Beaten Zone Venture Partners Congratulates Arkeus on A$25M Series A as Portfolio Company Reaches Inflection Point
Australian defence AI sensing company closes major round led by QIC Ventures, with technology already deployed with Australian and U.S. militaries Beaten Zone Venture Partners (BZV) today congratulates portfolio company Arkeus on
Steve Baxter on the Karl Stefanovic Show
In a powerful and unfiltered conversation on The Karl Stefanoic Show, Beaten Zone Venture Partners Founder and former Australian Army solider Steve Baxter delivers a stark assessment of modern warfare
Army of expertise and skills lost in the transition
[as published in The Australian 28/4/2026] Each year, as Anzac Day comes around, we remind ourselves that the freedoms we enjoy were secured by people who operated in dreadful conditions
Deteqt Featured Across Defence and Technology Media Following A$5 Million Seed Raise
Deteqt’s recent $5 million seed raise has been featured across several defence technology and startup media outlets, following the company’s announcement of new funding to advance its chip-scale quantum sensing
Beaten Zone Venture Partners reaches $17 Million in committed capital as defence-tech investment continues to serge
Beaten Zone Venture Partners growing momentum in Australian defence-tech venture landscape was examined in a recent Forbes Australia feature, with Founder & Lead Investor Steve Baxter on the accelerating shift in investor
The Power of Advisors: Why the Best Education Isn’t in a Classroom
From Peta Ellis, General Manager, Beaten Zone Venture Partners There are categories of knowledge that no university course can teach you, not because the subject is too complex, but because
The Commercial Crossover: What SHOT Show 2026 Revealed About the Future of Autonomous Systems
From our Investment Associate Max Quinlan-Ward’s perspective Last month at SHOT Show 2026, I noticed a trend that’s been quietly building for years but is now impossible to ignore. Defence
Australia’s new $500m defence fund has an ESG problem
ESG considerations and their impact on defence investment were recently examined in Capital Brief, with commentary from Steve Baxter on the evolving funding landscape for capability focused venture funds. The
Steve Baxter: Why I’ll only invest in Australian defence startups that are serious about the US
Steve Bater recently contributed an opinion piece to SmartCompany, outlining the importance of Australian Defence startups establishing a meaningful presence in the United States to achieve venture-scale outcomes. The article examines
You Cannot Win US Defense Contracts from a Slide Deck
Intention does not win contracts. Presence does. The Beaten Zone crew kicked off 2026 in LA and Vegas with a two-day team strategy session, followed by the largest trade show