Startup · $5.6m raised
Earth Observation data platform giving seamless access to satellite imagery and data
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Arlula raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Black Nova Venture Capital | Seed | - |
| Main Sequence Ventures | Unnamed stage · Seed | - |
| Moonshot | Unnamed stage | - |
| Paspalis | Unnamed stage | - |
| Startmate | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Arlula 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arran Salerno | Chief Operating Officer · Founder | Defence Connect, Main Sequence |
| Sebastian Chaoui | Chief Executive · Founder | Defence Connect (14 May 2026), Defence Connect (24 Mar 2026), @AuManufacturing, Main Sequence |
Stories naming Arlula. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Space firm Spiral Blue teams with Arlula, whose Sales Engine platform will distribute data from its planned Teal LiDAR satellite constellation; the article recalls a $3 million CRC-P grant the company secured earlier this year.
A Sydney defence and space technology company has completed an oversubscribed funding round led by Paspalis Capital to expand its satellite data coordination platform and grow its engineering team.
Stone & Chalk and KPMG Australia selected five startups for the fourth Future Technology Program cohort, providing residency and mentorship to enhance business productivity.
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has taken an undisclosed strategic stake in Earth-observation data platform Arlula, which earlier in 2023 raised $2.2 million in a round led by Main Sequence Ventures.
The venture firm is out raising a second vehicle targeting $35m for unglamorous business software, after its first vehicle gathered over $22m; it recalls backing Pathzero and GovConnex and supporting Arlula's earlier raise.
Also Startup News (WA)
Stone & Chalk and KPMG Australia selected five space startups for their Future Technology Program, offering residency and mentorship to support growth in the sector.
Sydney Earth-observation analytics firm Arlula has banked a $2.2 million seed injection, led by Main Sequence with backing from Black Nova, adding to earlier accelerator support, a pre-seed raise and a state government grant.
Main Sequence announces it led a $2.2 million seed round in Arlula, a startup building a platform for simpler access to satellite imagery and geospatial data.