🚀What another incredible year it has been for our National Industry Space Hub!
Did you know that since we opened in 2022, the NSIH has:
- Supported over 82 startups
- Who have raised over $52M+ In private capital, and $4.5M grant funding
- Generated over $72M+ of revenue
- Supported over 160 jobs
- And 7 residents tech currently in space
The NSIH is currently home to 15 space startups, and this year, they have reached stratospheric levels of growth, including:
Contactile, Deneb Space, ANT61, Spiral Blue, Mawson Rovers, Euroka Power & Extraterrestrial Power - have their technology in orbit as part of the Waratah Seed mission and many more, literally reaching for the stars!
Our residents Aquila, Contactile, Mawson Rovers were featured in the Australian 100 Innovators, Crest Robotics signed Transgrid partnership and appeared on Channel 7 News! Plus, Deneb, Crest, and Aquila were trailblazing their innovations on the Cicada x Tech23 stage!
Residents LeoLabs, VXB Aerospace, Aquila, raised over $35 million this year alone! Crest Robotics also received grant funding from Earthbuilt Technology.
We also welcomed 5 new residents: Deneb Space, Crest Robotics, MP Space, Starbound Space Solutions, and AROSE to the NSIH!
This year, we launched bold new initiatives in aerospace and defence, including Air-to-Space, and Defence Elevate and Customer Discovery in Defence. With its expanded scope, the NSIH will play a crucial role in enhancing national and regional security, economic resilience, and continued innovation.
110 participants joined programs designed to accelerate their growth, including our Fast Start graduates—Crest Robotics, Deneb Space, Starbound Space, Spiral Blue, and Ocean Intelligence—who completed an intense six-month coaching journey to scale up their tech for high-demand applications in the aerospace and defence sector.
We don’t do this alone, our growing mentor network made all of this possible. We welcomed new Experts in Residence, Scott Russell and Nameeta Bhole, alongside industry legends Mani Thiru, Larry James, Steve Winnall, and Thomas Nhan Tri Nguyen, providing unmatched support to startups. We would also like to thank our super-star expert in residence, @Tim Parson, for supporting the commercialisation of these innovative startups at every step of the journey in the NSIH.
We also hosted 17 events, welcomed over 700 attendees, and connected with delegations from South Korea, Latvia, the U.S., and beyond. The world is watching, and we’re just getting started.
None of this would be possible without the hard work of the NSIH team- Alex Shapilsky and Hela Zargouni, and of course, the unwavering support of the Investment NSW, whose vision is to create a launching pad for ambitious, innovative startups to make a mark in space, aerospace, or defence.
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