Startup · $52m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round HEO Robotics raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Y Combinator | Series A · Seed | - |
| UNSW Founders | Accelerator | - |
| Steve Baxter | Series A | - |
| Salus Ventures | Series B · Series A | - |
| National Reconstruction Fund Corporation | Series B | $10,000,000 |
| Jawed Karim | Seed | - |
| In-Q-Tel | Series A | - |
| DCode Capital | Series B | - |
| David Harding | Series A · Seed | - |
| Beaten Zone Venture Partners | Series B | - |
| AirTree Ventures | Series B · Series A | - |
Companies HEO Robotics acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Hiranya Jayakody | CTO · Founder | SmartCompany, Forbes Australia, Business News Australia, @AuManufacturing, unswfounders.com, spacebandits.io |
| Dr William Crowe | CEO (former) · Founder | SmartCompany, Forbes Australia, Business News Australia, @AuManufacturing, unswfounders.com, aussiespacecast.com |
Stories naming HEO Robotics. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Beaten Zone Venture Partners led a US$25 million Series B in HEO Robotics, which images other spacecraft, with the NRFC contributing $10 million; the piece also recalls earlier Series A and seed rounds.
Twelve Australian spacetech companies received Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability grants totalling over $9m for NASA's Artemis, with NextAero, Neumann Space, Metakosmos, Valiant Space, Gilmour Space Technologies and HEO Robotics among those funded.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing
Weekly roundup covering fresh raises by four Australian startups: Ignition's banking facility, HEO Robotics' Series A, Laronix's seed round and Haast's pre-seed, plus a past ACT grant.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·Wholesale Investor
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
HEO Robotics' Holmes Imager, described as the first commercial camera for non-Earth imaging built entirely in Australia, launched on a SpaceX rocket, with several local manufacturing and research partners credited.
UNSW Founders profiles its alumnus HEO Robotics, a Sydney company that inspects satellites from orbit, recounting its founding, accelerator history, and founders' backgrounds.
Podcast interview with HEO Robotics chief executive Dr William Crowe about his space startup, plus Australian space news: a discovery centre opening, a rocket motor test, and a first space commander.
Space Bandits interview with HEO Robotics founder Dr William Crowe covering the company's asteroid-mining origins, pivot to satellite imaging, early Kickstarter and friends-and-family backing, grants, and a paid Australian Air Force trial.