# Arkeus funding: rounds and investors > Arkeus has raised $27M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Main Sequence Ventures, QIC Ventures and Beaten Zone Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/arkeus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Australia · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Arkeus* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Defence Tech Drones IoT Raised 6 months ago Follow Arkeus and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Farkeus) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$27M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 4 sources **$1.6M** Grant **$25M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $25M May 2026 - **Led by:** QIC Ventures - **Step-up i:** 15.6× - **Investors:** 7 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2026 **$1.6M** Grant **$25M** Series A - **First round:** Grant, $1.6M - **Biggest round:** $25M - **Between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **May 2026** Series A **$25M** *6 new* *1 returning* [QIC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qic-ventures) Lead [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) [Beaten Zone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beaten-zone-venture-partners) [Folklore Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/folklore-ventures) [Salus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salus-ventures) [DYNE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dyne-ventures) [R+ VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/r-vc) Reported by Firms' own news pages and 2 others - **Jul 2025** Grant **$1.6M** *1 new* [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Arkeus's own website: 4 on the team. - **Simon Olsen** CEO - **Dr Jon Nebauer** CTO - **Romain Portier** COO - **Erin Boutros** Executive Business Partner ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Grant** 2025 **Series A** 2026 [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) [QIC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qic-ventures) L [Beaten Zone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beaten-zone-venture-partners) [Folklore Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/folklore-ventures) [Salus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salus-ventures) [DYNE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dyne-ventures) [R+ VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/r-vc) ## Everyone who backed them [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) VC firm **2** rounds [QIC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qic-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Beaten Zone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beaten-zone-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Folklore Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/folklore-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Salus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salus-ventures) VC firm **1** round [DYNE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dyne-ventures) VC firm **1** round [R+ VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/r-vc) Family office **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=arkeus). ## Quick answers about Arkeus ### Who invested in Arkeus? Arkeus's investors include Main Sequence Ventures, QIC Ventures, Beaten Zone Venture Partners, Folklore Ventures and Salus Ventures, and 2 more on record. QIC Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has Arkeus raised? Arkeus has raised $27M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Arkeus last raise? Arkeus's most recent round was a Series A of $25M in May 2026, led by QIC Ventures. ### What was Arkeus's biggest round? Its most recent round, $25M in May 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Arkeus first? Arkeus's first round on record, in Jul 2025, was backed by Main Sequence Ventures. ### What stage is Arkeus at? Arkeus's latest named round is a Series A, in May 2026. ### Where is Arkeus based? Arkeus is based in Australia. ### Who led Arkeus's rounds? QIC Ventures led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Arkeus In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Athena** $115M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/athena)[**Metacognition** $5.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/metacognition)[**HEX** $101M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hex)[**Cuttable** $29M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cuttable)[**Austal** $245M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/austal)[**OpenDebt** $2.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendebt) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app