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Seed $5m

Quantum sensing defence startup Deteqt raises $5 million Seed round

University of Sydney spin-out Deteqt, building diamond quantum chip magnetometers for defence and mining, closed a $5 million seed round led by Main Sequence.

Startup Daily 5 Aug 2026 Deteqt Beaten Zone Venture Partners Main Sequence Ventures The University of Sydney CSIRO Uniseed BOKA Capital ATP Fund

Undisclosed stage $15m

Mine drone mapping scaleup Emesent raises $15 million

Brisbane drone mapping firm Emesent secures $15 million SAFE Note plus $10 million venture debt from federal government's National Reconstruction Fund.

Startup Daily 5 Aug 2026 BHP Emesent Glencore Rio Tinto Perennial Partners Orion Resource Partners NGS Main Sequence Ventures Hostplus CSIRO NRF Corporation QIC Ventures

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