Startup · $1.5m raised
Canning Vale, WA
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Aurora Labs raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Government | Grant · Grant | $1,544,333 |
| Defence Industry Development Grant | Grant | $544,333 |
Companies Aurora Labs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bottrell | Non-executive Director | Defence Connect |
| Andrew Garth | Non-executive Director | @AuManufacturing |
| David Trimboli | Non-executive Chairman | Defence Connect |
| Grant Mooney | Chairman | @AuManufacturing |
| Mel Ashton | Non-executive Director (former) | @AuManufacturing |
| Rebekah Letheby | Chief Executive | @AuManufacturing (11 Jun 2025), @AuManufacturing (23 Apr 2024), @AuManufacturing (22 Mar 2024) |
Stories naming Aurora Labs. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Aurora Labs says a $1m government grant, matched by its own $1m, will fund a large-format metal 3D printer to scale production of its micro gas turbine propulsion systems for defence applications.
Retired Major General Andrew Bottrell has joined defence company Aurora Labs as a non-executive director, bringing senior military and acquisition experience; he also founded Rockpool Partners and holds an academic chair at Deakin University.
Pat Conroy announced a fresh tranche of Australian defence grants totalling over $17.3 million, with recipients including Fleet Space Technologies, Veem, HIFraser and Aurora Labs.
Aurora Labs has received an Australian Government defence grant of $544,333 to buy production equipment and scale manufacturing of micro gas turbine propulsion systems at its Canning Vale, Western Australia facility.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing news: OncoSil, K-TIG and Aurora Labs complete or commit raises, Amplia opens an offer, Siemens agrees to buy Altair, CSIRO unveils a printed-solar facility, and a WA medical alliance grows.
Manufacturing roundup: Australian Vanadium and entX land government grants, Hexagon Energy Materials completes a $1 million round, Australian Dairy Nutritionals appoints a CEO, Aurora Labs adds a director, plus vessel, export and research briefs.
Roundup covering manufacturing placements by Sparc Technologies and Aurora Labs, Wellnex's planned London listing, an autonomous navy boat trial, a workplace fine, a software degree launch and AusBiotech's next CEO.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing news: OncoSil Medical's capital raising, an NT grant for a water monitoring project, GoZero's preferred supplier appointment, Micro-X's first Argus order, Aurora Labs' defence work, and Monash waste-recycling research.
Manufacturing briefs roundup: WA government commits $5m to space facility Fugro SpAARC; Starpharma and Micro-X receive R&D tax refunds; Bulla licenses Violet Crumble for ice cream; SCEE wins $50m in contracts.
Manufacturing news roundup: Fleet Space's oversubscribed Series C, a grant-backed 3D printing research project, an agreed brand acquisition, equipment orders, a cargo drone first flight and industry awards.