Government · 1 deal
Every published round US Department of Defense took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Energy Metals | Venture debt | 8 Aug 2026 | $400m | Lead | Dealroom (10 Aug 2026), Dealroom (8 Aug 2026) |
Companies US Department of Defense has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Energy Metals | Australian company mining scandium | 8 Aug 2026, Venture debt | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for US Department of Defense, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies US Department of Defense has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal US Department of Defense did.
Stories naming US Department of Defense. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The US Defense Department has conditionally committed a US$400m loan to Sunrise Energy Metals to develop its Syerston scandium mine in New South Wales, announced at a Washington meeting with President Trump.
Also Dealroom
Arkeus' post points readers to Tectonic Defense's write-up of its A$25 million Series A, describing the hyperspectral sensing technology, its defence customers and platform partners, and coming production expansion in Queensland and America.
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
Precision fermentation company Cauldron Ferm wins the regional startup category at Startup Daily's tech awards for the second straight year; the profile recalls its Series A, government grants and Mackay biomanufacturing plant.
Also Startup Daily
Adelaide 3D metal printing firm AML3D has locked in a $30 million placement to expand its Ohio factory, open a European site and fund R&D as it chases US defence demand.
Podcast conversation marking ten years of cold-spray printer maker SPEE3D, its technology chief discussing the TitanSPEE3D printer for US defence needs, roughly 100 units shipped, and ambitions for off-world manufacturing.
Roundup of agrifoodtech news: raises across Europe, Singapore and Australia, Collaborative Fund wraps a $125m vehicle, Neutral Foods merges with Zeal Creamery, SCiFi Foods shuts down, and Aleph Farms cuts staff.
Redflow has won its largest flow battery contract, supplying 34.4 MWh for a California children's hospital microgrid backed by a US federal energy storage program whose final funding figure is undetermined.
Redflow banks extra placement money atop its August raise; Flinders University plans a space-cyber forum; VEX Robotics partners with a robotics peak body; a munitions venture wins an award; DXN lands a cable contract.
Queensland drone maker Skyborne Technologies has won a first contract from the US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory to develop its Cerberus armed platform, with joint-venture Athena AI supplying AI target recognition.
Analysis of the technological singularity concept, covering brain-computer interface work by Neuralink and Synchron, expert predictions about artificial general intelligence, and worries over unregulated AI. Republished from The Conversation.
Adelaide additive manufacturer AML3D has completed a $3 million share placement to fund its US expansion, including new sales bases in Tennessee and Virginia, plus software development for its Arcemy machines.