Brent has 25+ years of experience spanning technology, startups and investment in Australia, US and Europe. His passion lies in partnering with early stage ventures, and working with founding teams as a mentor, investor, director and more. Brent is also an Investor-in-Residence at Bee Partners, a leading early stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley and a Strategic Partner of 77 Partners.

​Brent was formerly a founding team member and Head of Investment & Ventures at QUT bluebox, the commercialisation company for the Queensland University of Technology, where he formed and managed the QUT Founders Fund and a range of startup initiatives including QUT bluebox Challenge and Accelerator programs. Prior to this role, he was a New Ventures & Investment Fellow at Boston University's Office of Technology Development and an Associate in the Private Equity and Venture Capital team at Queensland Investment Corporation. Brent has also held roles in management consulting, government funding and engineering.

​When he is not with ventures or with his family, Brent is an avid hiker and can be found on trails anywhere from Lamington National Park in Queensland to Lake Tahoe in California.

May is a coach, facilitator, researcher, speaker and investor, and wears multiple hats to unlock leadership potential in organisations, teams and individuals. She recently founded the Human Leadership Lab, and has previously served as CEO of Ventures at the High Resolves Group and as the first employee at Urban Innovation Fund, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. May’s experiences as a people manager and startup investor sparked her fascination for developing leadership mindsets and skills in teams and individuals.

May is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and holds a Professional Certified Coach credential from the International Coaching Federation. She is also a Fellow at the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School and holds a Masters from Harvard University. Her insights have featured in many channels including TechCrunch, Forbes, VentureBeat and the Australian.

Based between Australia and the US, May loves spending time outdoors. She’s just as happy hiking a mountain as she is soaking up the surf.

Yotam has 25+ years of leadership experience, including as Co-founder and COO of Y-Combinator startup Earbits, which he helped build from the ground up and lead to its acquisition four years later. He was formerly the Chief Entrepreneur in Residence at QUT bluebox where he supported hundreds of startup founders through accelerator programs. Yotam draws on his remarkable international accomplishments to guide and mentor aspiring startup founders through one of the most exciting yet toughest journeys they’ll make. 

Originally from Israel, Yotam served as a Commander and Trainer in the Israeli Defense Force before taking up a scholarship to study music at Berklee College of Music in Boston.  He graduated Magna cum Laude and in 2005 moved to Los Angeles to accept an opportunity to compose and produce music for television. It was during this time that he and his fellow band member conceived the idea for what would eventually become the highly successful Y-Combinator backed start-up, Earbits.

When he’s not learning new things or guiding our next generation of founders, Yotam enjoys spending time with family, meditation, chess, and exercise.

William is a veteran of the Silicon Valley startup industry, initially as a founding member of Skycatch, a company which pioneered the use of fully autonomous drone data collection systems. With backing from Bee Partners, Google Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and other top VC firms, William was a technical and commercial leader at the company for a decade, developing global partnerships with DJI, Komatsu, and Microsoft. Additionally, he has advised and invested in category leaders in spatial computing, e-commerce, and health tech in the US.

Finding substantial success in Australia through connections developed by the 77 Partners team, William has developed a passion for bridging the Pacific. He brings operations experience in the frontier tech verticals where Australia excels: high tech in heavy industry; hardware-as-a-service; and digital asset management.

When not founding, investing in, or advising ventures, William is an avid sailor, participating in ocean racing challenges at an international level, and fundraising for nonprofits which advance the cause of the sport.