Qantas and Airbus back $10 million Series A for methanol startup
Methanol venture HAMR Energy has secured ten million dollars in Series A backing from Qantas, Airbus and Thyssenkrupp Uhde for its Victorian renewable fuel projects.
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, HAMR Energy
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Sustainability Officer | Qantas | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (11 Feb 2026), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (8 Apr 2025) |
| Group Chief Sustainability Officer | HAMR Energy | Startup Daily |
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Methanol venture HAMR Energy has secured ten million dollars in Series A backing from Qantas, Airbus and Thyssenkrupp Uhde for its Victorian renewable fuel projects.
HAMR Energy, an Australian low-carbon fuels company, has closed a $10 million Series A backed by Airbus, Qantas and Thyssenkrupp Uhde to advance its sustainable fuel projects in Victoria.
Qantas and Airbus have committed A$15 million to Climate Tech Partners, a local VC, to back startups in sustainable aviation fuel and aviation decarbonisation, drawing on their 2022 US$200 million SAF partnership.