Michael Harvey built a $3 million translational program at EQUS that led to 21 commercial outcomes, including 9 quantum startups, and he later repeated that approach at FLEET and QUBIC, drawing on a background that combines law, physics, and hands-on materials science company-building (including CTO roles at XeroCoat and Brisbane Materials Technology) across Australia, Silicon Valley, Europe, China, and Taiwan. He has also weighed in on public policy, warning in a Treasury submission quoted by ZDNet that foreign investment rules could unintentionally make it harder for new quantum companies to get started.
About their Fund
Silicon Catalyst is the only accelerator focused exclusively on the global semiconductor industry, giving startups working on chips, chiplets, materials, silicon photonics, MEMS, sensors, life science, and quantum access to a semiconductor-specific stack of foundry access, EDA tools, IP, packaging, and testing worth millions of dollars, plus a 24-month incubation program, strategic partners like TI, Arm, and NXP who help select and work with startups, and its own investment arms, Silicon Catalyst Angels and Silicon Catalyst Ventures. It operates this model through localized programs in the UK, EU, Israel, Japan, Australia, and Malaysia, connecting local startups to Silicon Valley networks and mentors, and has built an ecosystem that has engaged with over 1,500 semiconductor startups, admitted more than 150, and facilitated over $150 million in in-kind support, $600 million in venture investment, and $100 million in grants.















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