# Arkeus

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/arkeus-pty

- Industry: Defence
- Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia
- Website: www.arkeus.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $20M
- Latest round: Series A (May 15, 2026)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Victoria, Australia, and founded in 2020, Arkeus Pty Ltd is a defense technology business that provides decision making via the integration of optics and automation. Based in Victoria, Australia, and founded in 2020, Co- founded by Simon Olsen and Dr Jonathan Nebauer (CTO).  Arkeus Pty Ltd operates as a defense tech company that offers decision making through the fusion of optics and autonomy for Search, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance. In May 2026, Arkeus Pty Ltd raised AUD 25 million in series A funding led by investor QIC, R+VC, Folklore Ventures, DYNE Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Salus Ventures, and Beaten Zone Venture Partners. Arkeus specializes in improving decision-making by combining optics with autonomy, with a focus on speed for life-saving, competitive advantage, and security. The company's task involves adapting and optimizing for any domain, environment, or unfavorable conditions, while working against determined enemies with minimal human intervention. Arkeus employs the ARK advanced artificial intelligence data cube throughout air, sea, land, and space, allowing for rapid extraction of information from difficult circumstances. ORCA, HeliSAR, ELMO, NEOS, HSOR, and DRT are among their product lines. Arkeus Pty Ltd generates revenue through the development and supply of sensing systems and AI-enabled optical solutions for autonomous platforms. The company’s offerings are deployed in defense and surveillance applications and are supplied to government customers (B2G), with its systems also integrated into third-party drone platforms used in operational environments. The company plans to use the May 2026 funding  to expand its international operations and production capacity across the US, Australia, and Europe to meet growing demand for autonomous sensing and ISR capabilities.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, May 15, 2026, $18M — QIC, Folklore Ventures, Main Sequence Ventures, Salus Ventures, DYNE Ventures, Beaten Zone Venture Partners
- Seed, Sep 18, 2023, $2.3M — Main Sequence Ventures, Salus Ventures, Beaten Zone Venture Partners

## Investors

- Main Sequence Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/main-sequence-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Salus Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/salus-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Beaten Zone Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/beaten-zone-venture-partners) — Seed, Series A
- QIC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/qic) — Series A
- Folklore Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/folklore-ventures) — Series A
- DYNE Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dyne-ventures) — Series A