HEO Robotics

HEO Robotics

We visually monitor space objects for governments and defense

Sydney, Australia
3 employees
Space Exploration
Series A · $8M

About HEO Robotics

HEO Robotics visually monitors satellites for governments and defence. We do this by transforming existing Earth observation satellites with software to image other satellites as they fly close by.

Company details

Team Size3
LocationSydney, Australia
IndustrySpace Exploration

Funding

Total raised

$8M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

Airtree Ventures
Y Combinator
IIn-Q-Tel
Salus VC

Founders

William Crowe

William Crowe

Dr. William Crowe completed his PhD in astrodynamics at UNSW Sydney. He co-founded HEO Robotics in 2016, originally focused on asteroid tracking before pivoting to satellite-to-satellite imagery for governments and defence.

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Hiranya Jayakody

Hiranya Jayakody

Co-founder and CTO - HEO Robotics Hiranya Jayakody is the CTO and co-founder of HEO Robotics. He has a PhD in mechatronics engineering from UNSW Sydney and a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. In addition to HEO Robotics, he worked as a researcher at UNSW Sydney focusing on computer vision and machine learning for agriculture as well as robust control of aerial vehicles and space robots.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.