# Gilmour Space Technologies funding: rounds and investors > Gilmour Space Technologies has raised $399M across 3 rounds since 2024. Investors include Main Sequence Ventures, 500 Global and Blackbird Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/gilmour-space-technologies (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Australia · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Gilmour Space Technologies* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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. Aerospace & Space Defence Tech Raised 9 months ago Follow Gilmour Space Technologies and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fgilmour-space-technologies) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$399M** raised across 3 rounds since 2024, from 4 sources **$36M** Series D **$146M** Series E **$217M** Growth - **Latest round:** Growth, $217M Jan 2026 - **Led by:** Hostplus and National Reconstruction Fund - **Step-up i:** 1.5× - **Investors:** 12 (2 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. 2024 2025 2026 **$36M** Series D **$146M** Series E **$217M** Growth - **First round:** Series D, $36M - **Biggest round:** $217M - **Between rounds:** 23 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Growth **$217M** *9 new* *1 returning* [Hostplus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hostplus) Lead [National Reconstruction Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-reconstruction-fund) Lead [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird) [Future Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-fund) [NGS Super](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngs-super) [QIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qic) [HESTA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hesta) [Brighter Super](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brighter-super) [Funds SA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/funds-sa) Reported by Startup Daily and 1 other - **Jan 2026** Series E **$146M** *3 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) Source recorded - **Feb 2024** Series D **$36M** *3 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Gilmour Space Technologies's own website: 2 founders, 3 on the team. **Adam Gilmour** Co-Founder **James Gilmour** Co-Founder - **Mark Grimminck** Head of Satellites - **Matthew Halstead** Head of Manufacturing - **Sonia Hegde** Head of Launch Vehicles ## 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. **Series D** 2024 **Series E** 2026 **Growth** 2026 [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) [Hostplus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hostplus) L [National Reconstruction Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-reconstruction-fund) L [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird) [Future Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-fund) [NGS Super](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngs-super) [QIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qic) [HESTA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hesta) ## Everyone who backed them [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) VC firm **3** rounds [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) VC firm **2** rounds [Hostplus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hostplus) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [National Reconstruction Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-reconstruction-fund) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird) Private equity **1** round [Future Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-fund) Growth equity **1** round [NGS Super](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngs-super) Growth equity **1** round [QIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qic) Private equity **1** round [HESTA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hesta) Institutional LP **1** round [Brighter Super](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brighter-super) Institutional LP **1** round [Funds SA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/funds-sa) Institutional LP **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=gilmour-space-technologies). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Gilmour Space Technologies as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Fine Structure Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fine-structure-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Gilmour Space Technologies ### Who invested in Gilmour Space Technologies? Gilmour Space Technologies's investors include Main Sequence Ventures, 500 Global, Blackbird Ventures, Hostplus and National Reconstruction Fund, and 7 more on record. Hostplus led its latest round. ### How much has Gilmour Space Technologies raised? Gilmour Space Technologies has raised $399M across 3 rounds since 2024. ### When did Gilmour Space Technologies last raise? Gilmour Space Technologies's most recent round was a Growth of $217M in Jan 2026, led by Hostplus. ### What was Gilmour Space Technologies's biggest round? Its most recent round, $217M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Gilmour Space Technologies first? Gilmour Space Technologies's first round on record, in Feb 2024, was backed by 500 Global, Blackbird Ventures and Main Sequence Ventures. ### What stage is Gilmour Space Technologies at? Gilmour Space Technologies's latest named round is a Growth, in Jan 2026. ### Where is Gilmour Space Technologies based? Gilmour Space Technologies is based in Australia. ### Who led Gilmour Space Technologies's rounds? Hostplus led the Growth in 2026. ## Companies like Gilmour Space Technologies In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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