Mandate
Philosophy
The backbone of the ecosystem.
Drones do not fly on their own. They rely on infrastructure, distribution channels, manufacturing plants, and experienced operators. That ecosystem has to be built deliberately, and it needs someone to hold it together.
Arys Capital is that backbone. We provide the funding and forge the partnerships that push the Australian uncrewed ecosystem forward, backing the founders whose work the rest of the country depends on.
The Name
What does “Arys” mean?
The name reaches in two directions.
It rises. Arys echoes aero and aerial, the open sky our companies were built for, and Aries, the ram, first in the zodiac and made to lead.
It roots. Arys carries the Sanskrit arya, meaning noble, the quality of what others are built upon. It is our whole purpose in a single word: to be the bedrock of the Australian drone ecosystem, and the backbone its founders lean on.
Approach
Our approach is threefold.
I
Elephants, not unicorns
We back elephants, not unicorns. Businesses with real or projected high cashflow, rather than a potential headline valuation. And we stay invested for the long term.
II
More than capital
We bring the companies we back together to build in partnership, so each can lean on the strengths of the others through design, development, and growth.
III
Industry expertise
There is no drone industry. There are industries that use drones: mining, agriculture, asset inspection, real estate, defence. We work across those sectors, and we understand the ecosystem they rely on to put uncrewed technology to work.
Portfolio
Positions across the ecosystem.
HOLDINGS
Companies we have invested in.
Drone Evolution
South Australia
Revolutionary robotic multi-drone charging stations. Autonomous ground infrastructure that supports everything from long-endurance VTOL to large-scale agricultural fleets.
Holding
Phantom Dynamics
Brisbane, QLD
Turns the vision from individual drones into a synchronized, shared 3D operating picture, rendered in AR within each operator's own frame of reference.
Holding
AeroVision Solutions
National
A national drone services contractor putting aircraft to work across the country. Precision agricultural spreading and spraying at broadacre scale, and automated solar panel cleaning that keeps arrays generating at their peak.
Holding
PARTNERSHIPS
Companies we work alongside.
Timed Automation Solutions
Brisbane, QLD
A hardware-agnostic SaaS platform that makes autonomous drone operations possible, with pilot trials now underway. Arys advises on drone law and regulation, and opens its network.
Partnership · Advisory
iDroneTrain
Brisbane, QLD
A national drone licensing and training organisation, building the certified operator base the ecosystem depends on.
Partnership