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Seed $3m+

Beaten Zone Venture Partners Backs Zendir in AU$3M+ Seed Round to Advance Space-Cyber Defence Capabilities

BZV's post announcing it co-led Zendir's oversubscribed seed round with Investible, joined by Galileo Ventures, TEN13, Jelix Ventures and Innovation Bay, to fund overseas growth of the spacecraft digital-twin platform.

Beaten Zone Venture Partners portfolio 17 Sep 2025 ZendirADFPIPE NetworksRiver City LabsRiver PitchSE NetStartup CatalystUNSW Canberra SpaceBeaten Zone Venture PartnersGalileo VenturesInnovation BayInvestibleJelix VenturesTen13Dr Brenton SmithDr Christopher CaponPeta EllisSteve Baxter
Seed $3.3m

Investment Notes: Nominal Systems

Jelix's note explains its fund's participation in Nominal Systems' oversubscribed seed round, profiling the spacetech founders, their industry collaborations, early profitability and plans for recurring digital-twin revenue.

Jelix Ventures portfolio 19 Nov 2024 Nominal SystemsAustralian National UniversityAustralian Space AwardsGilmour SpaceJelix VenturesUK Ministry of DefenceBeaten Zone Venture PartnersGalileo VenturesInnovation BayInvestibleJelix Fund 1Ten13Dr Brenton SmithDr Christopher Capon

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