Startup · $215m raised
Canberra, ACT
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Electro Optic Systems (EOS) raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Generational 5 Holdings | Unnamed stage | $40,000,000 |
Every published round Electro Optic Systems (EOS) 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.
Companies Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Electro Optic Systems (EOS), as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Electro Optic Systems (EOS) did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Electro Optic Systems (EOS) acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSS | Acquisition | 12 Jan 2026 | - | grafa.com, edisongroup.com, Defence Connect |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Andreas Schwer | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer | @AuManufacturing (28 Mar 2024), Business News Australia, @AuManufacturing (15 Dec 2023) |
Stories naming Electro Optic Systems (EOS). Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Edison's note covers Electro Optic Systems' newly launched equity raise worth up to A$175 million via placement plus share plan, earmarked largely for the pending MARSS purchase, and a supportive trading outlook.
Also noah-news.com
Defence firm Electro Optic Systems is buying European counter-drone software maker MARSS, taking ownership of its battle-tested NiDAR platform as it shifts toward fully integrated drone-defence systems.
Also edisongroup.com·grafa.com
AuManufacturing's briefs roundup records Electro Optic Systems' completed $35 million placement and Environmental Clean Technologies' completed $1.5 million placement, alongside Incat's best-managed-company award, Osteopore's approvals in two Asian markets, and GLAM applications opening.
ASX-listed Electro Optic Systems has announced a $40 million equity raise via an underwritten placement and share purchase plan, aiming to capitalise on defence and space demand after record 2023 revenue.
Also @AuManufacturing
Roundup of manufacturing briefs: Latrobe Magnesium's share placement, DroneShield and Cyclopharm results, Graphene Manufacturing Group's US OTCQX listing, an Electro Optic Systems dispute settlement, HEO London recruitment, and a green steel partnership.
Roundup: Nova Eye Medical banks $8 million for overseas growth, two Geelong firms each land $25,000 council grants, plus Austal ship trials, EOS's share jump, Vulcan Steel's profit fall and Orthocell's Singapore filing.
Also @AuManufacturing
Roundup: Arafura Rare Earths banks $25m for its rare earths project; Incitec Pivot, Electro Optic Systems and Alpha HPA announce leadership changes; Titomic extends its MD's contract; Cobram Estate grows US olive output.
Manufacturing briefs: Orthocell swaps royalty entitlement for UWA equity, Quickstep hands an unmanned aircraft frame to Carbonix, Sparc and QUT win a research grant, EOS disputes a lender fee, Neurizer plans a rights issue.
Sydney spacetech firm HEO Robotics has closed a $12m Series A led by AirTree Ventures, with Salus, In-Q-Tel, Y Combinator and angels also in, as federal cutbacks hit Australian space programs.
Also Business News Australia·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·Startup Daily
The Commonwealth has agreed to acquire radar maker CEA Technologies, eventually making it a government business enterprise. The piece also recalls Motorola's purchase of Barrett Communications and flags other vulnerable defence firms.
Two Queensland defence firms have delivered their first three Warfighter unmanned ground vehicles, built with grant money from a Defence Department capability scheme and fitted with a Canberra supplier's remote weapons station.
The federal government awarded $52 million to a Gilmour Space-led consortium building rocket and satellite manufacturing, test and spaceport facilities in Queensland, after a $33.4 million grant to a food manufacturing precinct.
Also @AuManufacturing