Updated · The Australian Financial Review · Apr 28
Liquid Instruments tops $400m valuation after $70m funding round
Updated
Updated · The Australian Financial Review · Apr 28
Liquid Instruments tops $400m valuation after $70m funding round
3 articles · Updated · The Australian Financial Review · Apr 28
The round was led by US rival Keysight Technologies and Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund, giving the start-up founded by Australian National University scientists fresh backing.
Keysight acquired an equity stake in the company, whose measurement product is used by Nvidia, Lockheed Martin, Blue Origin, PsiQuantum, BYD and Intel.
The deal marks a significant funding milestone for the little-known Australian gadget maker as it expands support from major industrial, defence, space and semiconductor customers.
What deeper impact could the Keysight partnership and sovereign tech push have on competition in the global measurement equipment market?
Could bringing manufacturing back to Australia make Liquid Instruments more resilient or introduce new challenges in global supply chains?
How will Liquid Instruments’ AI-powered devices change the landscape for engineers and scientists worldwide?