Startup · $42m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round HAMR Energy raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus | Series A | - |
| ARENA | Grant | - |
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | Grant | - |
| Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel investment fund | Series A | - |
| Qantas | Series A | - |
| Thyssenkrupp Uhde | Series A | - |
Companies HAMR Energy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | Founder | Startup Daily, Startupbootcamp Australia portfolio |
| David Stribley | Founder | Startup Daily (Wed 5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (Sun 26 Jul 2026), ARENA, Startup Daily (Fri 13 Feb 2026), Startup Daily (Wed 11 Feb 2026), SmartCompany, Startupbootcamp Australia portfolio |
| Fiona Messent | Group Chief Sustainability Officer | Startup Daily |
| Stephen Forshaw | Chief for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific | Startup Daily |
Stories naming HAMR Energy. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ARENA has conditionally awarded HAMR Energy $32 million toward engineering design for a plant turning forestry residues in Victoria and South Australia into methanol-based jet fuel and other low-carbon products.
Also Dealroom·Startup Daily
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.
A Startupbootcamp blog profile in which HAMR Energy co-founder Alex Smith reflects on pivoting to also produce hydrogen during the Energy Next program, and applications for the next intake are announced.
Startupbootcamp's EnergyNext accelerator, run with EnergyAustralia, has picked eight energy startups worldwide for its 2021 cohort, spanning hydrogen recycling, solar safety, battery analytics and blockchain identity.