Startup · $800k raised · Robotics
Melbourne, VIC
Programs: Victorian Government (Supply Chain Uplift Program)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Lunar Outpost Oceania raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian Government | Accelerator · Grant | - |
Companies Lunar Outpost Oceania 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Kenrick | Technical Director | @AuManufacturing (Wed 6 Dec 2023), @AuManufacturing (Fri 22 Sep 2023) |
Stories naming Lunar Outpost Oceania. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
NASA confirmed the Australian-built Roo-ver will reach the Moon by 2030 under its Artemis program. The ELO2 consortium, technically led by Lunar Outpost Oceania of Melbourne, has $42 million in Australian Government backing.
Weekly roundup of the publisher's five most-read stories: Victorian government grants to eleven manufacturers, Kongsberg defence export contracts, a federal grant for Iondrive, battery maker Energy Renaissance entering administration, and NSW recycling grants.
Victoria's Supply Chain Uplift Program Round 5 grants, about $800,000 in total, went to eleven manufacturers preparing to supply Hanwha's Land 8116 and Land 400 Phase 3 defence vehicle programs.
Also @AuManufacturing
Australian consortium ELO2 has shown its Moon rover prototype in Adelaide, competing to collect lunar soil for NASA, with support under the national space agency's Trailblazer program.
Consortium ELO2, co-led by EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania, reveals a prototype rover that could become Australia's first Moon rover, developed under the Australian Space Agency's Trailblazer program for a possible NASA Artemis mission.
A weekly funding roundup covering Mindset Health's Series A, grants for two lunar rover consortiums, Pivot's raise, and Invest Inya Farmer's seed round.
Two Australian consortia, AROSE and one involving EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania, each received a four million dollar grant under the Space Agency's Trailblazer programme to design lunar rover prototypes.
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