CEO · Founder, Gilmour Space
Every published round Adam Gilmour took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Adam Gilmour has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
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Gilmour Space and Hypersonix have signed a partnership to offer hypersonic flight testing, combining rocket launch and scramjet technology, announced at a National Reconstruction Fund event in Canberra to build sovereign capability.
Gilmour Space Technologies has appointed ex-NASA deputy administrator and astronaut Pamela Melroy to its board, a move the company says strengthens Australia's sovereign defence space capability.
Rocket firm Gilmour Space raised a $217 million Series E co-led by the National Reconstruction Fund and Hostplus, reaching a billion-dollar valuation; earlier Series B, C and D raises are recapped.
Blackbird's Rick Baker recounts backing rocket firm Gilmour Space from its 2017 Series A to a newly closed A$217 million Series E at a valuation above US$1 billion.
Gilmour Space's chief executive expects its rocket to reach orbit on a third attempt, and is meeting investors to raise over $100 million, with IPO ambitions within three years.
Gilmour Space's Eris rocket lifted off but exploded seconds later near Bowen; the founder hailed the short flight as a milestone, while its ElaraSat satellite bus flew successfully on a SpaceX rideshare mission.
Gilmour Space Technologies flew its Eris rocket for the first time, an Australian-designed orbital vehicle; the brief test ended early via anomaly, with learnings feeding a follow-on vehicle now being built.
Gilmour Space Technologies has secured the maximum $5 million grant under the federal Industry Growth Program, money earmarked for its next-generation engine, even though its founder publicly attacked the national space regulator.
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Gilmour Space has final approval to launch its Eris rocket Thursday from Queensland, carrying Vegemite and a camera on the maiden flight of Australia's first home-grown orbital rocket.
Twelve Australian spacetech companies received Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability grants totalling over $9m for NASA's Artemis, with NextAero, Neumann Space, Metakosmos, Valiant Space, Gilmour Space Technologies and HEO Robotics among those funded.
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Rocket developer Gilmour Space has banked a $55 million Series D led by QIC for its first orbital launch, with Blackbird, Main Sequence, HostPlus and HESTA also taking part.
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Feature arguing Australia needs more scaleup manufacturers, featuring interviews with Gilmour Space, Breakthrough Victoria and Harvest B, set against the nation's declining economic complexity ranking.
Gilmour Space Technologies will deploy Siemens Xcelerator industrial software across its Queensland sites, with PhoenxPLM assisting implementation, as the rocket developer prepares its Eris launch.
Gilmour Space Technologies names UK firm Equipmake as supplier of electric motors and inverters for its Eris rocket, following collaboration since 2020 and a separate telemetry deal with Inmarsat.
Gilmour Space Technologies has received a fifteen-million-dollar government contract to build and launch a surveillance satellite for Defence, with the company also recalling a larger consortium grant awarded earlier in the year.
The Gold Coast rocket maker has won federal co-funding for a 32-member space manufacturing network, backing a Queensland manufacturing hub and a new orbital launch pad at Bowen.
Interview with Main Sequence partner Martin Duursma on Australia's late but accelerating space sector, his firm's space investments, sovereign capability, and portfolio companies Quasar and Gilmour Space.
Gilmour Space and Germany's Exolaunch have partnered to offer satellite deployment on Gilmour's Eris rockets; the Gold Coast launch company recently completed a $61 million Series C, the largest by an Australian space firm.
Queensland's government backed Gilmour Space's $61 million Series C, while Woolworths put $4 million into Seedlab Australia and its W23 arm joined Harvest B's $3.5 million raise, which also drew a $1 million grant.
Moonshot, an Australian space-tech accelerator, has secured $500,000 from the federal government's Incubator Support Scheme and private investors, with a consortium of space figures investing as mentors, including Andrew Aldrin and Amir Blachman.
SmartCompany surveys Australia's space tech sector as Gilmour Space lands a $61 million Series C, profiling players such as Fleet, Myriota and Space Machines and recalling Moonshot's incubator backing of eleven startups.
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Gold Coast rocket firm Gilmour Space raised a $61 million Series C led by Fine Structure Ventures, with Blackbird, Main Sequence and super funds taking part, ahead of a planned 2022 orbital launch.
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Space incubator Moonshot backed 11 startups in 2021, nearly trebling its planned four, naming six cohort members including Sydney's Arlula, which also received a $50,000 investment. CEO Troy McCann now plans 2022 programs.
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Gilmour Space and Fleet Space have partnered to launch six Australian-built nanosatellites in 2023, while Gilmour's chief executive criticises federal agencies for providing no funding or contracts to the local space sector.
Space incubator Moonshot has closed its first investment fund and opened applications for its next accelerator, having earlier put $300,000 into four startups via a Startmate partnership.
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An Australian manufacturing industry body is co-funding Gilmour Space's push for lighter rocket fuel tanks, matching the company's contribution, within a Queensland collaboration also involving a university and two materials firms.
Blackbird's February newsletter reports new investments in Roborigger and Dovetail plus Process Street's Series A, alongside portfolio updates, a founder spotlight and hiring notices.
Rocket maker Gilmour Space and the national space agency signed a strategic cooperation statement at the company's new Gold Coast facility, with the industry minister attending, as the firm targets commercial launch flights by 2022.