Startup · $5.6m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Arlula raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Black Nova Venture Capital | Seed | - |
| Main Sequence Ventures | Unnamed stage · Seed | - |
| Moonshot | Unnamed stage · Accelerator | - |
| Paspalis | Unnamed stage | - |
| Startmate | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Arlula acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Chaoui | Chief Executive · Founder | Defence Connect (Thu 14 May 2026), Defence Connect (Tue 24 Mar 2026), @AuManufacturing, Main Sequence, Startup Daily (Mon 12 Jul 2021), Startup Daily (Fri 16 Apr 2021) |
| Arran Salerno | Chief Operating Officer · Founder | Defence Connect, Main Sequence |
Stories naming Arlula. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Space firm Spiral Blue teams with Arlula, whose Sales Engine platform will distribute data from its planned Teal LiDAR satellite constellation; the article recalls a $3 million CRC-P grant the company secured earlier this year.
A Sydney defence and space technology company has completed an oversubscribed funding round led by Paspalis Capital to expand its satellite data coordination platform and grow its engineering team.
Stone & Chalk and KPMG Australia selected five startups for the fourth Future Technology Program cohort, providing residency and mentorship to enhance business productivity.
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has taken an undisclosed strategic stake in Earth-observation data platform Arlula, which earlier in 2023 raised $2.2 million in a round led by Main Sequence Ventures.
The venture firm is out raising a second vehicle targeting $35m for unglamorous business software, after its first vehicle gathered over $22m; it recalls backing Pathzero and GovConnex and supporting Arlula's earlier raise.
Also Startup News (WA)
Stone & Chalk and KPMG Australia selected five space startups for their Future Technology Program, offering residency and mentorship to support growth in the sector.
Sydney Earth-observation analytics firm Arlula has banked a $2.2 million seed injection, led by Main Sequence with backing from Black Nova, adding to earlier accelerator support, a pre-seed raise and a state government grant.
Main Sequence announces it led a $2.2 million seed round in Arlula, a startup building a platform for simpler access to satellite imagery and geospatial data.
Feature on Australia's growing space tech sector: an accelerator chief cites Gilmour Space's series C, space agency grants to four startups, and emerging companies in geospatial data, space medicine and orbital manufacturing.
Also @AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing
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.
Also Startup Daily
Two WA startups, Gridcognition and Cass Materials, join other Australian companies pitching at Startmate's first remote demo day; the piece also recalls the founders' earlier sale of Greensense and Shell's takeover of ERM Power.
Startmate reveals the startups joining its latest Melbourne cohort and its first New Zealand group, while discussing remote operations and new leadership appointments.