Startup · $4m raised
Consortium mixing startups, universities and resource sector tech experts, building the Roo-ver rover.
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round ELO2 raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Government | Grant | - |
| Australian Space Agency | Grant | - |
Companies ELO2 acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming ELO2. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
NASA confirmed the Australian-built Roo-ver will reach the Moon by 2030 under its Artemis program. The ELO2 consortium, technically led by Lunar Outpost Oceania of Melbourne, has $42 million in Australian Government backing.
Consortium ELO2, co-led by EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania, reveals a prototype rover that could become Australia's first Moon rover, developed under the Australian Space Agency's Trailblazer program for a possible NASA Artemis mission.
A public competition to name Australia's Trailblazer lunar rover has opened, with the two consortiums building rival designs, AROSE and ELO2, each holding $4 million in grants for early prototype work.