Homeland Security extends Micro-X contract
US Homeland Security has extended its development contract with Adelaide X-ray maker Micro-X and funded the second phase of a passenger self-screening project, taking the two contracts to US$4.5 million.
Startup · $55.6m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Elenium Automation raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| NRMA | Unnamed stage · Series B | $10,000,000 |
| Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre | Grant | - |
| Commercialisation Fund | Grant | - |
| Acorn Capital | Unnamed stage · Series A | - |
| Thorney Group | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Elenium Automation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hornlimann | Co-founder and Chief Executive | SmartCompany (Fri 25 Mar 2022), SmartCompany (Mon 21 Feb 2022), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Fri 9 Oct 2020), SmartCompany (Tue 23 Apr 2019) |
| Fred Melki | Chief Operating Officer | SmartCompany |
| Paula Dwyer | Board Member | SmartCompany (Fri 25 Mar 2022), SmartCompany (Mon 21 Feb 2022), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Fri 3 Dec 2021) |
Stories naming Elenium Automation. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
US Homeland Security has extended its development contract with Adelaide X-ray maker Micro-X and funded the second phase of a passenger self-screening project, taking the two contracts to US$4.5 million.
Twenty-four Australian manufacturers have won federal grants via AMGC's Commercialisation Fund, spanning clean energy, medical, food, defence, resources and space projects, with industry co-investment lifting total project funding beyond $32 million.
Twenty-four Australian manufacturers received grants totalling just over nine million dollars under the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre's Commercialisation Fund, matched by far larger private co-investment across six national manufacturing priority areas.
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Techboard's year-end roundup catalogues November funding activity: big raises for Rokt, Harrison.ai and Pet Circle, five acquisitions, Investible's second fund closing at $51.6m, plus a watchlist of companies still seeking capital.
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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.
Adelaide X-ray technology maker Micro-X has won two US Department of Homeland Security grants totalling $5.6 million to develop self-service airport security screening, one grant involving Elenium Automation and Monash Uni MADA.
Also Forbes Australia
Airport automation company Elenium Automation has raised a $30 million Series B led by NRMA, after pivoting its touchless and health-screening technology toward healthcare and other sectors during the pandemic.
Also Startup Daily
Airport automation firm Elenium has closed a Series A round led by Acorn Capital to fund global expansion, sales hiring and R&D, with an investment director joining its board.