We appointed the Chief Commercial Officer (x2 engagements), a revenue leadership hire, built to turn product traction into repeatable commercial growth. One of several senior appointments we delivered for Emesent.
Emesent — Emesent is an Australian deep-tech company born from a decade of CSIRO robotics research, founded in 2018 by Dr Stefan Hrabar and Dr Farid Kendoul. Its flagship, Hovermap, captures data autonomously in the places GPS cannot reach, underground mines and complex industrial sites, and has now flown more than 3,000 autonomous missions across mine sites worldwide for operators including BHP, Barrick and Newmont. Australian robotics, proven in the hardest environments on earth.
The market for this leadership
Live MitchelLake intelligence across Deep Tech and Oceania.
More leadership we placed at Emesent
Latest signals — Emesent
Capital Raising · Oceania
Emesent →Emesent raised $15 million in equity funding plus $10 million in venture debt from the NRF to scale mine-mapping drone operations.
Capital Raising · Oceania
Emesent →Emesent raised AUS$25M (AUS$10M venture debt from NRFC + AUS$15M equity from Main Sequence, QIC Ventures, Orion Resource Partners, Hostplus, NGS Super) to scale autonomous mapping and robotics manufacturing and accelerate Cortex AI and Aura platform development.
Capital Raising · Oceania
Emesent →Emesent secured US$17M in new funding for AI-powered mapping and robotics technology
Adjacent signals across Deep Tech
Product Launch · Oceania
Progress Software →Progress Software has launched ShareFile Enterprise, a document collaboration offering aimed at large and regulated organisations, allowing them to scale sensitive document sharing from one platform.
M&A Activity · Oceania
RAS Technology →Takeover activity around ASX-listed RAS Technology (ASX:RTH), with PA Media apparently the party behind the approach.
M&A Activity · Oceania
AustralianSuper →AustralianSuper increased its investment in Perth Airport by acquiring two co-investors' stakes, bringing its holding to around 29.4%.
Partnership · Oceania
Serendata →Serendata, the technology platform arm of New Zealand-founded Sysdoc, has secured a global strategic partnership with SAP to integrate SAP Signavio's process suite into its change intelligence platform.
M&A Activity · Oceania
TAL Daiichi Life Australia →TAL Daiichi Life Australia has launched a A$7.8 billion takeover bid for Challenger, an Australian listed life insurer and asset manager.
Capital Raising · Oceania
Zoono Group →Zoono Group (ASX:ZNO) reported a quarterly update with cash receipts falling from the prior quarter, alongside a trading halt and placement noted in the source tag, suggesting a near-term equity raise to fund operations.