Startup · $23.3m raised
Sydney, NSW
Programs: Catalyst Accelerator (the 13th Catalyst Accelerator)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Quasar Satellite Technologies raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Main Sequence Ventures | Seed · Unnamed stage | $12,000,000 |
| Catalyst Accelerator | Accelerator | - |
| Defence Innovation Hub | Grant | $5,300,000 |
| Lindy De Stoop | Seed | - |
| Marc De Stoop | Seed | - |
| Pan Group | Seed | - |
| Clearbox Systems | Unnamed stage | - |
| CSIRO | Unnamed stage | - |
| Fleet Space Technologies | Unnamed stage | - |
| Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer | Unnamed stage | - |
| Saber Astronautics | Unnamed stage | - |
| Vocus | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Quasar Satellite Technologies acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Quasar Satellite Technologies. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney satellite startup Quasar joins a US Air Force-backed Colorado accelerator cohort of seven companies, the sole non-American participant, to develop its phased array antenna technology for space tracking.
Australian space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies is among seven companies chosen for the US-backed 13th Catalyst Accelerator, a space domain awareness program linked to the US Air Force Research Laboratory and US defence customers.
Australian satellite communications firm Quasar has joined a seven-company intake in the US defence-focused Catalyst Accelerator program as its only international participant, with technology built on CSIRO research.
AuManufacturing reports the CSIRO-linked satellite startup Quasar unveiling digital multibeam ground stations, recalling its 2021 seed raise, a NSW Physical Sciences Fund grant and a Defence Innovation Hub contract.
Canberra satellite firm Skykraft has raised $120 million to manage air traffic from space, with backing from Foresight Australia, OPTrust and Main Sequence; the round trails only Saluda Medical's this year.
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Deep tech venture firm Main Sequence has reached an initial A$450 million close on its third fund, pushing money under management past A$1 billion; Hostplus, Temasek and CSIRO are among the backers.
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A weekly roundup reporting six Australian startups that raised a combined $19 million, including Quasar, Nexl, MoreGoodDays, DAS and Our Cow, plus Our Cow's earlier acquisition of delivery startup Voly.
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Techboard's anniversary roundup catalogues a month of Australian startup funding: megadeals, three acquisitions, large debt deals, grants, accelerator intakes, and fund news including Archangel Ventures' committed capital.
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Australia's Main Sequence fund promotes Gabrielle Munzer to Partner to lead its biotech push; the article also covers her finance background, the firm's company-building model, a UNSW accelerator, and recent diverse hires.
Weekly funding roundup: UpGuard raises $25m, Tanggram $5m, Endua launches with $5m, Cubiko $1.7m, The Village Co $1.2m, Tribu $1.25m, SmartOysters and BatNav crowdfund, Chipper Cash closes US$100m, and Main Sequence's fund closed.
Funding roundup: Zoomo and Chemist2U raise new rounds, First AML launches in Australia after its Series A, Frank Body closes private equity backing, and Quasar Satellite Technology receives Main Sequence investment.
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Ground-station startup Quasar has launched alongside a $12 million raise from CSIRO, Main Sequence, a NSW government office and several Australian space and telecom firms, commercialising phased array technology that talks to many satellites simultaneously.
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Australia's CSIRO and the NSW Chief Scientist's office have launched Quasar Satellite Technologies, a startup developing phased-array technology so ground stations can communicate with many satellites simultaneously.