MEDIA RELEASE: 16 July 2025 | Sydney, Australia

Visionary Machines Closes $3.5m Raise

Visionary Machines Team in the Field Counter Drone C-UAS Pandion Sentinel

Visionary Machines CEO Sonny Foster right of centre and CTO Nick Gibbs left of centre with some of the Visionary Machines team

Sydney-based computer vision company Visionary Machines has closed a $3.5 million fund-raising round

Visionary Machines specialises in undetectable (passive) optical vision and sensing systems for defence and civil applications.

The funding round was completely subscribed from Visionary Machines existing investor base, including Folklore Ventures, OIF, Thorney, Salus and Significant Venture Capital— underscoring their confidence in the sovereign Australian SME.

Visionary Machines CEO, Sonny Foster said:

“This speaks to the confidence of our investors in what Visionary Machines is producing. Accelerating the capability we offer our customers, across augmented vision systems and in particular our passive optical drone detection, tracking, identification and targeting system — Pandion Sentinel.”

Visionary Machines is in the midst of a recruitment round, expanding their Sydney-based team.

Key Points

  • Visionary Machines is a Sydney-based computer vision company specialising in passive optical vision systems for defense and civil use.
  • The company has secured $3.5 million in funding from existing investors, including Folklore Ventures and Significant Venture Capital, highlighting strong investor confidence.
  • Visionary Machines is expanding its team to enhance its augmented vision technologies.
  • Notably, the company is focusing on the Pandion Sentinel passive optical drone detection and targeting system.

About Visionary Machines

Visionary Machines builds advanced computer vision technology that empowers autonomous mobility, surveillance and inspection. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Visionary Machines is a sovereign Australian company with global presence, leveraging partnerships and a team of world-leading computer vision experts. Visionary Machines optical sensor systems apply unique real-time, passive undetectable 3D spatial vision to enhance defence and civil capability.

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