Investor · 1 deal
Every published round DARPA took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q-CTRL | Grant | 28 Aug 2025 | $38m | Lead | Defence Connect, Startup Daily |
Companies DARPA has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q-CTRL | 28 Aug 2025, Grant | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for DARPA, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies DARPA has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal DARPA did.
Stories naming DARPA. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Defence tech firm Q-CTRL reports a first-at-sea trial navigating a vessel with no satellite positioning, using a quantum gravity sensor hardened by software, reaching nautical-mile accuracy and extending its navigation product line.
A Sydney quantum chipmaker says its new processor keeps improving in accuracy as more qubits are added, a milestone published in Nature, with DARPA benchmarking progress and systems used by Telstra and Australian Defence.
Q-CTRL has won $38 million of DARPA defence contracts to build GPS-independent quantum navigation technology, working alongside Lockheed Martin on jam-proof sensors.
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