Corporate / CVC · 3 deals
Every published round Airbus 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.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMR Energy | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $10m | Participant | Startup Daily (Wed 5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (Fri 13 Feb 2026), SmartCompany | |
| Wildfire Energy | Unnamed stage | 6 Jul 2026 | $2m | Participant | RenewEconomy (Wed 8 Jul 2026), RenewEconomy (Wed 8 Jul 2026), Startup Daily, Dealroom, wildfireenergy.com.au, Climate Tech Partners portfolio, Climate Tech Partners portfolio | |
| Jet Zero Australia | undisclosed | 18 Mar 2024 | $29m | Participant | Dragonfly Enviro Capital, Early VC |
Companies Airbus has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMR Energy | 4 Aug 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 | |
| Jet Zero Australia | 18 Mar 2024, undisclosed | 1 | 0 | |
| Wildfire Energy | Waste gasification plants producing hydrogen, power and biofuels | 6 Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 |
This is a stake in the fund itself, money that the fund's manager invests, not a stake in the fund manager.
Companies Airbus has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Airbus did.
Stories naming Airbus. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profile of deep tech investor Main Sequence covering Elaine Stead's promotion to Partner, portfolio unicorns Gilmour Space and Advanced Navigation, CSIRO's expanded Atmosphere backing, and a fourth fund now being raised.
Qantas and Airbus backed an unnamed Australian company's A$30 million raise to advance a Queensland plant that would make lower-carbon jet fuel.
Wildfire Energy receives an 18.56 million dollar Queensland government grant for its Bulwer Island Biofuels Hub, with the article recalling earlier ARENA funding and a Climate Tech Partners investment.
Wildfire Energy, an Australian waste-to-energy developer, received $2 million from Climate Tech Partners, Qantas and Airbus, plus a separate $3.15 million ARENA grant for bio-methanol production work.
Weekly roundup of ten Australian and New Zealand startup raises totalling nearly $194 million, topped by Neara's $90 million round at a $1.1 billion valuation, with Splose, Operata, HAMR Energy and Adora also covered.
Methanol venture HAMR Energy has secured ten million dollars in Series A backing from Qantas, Airbus and Thyssenkrupp Uhde for its Victorian renewable fuel projects.
HAMR Energy, an Australian low-carbon fuels company, has closed a $10 million Series A backed by Airbus, Qantas and Thyssenkrupp Uhde to advance its sustainable fuel projects in Victoria.
Breakthrough Victoria's CEO reviews its 2024/25 year: growing capital base, strong co-investment leverage, portfolio milestones including Amber's $10m raise, first fellows awarded, and projected economic impact ahead.
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Climate Tech Partners has reached a $50 million first close on its debut climate tech fund, backed by Australian Ethical, the CEFC, Qantas, Airbus and Daniel Besen's family office.
Qantas and Airbus have committed A$15 million to Climate Tech Partners, a local VC, to back startups in sustainable aviation fuel and aviation decarbonisation, drawing on their 2022 US$200 million SAF partnership.
Government energy agency ARENA announced $9 million in funding for Jet Zero Australia's Townsville sustainable aviation fuel project, with Queensland adding $5 million toward the FEED study; Qantas, Airbus and Idemitsu Kosan are consortium partners.
Oceania Biofuels withdraws its planned Gladstone refinery from federal approval; the article surveys a biofuels sector in retreat, from Fulcrum's US collapse to Carnarvon abandoning a WA plant and Jet Zero's new backers.
Crunchbase News surveys the recent surge in venture funding for hydrogen startups, profiling 13 companies — among them Hysata, Koloma, Electric Hydrogen, HysetCo, Tree Energy Solutions and ZeroAvia — and their latest rounds.
Ahead of its 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers awards breakfast, @AuManufacturing names Advanced Navigation chief executive Xavier Orr as keynote speaker, recounting his company's gyroscope manufacturing, Botany factory and underwater exploration work.
Dragonfly Enviro Capital has put a further $4 million into Jet Zero as part of the company's recently announced $30 million raise, with Qantas and Airbus also taking part.
Also Early VC
Manufacturing roundup: Legrand buys NZ cable firm MSS; ClearVue lands a $4m placement; Nova Systems appoints Dean Rosenfield CEO; Diraq, having recently raised $29m, advertises 14 roles.
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Roundup: Arafura Rare Earths banks $25m for its rare earths project; Incitec Pivot, Electro Optic Systems and Alpha HPA announce leadership changes; Titomic extends its MD's contract; Cobram Estate grows US olive output.
Manufacturing briefs: Victoria backs a skills program, Titomic supplies an Air France subsidiary, a pool-technology firm hires a sales chief, Bod Science banks a tax rebate, and Amaero completes a placement.
Podcast interview in which Advanced Navigation co-founder Xavier Orr discusses the company's new Botany factory, lunar landing sensors, a reported billion-dollar Series B valuation, and hiring in a tight skills market.
Quantum control software firm Q-CTRL is opening a purpose-built Sydney headquarters for quantum research, product development and commercialisation, backed by NSW and federal government funding, with opening expected late 2023.
Also @AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing
Weekly roundup reporting me&u's Series C, several agrifoodtech fundraises across Europe, Danone's stake in Imagindairy, Remilk's Israeli approval, plus partnerships, launches and layoffs.
US giant KKR joined navigation-technology maker Advanced Navigation's $108 million Series B, alongside returning local backers; the company also bought ANU spin-out Vai Photonics, and two KKR staff will join its board.
Also OIF Ventures portfolio·@AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Techboard·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
Profile of Aeromech, a Brisbane company developing the SARGO rescue drone for maritime search and rescue, founded by Joe Bryant, which received Queensland government Ignite 8 funding in April 2022.
News roundup: Elsight locks in $8 million through convertible notes; Northrop Grumman extends its Quickstep supply agreement; Titomic grows US sales; Fleet Space to survey for Core Lithium; Venture Catalyst Space applications open.
A weekly roundup reporting Shippit's $65 million Series B2, several startup raises, Chrysos Corp's ASX listing, and Shopify's acquisition of Deliverr.
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Robotics firm Advanced Navigation, backed by publisher OIF, is buying ANU spin-out Vai Photonics in an all-scrip deal of up to $40m; Vai's navigation tech is in talks with NASA.
Also OIF Ventures portfolio·Startup Daily·Dynamic Business·Startup Daily
SAP announced its intention to acquire a majority stake in working capital management provider Taulia, which will keep its brand and CEO, while J.P. Morgan maintains its alliance and equity stake. Financial terms undisclosed.
Roundup of nine startup raises totalling $70 million, including Q-CTRL's Series B, Foundry Lab's round led by Blackbird, and EnGeneIC's crowdfunded COVID-19 vaccine raise, plus a new Elenium Automation board member.
Titomic names Andreas Schwer chairman after Philip Vafiadis resigned, with Dag Stromme and Humphrey Nolan also joining the board; founder Jeff Lang welcomes Schwer's defence and aerospace background.
AirGo Design's year-end update: an Airbus innovation award, EASA approval for its composite technology, marine and rail supply deals, a new technology hire, and fresh investors including Derek Sharples and German family offices.
Deep tech firm Advanced Navigation, based in Sydney, has secured $20m from CSIRO's venture arm Main Sequence plus two US funds; two investors take board seats. OIF backed it earlier.
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