Startup · $49m raised
Brisbane, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Hypersonix Launch Systems raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Research Centre Projects | Grant | $2,950,000 |
| High Tor Capital | Series A | - |
| National Reconstruction Fund Corporation | Series A | $10,000,000 |
| Queensland Investment Corporation | Series A | - |
| RKKVC | Series A | - |
| Saab | Series A | - |
Companies Hypersonix Launch Systems 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Sinodinos | Chair | SmartCompany, @AuManufacturing |
| David Waterhouse | Managing Director | @AuManufacturing (17 Mar 2023), @AuManufacturing (4 May 2022), @AuManufacturing (29 Mar 2022) |
| David Waterhouse | Deputy Chair · Founder | Dealroom, SmartCompany, @AuManufacturing |
| Dr Michael Smart | Head of Research | @AuManufacturing |
| Matt Hill | CEO | Dealroom, @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Hypersonix Launch Systems. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Satellite-monitoring camera maker HEO has landed a $37 million Series B, with the federal reconstruction fund contributing $10 million, and will grow its team while pushing more cameras into geostationary orbit.
Also Forbes Australia·Space Connect·This Week in Australian Startups·Dynamic Business
Beaten Zone Venture Partners' blog post spotlights Queensland scramjet startup Hypersonix Launch Systems ahead of its first Dart AE test flight, framing it as sovereign hypersonic capability with commercial space applications.
Weekly roundup of eight trans-Tasman startup raises worth a combined $113 million-plus, alongside Joe Zhou's buyout of StrongRoom AI from administrators.
Hypersonix, a Queensland company developing hypersonic planes that run on hydrogen, has secured a Series A backed by a UK fund, government investors and Saab.
Also SmartCompany·Dealroom
Hypersonix has appointed Arthur Sinodinos, a former Australian ambassador to the United States, as its board chair. Co-founder David Waterhouse becomes deputy chair. The company won its first US defence contract last year.
Alcolizer is the only Western Australian finalist in the 2023 Australian Technologies Competition; the piece lists all 21 finalists and recalls the testing firm's 2021 federal and 2022 state government grants.
An Australian hypersonics developer won a US defence agency contract for hypersonic test aircraft, selected from 63 respondents, with a Californian firm taking a second award; values undisclosed.
An opinion piece arguing AUKUS Pillar Two reaches beyond submarines into quantum, autonomy, AI and hypersonics, citing Australian players including Internet 2.0, Anduril Australia and Hypersonix.
Hypersonix has finished benchtop testing of its 3D-printed scramjet engine and hydrogen fuel system, wrapping up a federal commercialisation grant and recalling two government-funded projects including a composites collaboration.
Hypersonix leads a CRC-P grant-funded hypersonic UAV project with Romar, LSM and USQ, starting July; Romar's earlier federal grant is also recalled.
Also @AuManufacturing