Startup · Australia
Emesent
HQ Wacol, AustraliaFounded 201851-200 employeesUpdated
Emesent is an expert in SLAM-based LiDAR mapping.
Funding6 rounds · ~$43.9M + ~A$4.5M
- Equity raised
- ~$43.9M + ~A$4.5M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$7.0M
- Latest
- ~$7.0MDebt · Jul 8, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | Debt | ~$7.0M | — | National Reconstruction Fund Corporation | — | Confirmed |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Growth | ~$10.4M | — | — | Hostplus, Main Sequence Ventures, NGS Super, Orion Resource Partners, QIC Ventures | Confirmed |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Undisclosed | ~$10.4M | — | — | Main Sequence Ventures | Confirmed |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Series A | $23.0M | — | Perennial Partners | Archangel Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Telus Ventures, Tiger Global Management | Confirmed |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | In-Q-Tel | — | Confirmed |
| 2018 | Seed | ~4.5M AUD | — | Main Sequence Ventures | — | Reported |
- ~$7.0MJul 8, 2026
- GrowthWith Hostplus, Main Sequence Ventures, NGS Super, Orion Resource Partners, QIC VenturesConfirmed~$10.4MJul 8, 2026
- ~$10.4MJul 8, 2026
- $23.0MFeb 25, 2022
- UndisclosedSep 22, 2020
- SeedLed by Main Sequence Ventures~4.5M AUD2018
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems11
- 360° Colorization for HovermapCamera kit and processing workflow for adding 360° imagery to Hovermap point clouds.
- AuraSoftware for processing and managing Emesent mapping data.
- Automated Ground Control for HovermapReflective-target and processing workflow for georeferencing Hovermap scans.
- Backpack RTK / PPKBackpack-mounted positioning system for mobile mapping.
- CMS MountMount for cavity-monitoring survey equipment.
- CommanderSoftware for managing Emesent mapping missions and data.
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People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Farid Kendoul · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder |
| Stefan Hrabar · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder |
| Charles Miller · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Executive Officer |
| David Nucifora · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Financial Officer |
| Ewen Cameron · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Commercial Officer |
Sources21
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Profile3
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PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 150)”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Australia", "hq_iso2": "AU", "id": "01a45ffa-8a74-4395-83df-d1fae4d51700"}”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
Systems11
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Emesent · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Emesent is an expert in SLAM-based LiDAR mapping. We help companies visualize and understand their environments by mapping the inaccessible.”
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Emesent · Supports System
“360° Colorization for Hovermap #### Add true to life realism with multi-platform 360° colorization Add a new level of reality capture to your 3D point clouds with Emesent’s 360° colorization.”
- 6
Emesent · Supports System
“Automated Ground Control for Hovermap #### Unrivalled SLAM accuracy and automated georeferencing Emesent’s Automated Ground Control is an innovative feature that further increases the accuracy of Hovermap point clouds and enhances the capabilities of its SLAM-based mapping.”
- 7CompanyBackpack RTK - Emesent
Emesent · Supports System
“Emesent’s Backpack RTK / PPK automates high-accuracy georeferencing and drift-correction for backpack-based scans, to deliver fast, accurate and precise scans while reducing or eliminating the need to lay out and georeference ground control points.”
- 8
Emesent · Supports System
“CMS Mount for Hovermap ST/ST-X”
- 9
Emesent · Supports System
“Emesent Commander is the mission control app for Emesent scanners, designed to make mapping, pilot assist, and fully autonomous mission planning simple and intuitive.”
- 10CompanyEmesent Cortex - Emesent
Emesent · Supports System
“At the heart of every Hovermap system is Cortex, the intelligent software powering world class autonomy and smart navigation.”
- 11
Emesent · Supports System
“Experience Emesent Aura — the all-in-one processing and visualization platform that takes your scans from capture to deliverable.”
- 12
Emesent · Supports System
“Hovermap STX is a versatile mobile mapping system designed for drone-based surveying, autonomous inspection, and SLAM-based LiDAR mapping across diverse environments - from underground mines and GPS-denied spaces to infrastructure inspection and terrain mapping applications.”
- 13CompanyVehicle RTK - Emesent
Emesent · Supports System
“Emesent Vehicle RTK / PPK delivers confident scanning over large areas and of long, linear assets without the need for GCPs.”
- 14
Emesent · Supports System
“Accessories [CMS Mount](https://www.emesent.com/emesent-product/cavity-monitoring-system-cms-mount/) [Drone RTK”
Funding6
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Emesent · Jul 8, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“a $10 million venture debt facility from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC)”
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Emesent · Feb 25, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · investors, Organization · ownership
“oversubscribed $32 million Series A round”
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Emesent · Sep 22, 2020 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · stage
“today announced a new investment from In-Q-Tel (IQT)”
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CSIRO · Supports Funding round · amount
“Emesent, a drone autonomy spin-out from CSIRO, the technology arm of Australia's national science agency, has raised $3.5 million in venture capital to commercialise its first product, Hovermap.”
- 19NewsEmesent
CSIRO · Supports Funding round · amount
“raised $4.5 million in venture capital to launch Emesent at the end of 2018”
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Startup Daily · Supports Funding round · amount
“Emesent has raised US$23 million (A$32m) in a Series A”
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