Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Navy raised.
Companies Navy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin | Weapons Engineer (former) | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Navy. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Arkeus has raised an oversubscribed AU$5 million round joined by Beaten Zone Ventures, Main Sequence and Salus Ventures to scale its autonomous optics and AI surveillance technology for defence.
Also Beaten Zone Venture Partners portfolio·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
Roundup of manufacturing news: a naval ship delivery, a packaging firm's guidance downgrade, low carbon grants for nine Victorian manufacturers, a Queensland grant, an executive appointment, a truck safety launch, and a US distribution deal.
Also @AuManufacturing
BlueChilli is pivoting away from early-stage programs toward scale-ups and Asia in 2020 after spending its $10 million venture fund, casting doubt over SheStarts and its proptech accelerator, with job losses expected among its roughly 50 staff.