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MAKO has banked a $28 million Series A, headed by Virescent Ventures, to take its drag-cutting Flightfilm coating to market; the piece also recalls an earlier seed round and a government grant.
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Sydney aerospace company MAKO has raised $28 million in a Virescent Ventures-led Series A to manufacture Flightfilm, a shark-inspired skin that cuts aircraft drag and fuel use.
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DroneShield, a Sydney maker of counter-drone technology, has hired a retired US Air Force lieutenant colonel to lead its sales to that service; the Dutch ambassador also recently visited the company.
Space software firm Saber Astronautics has received a US Air Force TACFI award of $540,000 to further develop its Space Cockpit space operations software, building on earlier support won in 2019.
A funding roundup covering Hnry's trans-Tasman expansion raise, Josef's legal-tech round with US investors, and Beta Technologies' large electric aircraft Series A backed by Amazon's climate fund.