what we do


Secret Sauce is an entrepreneurial partner for the commercialisation of intellectual property.

We find intellectual property that has commercial value, determine the best path to market then generate revenue through licensing deals, IP sales and the creation of new ventures. 

We offer a range of partnering options, including fully success-based reward structures.

Partnering with Secret Sauce for your commercialisation projects:
  • Creates new revenue streams
  • Extracts value from the intellectual assets within your organisation
  • Enables you to retain focus on your core business
  • Promotes a culture of innovation
Our primary focus is software developed by corporations for internal use and innovative IT&T technologies developed by R&D institutions.

 

our team


Secret Sauce is a team of entrepreneurs that enjoy finding creative ways to exploit IP and new business models. We have backgrounds from technology start-ups, corporate IT, technology research labs, sales & marketing, technical development and venture capital. For each project we bring together a specialised international team of trusted people that we have worked with before.

managing director: steve telburn (MBA, BSc, GAICD)


Steve has over 15 years experience in extracting value from intellectual property. Steve established and grew Offspring Ventures, a successful technology commercialisation company owned by an ASX-listed organisation. He has led three start-up IT companies, personally raised over $10M of venture capital and government grants and has played a fundamental role in the creation and strategic planning of over 100 technology ventures, international licensing deals and IP sales. Previously, Steve led commercialisation deals at Telstra Corporation and implemented major corporate IT projects. Steve is a member of the Federal Government’s Innovation Grants Committee, which is responsible for the management of Ausindustry grants to innovative Australian companies. Steve is also a member of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.


 

investment partners


Secret Sauce is pleased to work with the following investment partners:


Fluid Innovation Logo Fluid Innovation is a US based company that commercialises software technologies that were originally developed by large companies for internal use. Fluid Innovation's customers include Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Lockheed Martin and Boeing.


Stone Ridge Ventures logo Stone Ridge Ventures is a venture capital fund manager focused on building innovative technology companies based on Australian technologies. Stone Ridge Ventures has $60M under management and is led by a team of successful US and Australian technology entrepreneurs.



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