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Atomionics

Quantum sensing
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Cold-atom quantum gravimeter for mineral, hydrocarbon, geothermal and groundwater exploration. Flagship product Gravio is a portable cold-atom interferometer designed to be operated from a moving vehicle (SUV today, drone roadmap), paired with an in-house AI interpretation layer (ORE-O) that turns gravity data into 3D subsurface models. Customers are mining majors and energy explorers; a separate defence-oriented strand develops cold-atom inertial sensors for GPS-denied navigation with DSO National Laboratories.

HQ
Singapore
Founded
2018
Status
private
Last verified
Thu May 21 2026 08:00:00 GMT+0800 (Singapore Standard Time)

Timeline

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2019
US$2.5M seed round led by Wavemaker Partners with SGInnovate and Cap Vista
2023-12
Partnership with Bridgeport Energy (Australia) to deploy Gravio as a "virtual drill" for commercial resource exploration
2024-02
Rio Tinto Exploration field trial of Gravio for mineral exploration; further surveys scheduled with BHP across Tier-1 copper belts
2025
Urban quantum-gravimetry proof of concept along Marina East Drive, Singapore, with the Quantum Sensor Centre and Cap Vista — Gravio operated from inside a moving vehicle in a dense urban setting
2025-09
US$12.7M Pre-Series A led by Paspalis with BHP Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Wavemaker, VU Venture Partners, SG Growth Capital and Alex Turnbull
2025-09
BHP Ventures strategic investment announced alongside Pre-Series A; positioned to support BHP's critical-minerals discovery pipeline
2026
Drone-mountable Gravio configuration (currently vehicle-mounted; "drones next")
2026
Nationwide Australian operations and North American expansion funded by the September 2025 Pre-Series A
Founded 2018 shipped milestone public roadmap

Current flagship

Gravio — portable cold-atom interferometric gravimeter (vehicle-mounted)

Milestones

  1. 2025-09
    US$12.7M Pre-Series A led by Paspalis with BHP Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Wavemaker, VU Venture Partners, SG Growth Capital and Alex Turnbull
    Quantum sensing press source ↗
  2. 2025-09
    BHP Ventures strategic investment announced alongside Pre-Series A; positioned to support BHP's critical-minerals discovery pipeline
    Quantum sensing press source ↗
  3. 2025
    Urban quantum-gravimetry proof of concept along Marina East Drive, Singapore, with the Quantum Sensor Centre and Cap Vista — Gravio operated from inside a moving vehicle in a dense urban setting
    Quantum sensing press source ↗
  4. 2024-02
    Rio Tinto Exploration field trial of Gravio for mineral exploration; further surveys scheduled with BHP across Tier-1 copper belts
    Quantum sensing press source ↗
  5. 2023-12
    Partnership with Bridgeport Energy (Australia) to deploy Gravio as a "virtual drill" for commercial resource exploration
    Quantum sensing press source ↗
  6. 2019
    US$2.5M seed round led by Wavemaker Partners with SGInnovate and Cap Vista
    Quantum sensing press source ↗

Roadmap

  • 2026 Drone-mountable Gravio configuration (currently vehicle-mounted; "drones next") source ↗
  • 2026 Nationwide Australian operations and North American expansion funded by the September 2025 Pre-Series A source ↗

Capability details

5 unverified fields
  • modalities.sensing.sensitivity
  • milestones.3.date — Rio Tinto trial cited as "February" by Mining.com without an explicit year; placed at 2024-02 based on context, not directly confirmed
  • milestones.2.date — Marina East Drive urban PoC dated 2025 from vendor news index; exact month not specified on the news-detail page
  • shareholders — Private company — no individual stake percentages disclosed; ordering reflects round leadership and strategic weight, not cap-table position
  • roadmap.0.target — Drone-mounted Gravio described as "next" on the vendor technology page without a dated commitment; 2026 is an editorial estimate

People

  • Sahil Tapiawala — Co-founder & CEO (since 2018) ↗
  • Ravi Kumar — Co-founder & CTO (since 2018) ↗

References