Startup · Australia
Gilmour Space
HQ Gold Coast, AustraliaFounded 201351-200 employeesUpdated
Gilmour Space is Australia's leading venture-capital-backed space technology company developing and launching new low-cost rockets and satellites to orbit from Australia.
Funding9 rounds · ~$257M
- Equity raised
- ~$257M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$22.0M
- Latest
- ~$10.0MSeries E+ · Jun 9, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | Series E+ | ~$10.0M | — | Queensland Investment Corporation | — | Reported |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Series E+ | ~$147M | — | Hostplus, National Reconstruction Fund Corporation | Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Queensland Investment Corporation | Reported |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Grant | $5.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Series D | ~$35.9M | — | Queensland Investment Corporation | Blackbird Ventures, Hostplus, Main Sequence Ventures | Reported |
| May 9, 2022 | Grant | $15.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Series C | $47.0M | — | Fine Structure Ventures | Blackbird Ventures, Hostplus, Main Sequence Ventures | Reported |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Grant | ~$2.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Oct 1, 2018 | Series B | ~$13.5M | — | Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures | — | Reported |
| May 26, 2017 | Series A | ~$3.7M | — | Blackbird Ventures | 500 Global | Reported |
- Series E+~$10.0MJun 9, 2026
- Series E+~$147MJan 20, 2026
- Grant$5.0MJul 30, 2025
- Series D~$35.9MFeb 14, 2024
- Grant$15.0MMay 9, 2022
- $47.0MJun 30, 2021
- Grant~$2.0MFeb 13, 2020
- Series B~$13.5MOct 1, 2018
- ~$3.7MMay 26, 2017
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.
Systems1
- ElaraSatSatellite platform developed in Australia.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops low-cost rockets and satellites launched from Australia; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Develops low-cost rockets and satellites launched from Australia; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Adam Gilmour · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder & CEO |
| James Gilmour · LinkedIn ↗ | Director, Co-Founder & Head of Launch Operations |
| Christopher Hall · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Financial Officer |
| Eleazar Casas · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Engineer |
Sources12
Show all 12 sources and supporting evidence
Profile2
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · x url
“x_url: https://x.com/GilmourSpace”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Australia", "hq_iso2": "AU", "id": "7254ddbb-1b75-4c71-852e-633b5e50887f"}”
Systems1
- 3
Gilmour Space · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Gilmour Space is Australia's leading venture-capital-backed space technology company developing and launching new low-cost rockets and satellites to orbit from Australia. Visit: https://www.gspace.com”
Funding8
- 4
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation · Jan 20, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“The funding round will be jointly led by Hostplus, who will also be investing $75 million.”
- 5
Australian Financial Review · Feb 14, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“was led by existing investors QIC”
- 6
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter · Jul 4, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Gilmour Space Technologies has secured A$61 million AUD (US$47 million) from global investors”
- 7
Global Venturing · Jul 1, 2021 · Supports Funding round
“which was led by Fine Structure Ventures, a fund affiliated with financial services group Fidelity”
- 8
SmartCompany · Oct 1, 2018 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“The funding was led by Main Sequence Ventures, the manager of CSIRO’s $200 million innovation fund, and Blackbird Ventures”
- 9
Australian Financial Review · May 26, 2017 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has led a $5 million funding round for Gilmour Space Technologies”
- 10
Forbes Australia · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“The $14.2 million from ART, made via asset manager Queensland Investment Corporation, brings Gilmour Space Technologies’ Series E funding to $231.2 million.”
- 11
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region
“funding round: Grant, 2025-07-30, USD 5,000,000, lead: Business.gov.au”
People1
- 12
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-100)”
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