Best Space Tech Companies in Australia
The 48 best Space Tech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Gilmour Space.
Ranked: Best Space Tech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilmour Space Developer of launch vehicles for small payloads | $99M | 6 mo ago | Series E | Adam Gilmour Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | Cart FunctionalityWixSentry+18 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Skykraft Developer of space-based air traffic management and safety enhancement systems | $79M | 33 mo ago | Series B | Michael Frater CEO | 2017 | WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+12 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Fleet Space Developer of space-enabled platform delivering integrated data for mineral exploration | $67M | 20 mo ago | Series D | Flavia Nardini Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WebflowGSAPLenis+23 | 6 signals ▼62% Announcements · M&A | 68 patents LEO small‑satellite communications hardware: antennas, modems, and sensor node integration. | — |
| 4 | Myriota Provider of satellite network for Internet of Things connectivity and solutions 67Funding top 30%Growth top 30%News top 30%Talent top 30% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 30% Newstop 30% Talenttop 30% Techtop 35% Producttop 35% Moattop 39% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Partnersbottom 34% Funding: Raised $30.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $30M | 19 mo ago | Series C | David Haley Co-Founder & CTO | 2014 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+30 | 4 signals Leadership | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 5 | SAS Sky and Space Co is a satellite company specializing in communication nanosatellites and software expertise… | $23M | 82 mo ago | Funding Raised | Meir Moalem Co-Founder & CEO | 2006 | — | 16 signals ▼75% New product · Announcements · M&A | — | — |
| 6 | Nearmap Provides high resolution aerial imagery | $15M | 116 mo ago | Acquired | Cristy Thomas Senior Executive Assistant and Business Partner to CEO | 2000 | Node.jsMUIVarnish+29 | — | 9 patents AI-driven property risk assessment and roof age estimation for insurance underwriting | — |
| 7 | HEO Provider of non-Earth imaging services and space object monitoring solutions | $8M | 35 mo ago | Series A | Hiranya Jayakody Co-founder and CTO | 2016 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowUptimeRobot+17 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Spookfish Advanced Camera system for capturing imagery faster and from higher positions | $6M | 111 mo ago | Acquired | Mike von Bertouch Founder | 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Hypersonix Hypersonic aircraft manufacturer | $6M | 51 mo ago | Funding Raised | David Waterhouse Deputy Chairman and Co-Founder | 2018 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+13 | — | — | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 10 | Equatorial Launch Australia Operator of spaceport providing infrastructure and launch services for rockets | $5M | 57 mo ago | Series A | Michael Jones Group Chief Executive Officer | 2015 | Framer SitesReactCloudflare+12 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Metakosmos Developer of planetary exploration suits and astronaut training data-driven solutions | $1M | 23 mo ago | Seed | Renuka Rambhatla Co-Founder/ Chief Compliance Officer | 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Esper Satellite Imagery Provider of hyperspectral imagery for Earth observation across multiple industries | $1M | 17 mo ago | Seed | Przemyslaw Lorenczak Co-Founder & CTO | 2019 | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+5 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 13 | Element Robotics Developer of robotic platforms and software for space exploration missions | $160K | 18 mo ago | Funding Raised | Saksham Khurana Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Space Industries Developer of lunar resource extraction vehicle | $110K | 70 mo ago | Seed | Joshua Letcher Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Space Tech companies in Australia
#1
Series E · Gold Coast, Queensland · founded 2012 · 168 employees$99.4Mraised▾
Developer of launch vehicles for small payloads. It provides users with launching systems for small payloads, such as nano- and cube-satellites and satellite platforms. It also provides users with orbital launch vehicles, in-space propulsion, and sounding rockets.
- Jan 2026Series E$145.4M
- Feb 2024Series D$35.9M
- Jun 2021Series C$46M
- Sep 2018Series B$13.7M
#2
Series D · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2018 · 100 employees$66.9Mraised▾
Developer of space-enabled platform delivering integrated data for mineral exploration. The platform offers real-time insights and uncertainty modelling. It provides solutions for complex environments, integrating with existing systems. The company delivers exploration intelligence using geoscience and artificial intelligence.
- Dec 2024Series D$100M
- May 2023Series C$33.1M
- Nov 2021Series B$26.4M
- Sep 2019Series A$7.3M
#3
Series C · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2014 · 50 employees$30.3Mraised▾
Provider of satellite network for Internet of Things connectivity and solutions. The company delivers services for applications requiring data transmission and low-power connectivity for remote deployments. It offers a developer platform compatible with sensor types for deployment testing. The network provides connectivity for industries including agriculture, water, mining, and government.
- Dec 2024Series C$50M
- Jun 2024Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Apr 2020Series B$16.8M
- Mar 2018Series A$11.5M
#4
Series B · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · founded 2017 · 40 employees$79.4Mraised▾
Developer of space-based air traffic management and safety enhancement systems. The company focuses on continuous communications and surveillance to improve global air traffic safety. It aims to provide resilience through multiple levels of redundancy and cyber protection. The company's work supports optimized airspace use in congested areas.
- Oct 2023Series B$75.9M
- Dec 2021Series A$3.5M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)—
#5
Seed · Mulgrave, Victoria · founded 2019 · 8 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of hyperspectral imagery for Earth observation across multiple industries. The company delivers data with infrared coverage, offering insights for mineral exploration, land rehabilitation, and agriculture. Its sensors capture images with hundreds of colors of unseen light. This data is used to decode the surface of the planet, breaking it down to its chemical components.
- Mar 2025Seed$3.1M
- Oct 2024Seed$1M
- 2023Seed$20K
#6
Seed · Botany, New South Wales · founded 2020$1.3Mraised▾
Developer of planetary exploration suits and astronaut training data-driven solutions. The company focuses on building commercial spacesuits as a platform to transform human spaceflight. It aims to radically transform the human spaceflight lifecycle and spacesuit economics. The company also enhances the commercial spaceflight experience with data-driven training.
- Aug 2024Seed$1.3M
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$250K
#7
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016$7.7Mraised▾
Provider of non-Earth imaging services and space object monitoring solutions. The organization delivers space-based imagery for anomaly detection, operational awareness, and risk mitigation. It offers software that autonomously identifies imaging opportunities to detect, track, characterize, and classify objects in orbit. The software integrates with space-based hardware, controlling cameras and third-party satellites.
- Aug 2023Series A$7.7M
#8
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2021$159.7Kraised▾
Developer of robotic platforms and software for space exploration missions. The company creates adaptable robot platforms designed for various tasks, including exploration, construction, and establishing a sustained presence in new environments. It also develops specialized software to address the unique challenges of space operations. This includes managing system crashes, radiation effects, communication latency, bandwidth limitations, and navigation without GPS.
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$159.7K
#9
Funding Raised · Subiaco, Western Australia · founded 2006 · 9 employees$23.2Mraised▾
Sky and Space Co is a satellite company specializing in communication nanosatellites and software expertise. They provide communications infrastructure and services, offering affordable and reliable space-based connectivity. Sky and Space Co is focused on constructing and operating a communications infrastructure based on nanosatellite technology and developing sophisticated software systems.
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$54.7K
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$54.5K
- May 2019Post IPO$1.1M
- Feb 2019Post IPO$12M
#10
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 28 employees$5.6Mraised▾
Hypersonic aircraft manufacturer. It designs and develops aircraft that travels at hypersonic speeds and runs on hydrogen-based fuel. It uses additive engineering technology to produce their aircraft.
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$5.6M
#11
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2000 · 483 employees$15Mraised▾
Nearmap provides detailed, accurate, timely aerial data by flying UAVs to capture freequently . It serves different industries like architecture, construction, insurance, Rail, Property, roofing, Solar and Government also. provided data can be integrated with GIS for further analysis. It was acquired by ipernica and ipernica retain the name nearmap.
- Nov 2016Post IPO$15M
#12
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 20 employees$5Mraised▾
Operator of spaceport providing infrastructure and launch services for rockets. They offer launch complexes, logistics, and support for small to medium lift vehicles. The spaceport provides facilities for teams working onsite, including accommodation. The company aims to provide a seamless launch experience.
- Oct 2021Series A$5M
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How research on Space Technology is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Space Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 739 Australia-affiliated papers.
- University College London121
- Astronomy and Space66
- RMIT University54
- Australian National University52
- UNSW Sydney51
- Spacecraft9→45
- CubeSat5→17
- Astrobiology3→11
- New horizons1→7
- Aerospace engineering2→8
- Spacecraft21→50
- CubeSat1→24
- New horizons1→16
- Aerospace engineering7→17
- Antenna (radio)1→9
- Spacecraft3→24
- Satellite1→14
- Space (punctuation)3→11
- Space exploration1→5
- Astronomy2→5
Where space tech is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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