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Forward Deployed: Funding, Investors & Team (Nov 2026)

Forward Deployed develops deployable sensors for detecting chemical threats in field environments.

forward-deployed.com.au LinkedIn Melbourne, Australia 1-10 employees Founded 2023
Total raised
$700k
Rounds
1
Latest
Seed
Oct 2026

Forward Deployed has raised $700k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Seed of $700k announced in Oct 2026.

That round is below the $4.2M median round size for Australia companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Forward Deployed Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$700k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Seed
$700k in Oct 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Founded
2023
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Investors on record
2
2 named below

Latest funding round on record: Oct 2026.

Forward Deployed Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$700k

Forward Deployed Investors

Swinburne University of Technology Innovation Victoria

Forward Deployed Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Liam Eldon
Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer
Locked
Richard Hebden
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Forward Deployed team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file, 2 have a LinkedIn profile.

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Forward Deployed Funding in Context

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,174
$4.2M
17,294
$3.1M

Forward Deployed's latest round of $700k is below the median round in Australia. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Forward Deployed Funding FAQs

What does Forward Deployed do?

Forward Deployed develops deployable sensors for detecting chemical threats in field environments.

How much funding has Forward Deployed raised?

Forward Deployed has raised $700k across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Seed of $700k announced in Oct 2026.

When did Forward Deployed last raise funding?

Forward Deployed's most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $700k, announced in Oct 2026.

Who has invested in Forward Deployed?

Investors on record for Forward Deployed include Swinburne University of Technology, Innovation Victoria.

Who founded Forward Deployed?

FundedIQ lists Liam Eldon (Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer), Richard Hebden (Founder) at Forward Deployed.

Where is Forward Deployed headquartered?

Forward Deployed is based in Melbourne, Australia.

How many employees does Forward Deployed have?

Forward Deployed is in the 1-10 employee band.

When was Forward Deployed founded?

Forward Deployed was founded in 2023.

About FundedIQ's Forward Deployed Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Forward Deployed is left off this page rather than filled in.

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