CEO · Founder, Millibeam

Dr Venkata Gutta

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO · Founder	Millibeam	Defence Connect, Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing (3 Jul 2024), @AuManufacturing (3 Jul 2024), Breakthrough Victoria, @AuManufacturing (11 Apr 2022), @AuManufacturing (6 Apr 2022)

Coverage

Stories naming Dr Venkata Gutta. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

2 deals

Australian start-up unveils sovereign counter-drone system to tackle emerging battlefield threats

MILLIBEAM, an Australian deep-tech firm, has revealed Rakurai, a portable counter-drone device built on bespoke chip-level radiofrequency design; the piece notes prior Commonwealth grants behind its semiconductor technology.

Defence Connect 5 Aug 2026 Millibeam Commonwealth Main Sequence Ventures Industry Growth Program Supply Chain Resilience Initiative Mike Nicholls Dr Venkata Gutta

4 deals

Breakthrough Victoria tips $3 million into Sydney 5G chipset startup Millibeam to grow in Melbourne

Breakthrough Victoria invests $3 million in Millibeam, a Sydney maker of 5G chipsets expanding in Melbourne, alongside existing backers Main Sequence and Archangel; the piece recalls a 2022 seed round and a federal grant.

Startup Daily 4 Jul 2024 Eden Brew Millibeam Cicada Innovations CSIRO LaunchVic Queensland Investment Corporation Archangel Ventures Breakthrough Victoria Federal industry department Main Sequence Ventures Grant Dooley Dr Venkata Gutta

Also Defence Connect

Seed $750k

Australian 5G semiconductor innovator launches

Chip startup milliBeam announces a $750,000 seed round from CSIRO's venture arm Main Sequence, funding its mmWave 5G beamforming technology and a planned Sydney research centre.

@AuManufacturing 6 Apr 2022 Millibeam AMD CSIRO Samsung Main Sequence Ventures Mike Nicholls Dr Venkata Gutta

Also @AuManufacturing·Startup Daily

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