Peter is a Founding Partner of Playground Global - the leading-edge technology group at the forefront of solving some of civilisations' most cutting-edge problems across AI, Next-Gen Computing, Robotics and Quantum (among many others)
- Playground boasts LP's including Google, Microsoft, Future Fund, Temasek and Sydney University.
- Investment Management firm BFA Global Investors represents Playground in the Australian market and offers access to Playground and portfolio companies as investment opportunities for Australian and Asian investors.
- Playground targets significant ownership and influence in high signal, transformative companies.
- Since launching in 2015-
- 20% of Playground's portfolio companies are unicorns.
- Significant winners including Mosaic (bought by Databricks), PsiQuantum and D-Matrix
- Significant Australian linkage including the recent PsiQuantum news, as well as investments in companies like ElementZero.
TO INTERVIEW PETER BARRET OR JONATHAN BELZ, email Max Markson at max@marksonsparks.com or call 0412 501 601 or email Marta Wiacek at marta@marksonsparks.com or call 0409 291 785.
About BFA Global Investors
BFA Global Investors, an Australian based Investment Management business led by ex Goldman Sachs and VSG Director Jonathan Belz, has been providing access and expertise to Australian families and advisors looking to allocate into opportunities such as Playground Global. BFA Global Investors is also a LP in Playground's funds and co-investments and provides thought leadership and dedicated investment vehicles for Australian and Asian investors to invest into Playground and co-investment opportunities.
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