Startup · $49.9m raised
Brisbane, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Hypersonix raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerating Commercialisation Grant program | Grant | - |
| Cooperative Research Centre Projects | Grant | $2,950,000 |
| Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Federal Government | Grant | $952,575 |
| High Tor Capital | Series A | - |
| NRF Corporation | Series A | $10,000,000 |
| Queensland Investment Corporation | Series A | - |
| RKKVC | Series A | - |
| Saab | Series A | - |
Companies Hypersonix 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Sinodinos | Chair | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Defence Connect, @AuManufacturing |
| David Waterhouse | Managing Director | @AuManufacturing (Fri 17 Mar 2023), @AuManufacturing (Wed 4 May 2022), @AuManufacturing (Tue 29 Mar 2022), @AuManufacturing (Thu 28 Oct 2021), @AuManufacturing (Thu 15 Jul 2021), RenewEconomy |
| David Waterhouse | Deputy Chair (former) · Founder | Dealroom, Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Defence Connect, @AuManufacturing |
| Dr Michael Smart | CTO · Founder | Startup Daily, Defence Connect, @AuManufacturing (Tue 29 Mar 2022), @AuManufacturing (Thu 15 Jul 2021), RenewEconomy |
| Matt Hill | CEO (former) | Dealroom, Startup Daily (Tue 8 Sep 2026), Business News Australia, Space Connect, Startup Daily (Tue 28 Oct 2025), Defence Connect, @AuManufacturing |
| Nina Patz | Head of Marketing/ Business Development | @AuManufacturing |
| Ryan Whitside | Scramjet Propulsion Engineer | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Hypersonix. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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.
Profiles space investor Will Scully-Power, whose Pine Gap firm backs Australian space startups and plans a larger US fund with partners; defence VC Beaten Zone has also wrapped up a $26 million fund.
A directory of fifteen Canberra investors backing deep tech, noting ACTivate Capital's fund first close, several government-backed company raises, an incubator's alumni, and one portfolio acquisition.
Beaten Zone Venture Partners' blog post spotlights Queensland scramjet startup Hypersonix Launch Systems ahead of its first Dart AE test flight, framing it as sovereign hypersonic capability with commercial space applications.
Weekly funding roundup covering eight raises totalling over $113 million across aerospace, biotech, materials, health and software, plus a pharmacy firm's acquisition out of administration.
Weekly roundup of eight trans-Tasman startup raises worth a combined $113 million-plus, alongside Joe Zhou's buyout of StrongRoom AI from administrators.
Hypersonix, a Queensland company developing hypersonic planes that run on hydrogen, has secured a Series A backed by a UK fund, government investors and Saab.
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A Wollongong university accelerator's impact report tallies its startups' 2023 sales and jobs, and recalls welding-software maker Verbotics attracting seed backing and a six-figure federal grant.
Hypersonix has named former US ambassador Arthur Sinodinos as its board chair, with co-founder David Waterhouse shifting to deputy chair as the hypersonic aerospace firm prepares its DART flyer flights for the US Defense Innovation Unit.
Hypersonix has appointed Arthur Sinodinos, a former Australian ambassador to the United States, as its board chair. Co-founder David Waterhouse becomes deputy chair. The company won its first US defence contract last year.
Hypersonix picked Rocket Lab to launch its DART AE hypersonic craft under a US defence program, following the Brisbane company's first major contract win.
An Australian hypersonics developer won a US defence agency contract for hypersonic test aircraft, selected from 63 respondents, with a Californian firm taking a second award; values undisclosed.
An opinion piece arguing AUKUS Pillar Two reaches beyond submarines into quantum, autonomy, AI and hypersonics, citing Australian players including Internet 2.0, Anduril Australia and Hypersonix.
Hypersonix leads a CRC-P grant-funded hypersonic UAV project with Romar, LSM and USQ, starting July; Romar's earlier federal grant is also recalled.
Also @AuManufacturing
Year-end review of Australian additive manufacturing in 2021: MMI grants for Romar, Titomic and SPEE3D, Titomic's raises and acquisitions, Conflux's Series A, Aurora Labs' capital raise and leadership changes, and AML3D's listing anniversary.
Canberra's Accelerating Commercialisation scheme hands out eight million dollars in grants, with manufacturers Hypersonix, Sicona Battery Technologies, Ker Ker and Microbio among fourteen recipients developing new technologies.
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