Salus Ventures

Salus Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2022 and located in Sydney, Australia. It focuses on investing in seed-stage companies across a range of sectors, including aerospace and defense, automation, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, big data, data intelligence, cybersecurity, and supply chain technology. The firm aims to support early-stage innovations that have the potential to drive significant advancements in these industries.

Mike Ferrari

Managing Director

Past deals in Defence

Arkeus

Venture Round in 2025
Arkeus is a technology company that specializes in the rapid development of autonomous optical systems for various surveillance and reconnaissance applications. They design, innovate, and fabricate these systems, which are optimized for use on surface sensors, aircraft, or drones, to support missions such as intelligence gathering, border protection, and search and rescue. Their solutions enable the defense industry to make informed decisions in challenging environments.

Q-CTRL

Series B in 2024
Q-CTRL, established in 2017 and based in Pyrmont, Australia, specializes in developing software tools and firmware for the quantum computing sector. Its core solution focuses on reducing and controlling quantum bit errors in quantum hardware devices, a critical challenge in the field. Q-CTRL's quantum control infrastructure software caters to R&D professionals and end-users, accelerating the development of useful quantum computers. The company also develops "software-defined" quantum sensors for applications in defense, intelligence, navigation, and earth observation. Q-CTRL works with global leaders in quantum technology, including universities, national labs, and industry partners, and is an IBM Quantum Startup network member. It has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being named a World Economic Forum Global Innovator and featured in prominent international publications.

Arkeus

Seed Round in 2023
Arkeus is a technology company that specializes in the rapid development of autonomous optical systems for various surveillance and reconnaissance applications. They design, innovate, and fabricate these systems, which are optimized for use on surface sensors, aircraft, or drones, to support missions such as intelligence gathering, border protection, and search and rescue. Their solutions enable the defense industry to make informed decisions in challenging environments.

Visionary Machines

Seed Round in 2022
Visionary Machines specializes in developing advanced spatial vision technology for machines, utilizing passive camera arrays to achieve super-human perception capabilities. The company's 3D spatial sensor employs geometric measurements from multiple cameras across various spectra, enhanced by sophisticated AI techniques. This technology aims to simplify automation and navigation by providing high-fidelity perception that minimizes ambiguity and errors. Visionary Machines' initial applications focus on defense, mining, and logistics sectors, where precise and reliable spatial awareness is crucial.
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