CEO · Founder, Applied Electric Vehicles
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO · Founder | Applied Electric Vehicles | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily, appliedev.com, ARENA |
| Chief Executive (former) · Founder | Applied EV | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, appliedev.com, @AuManufacturing |
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Eight Australian companies make Forbes Asia's annual 100 To Watch list; the piece profiles each and recaps recent raises across climate tech, health and software.
Melbourne autonomous EV maker Applied Electric Vehicles has secured US$40 million in Series B funding, with the National Reconstruction Fund contributing $30.7 million alongside Barrenjoey, Japan Post Capital, Suzuki and St Baker.
Australia's National Reconstruction Fund has put $30.7 million into Melbourne autonomous vehicle maker Applied EV as the largest slice of a US$40 million Series B alongside Barrenjoey and Japan Post Capital.
The National Reconstruction Fund has put $30.7 million into Melbourne autonomous vehicle maker Applied EV, forming most of its $57 million Series B alongside Barrenjoey and Japan Post Capital.
Suzuki has taken an undisclosed strategic stake in Applied EV, an Australian developer of software-based vehicle control systems, to speed development work for future mobility applications.
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Applied EV has received undisclosed Victorian government grant support and expects to add 20 staff at its Bayswater North facility, as the autonomous electric vehicle developer prepares trials of its Blanc Robot platform.
ARENA awards $2 million to Melbourne autonomous EV maker Applied Electric Vehicles to build a pre-production prototype of its solar-powered driverless vehicle, in a project partnered with Japan's Teijin.