Startup · $803k raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Quickstep raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| NSW Government | Grant | $803,000 |
| the NSW state government | Grant | - |
Companies Quickstep 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 |
|---|---|---|
| David Doral | CTO (former) | @AuManufacturing (14 Apr 2023), @AuManufacturing (7 Feb 2023), @AuManufacturing (31 Jan 2023) |
| Luke Preston | Head of Technology and Partnerships | SmartCompany |
| Mark Burgess | Managing Director | @AuManufacturing (16 Nov 2022), @AuManufacturing (4 Jul 2022) |
Stories naming Quickstep. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Podcast interview with SolidHydrogen chief executive Philippe Odouard on hydride-based hydrogen storage, why the sector must compete without subsidies, and a $2.5 million grant for pilot projects.
Manufacturing news roundup: Fleet Space's oversubscribed Series C, a grant-backed 3D printing research project, an agreed brand acquisition, equipment orders, a cargo drone first flight and industry awards.
Rex Airlines takes a 20 per cent stake and a board seat in Dovetail Electric Aviation, a Sydney startup retrofitting electric propulsion, which earlier won a $3 million government research grant.
Also Startup Daily
Manufacturing roundup: Vow, Ofload and Vaxev each raise new capital; Ofload buys CIA Logistics; Quickstep upgrades its outlook; Pawsey's Setonix earns green computing honours; Australia backs shipping and plastics pledges.
News roundup: Elsight locks in $8 million through convertible notes; Northrop Grumman extends its Quickstep supply agreement; Titomic grows US sales; Fleet Space to survey for Core Lithium; Venture Catalyst Space applications open.
NSW Environmental Trust grants $3 million to solar innovator SunDrive within a $6.5 million allocation shared with Hysata, Southern Green Gas and Quickstep; SunDrive's recent series A drew CEFC alongside Blackbird and Grok Ventures.
Also @AuManufacturing
Quickstep is partnering with Defence researchers, DMTC and UNSW on the Hype-X project to develop heat-resistant composite materials for hypersonic aircraft structures, with commercialisation rights to new intellectual property.
A new composites manufacturing cooperative research centre, SoMAC, has received Commonwealth backing of $69.9 million under round 23 of the CRC Program, alongside partner contributions, with its leadership and bid partners named.