Startup · $15m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Santos raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Government | Grant | - |
| Morrison government | Grant | $15,000,000 |
Companies Santos 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gallagher | Chief Executive | RenewEconomy (Mon 16 Jun 2025), RenewEconomy (Wed 8 Dec 2021) |
Stories naming Santos. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Zen Energy says its sale process is advancing with a preferred bidder amid reports naming Gunvor; the piece also recaps HDRE's stake purchase and Zen's financial losses.
Analysis of ADNOC's proposed cash takeover of Australian gas producer Santos, arguing the deal may harm domestic gas supply and national interests, with government, regulators and shareholders able to block or condition it.
Santos is fielding a $30 billion, non-binding takeover approach from a consortium of ADNOC, ADQ and Carlyle; the board intends to recommend a deal if binding terms are agreed.
Analysis of rising shareholder activism: Lendlease's chairman departs under Tanarra pressure, activists push Karoon over dividends, Tanarra surfaces on Bapcor's register, and L1 Capital runs an activist fund.
Eaton Square says it acted for Extent Heritage, an archaeology and heritage consultancy, in the company's sale to RSK Australia, with principals Roger Collins-Woolcock and Mark Goodwin leading the mandate. No price disclosed.
The Morrison government quietly granted Zero Degrees Rosella $3 million for a Victorian brown coal-to-hydrogen project, after a $5 million Queensland coal study grant, as election fossil hydrogen funding promises passed $400 million.
Analysis by The Australia Institute argues Santos' Moomba carbon capture project, backed by a federal grant, may enable enhanced fossil fuel recovery rather than cut emissions; Santos denies the project involves increased extraction.
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Six Australian companies, including Santos and Boral, have received federal government grants from a $50 million carbon capture fund, each worth up to several million dollars, to develop capture, use and storage projects.
Printer maker SPEE3D teams with NERA, Charles Darwin University and Santos to develop an industrial 3D printer for remote oil and gas sites, backed by NERA project funding.
Adelaide employee-feedback software firm Teamgage launched a remote-work survey tool that gained 1,200 users in three days, and has a $350,000 South Australian government grant to help expand into overseas markets.
Drawboard has raised US$6 million (AU$9 million) led by Blackhorn Ventures with TEN13 and others, to expand its paperless markup software in the US market.
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