Startup · $2.2b raised
Defence technology partner of Advanced Navigation
Sydney, OS
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Anduril raised.
Companies Anduril 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Schimpf | CEO | @AuManufacturing |
| Matthew Buffa | Software Engineer (former) | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Main Sequence, Startup Daily (14 Mar 2025) |
Stories naming Anduril. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profiles space investor Will Scully-Power, whose Pine Gap firm backs Australian space startups and plans a larger US fund with partners; defence VC Beaten Zone has also wrapped up a $26 million fund.
Defense startup Singularity has surfaced from stealth, securing a large Series A co-led by two venture firms to scale production of affordable systems that counter cheap drones, with backing from several established investors.
Navigation technology firm Advanced Navigation has banked a $158 million Series C, with Airtree leading and Quadrant plus the NRFC taking part, funding global expansion and Australian manufacturing scale-up.
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Main Sequence's blog post announces it led robotics software startup Breaker's pre-seed round, citing the founders' defence and robotics backgrounds and plans to expand the team and US presence.
Breaker, a defence robotics startup out of UNSW Founders' Defence 10X program, has closed a $2 million pre-seed round, led by Main Sequence, to triple headcount and deepen its US push.
An opinion piece arguing AUKUS Pillar Two reaches beyond submarines into quantum, autonomy, AI and hypersonics, citing Australian players including Internet 2.0, Anduril Australia and Hypersonix.
KPMG data shows Australian startup funding hit a record in 2022 despite a global downturn, while accountancy fintech Hnry closed a $35 million Series B led by AirTree to double headcount and expand overseas.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: EMVision collects grant money, Anduril completes a large Series E, Adherium receives a tax incentive payment, Tindo Solar's sales double, and Glaciem wins a New York clean energy program place.
Also Forbes Australia