MicroTau is a company that prints nature’s functional surfaces by bringing scalable microfabrication to industries including aerospace, shipping and health care. They leverage millions of years of evolutionary design to produce drag-reducing, self-cleaning and anti-fouling properties to any surface. They use Direct Contactless Microfabrication (DCM) technology that prints microscopic patterns with light and is scalable to large surfaces.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $5.6M
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 08.11.2023 | ACTAI Vent... | actaiventu... |
| - | Virescent ... | virescent.... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 14.06.2022 | Seed | $5.6M | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.05.2025 | Vueling becomes MicroTau's first European airline customer and will support certification of MicroTau's 'shark skin' drag reduction product | - |
| 08.03.2024 | Australia’s MicroTau to conduct first flight tests of drag-reducing sharkskin film on US Air Force aircraft | - |
| 29.01.2024 | CEFC-backed Virescent Ventures entrenches position as Australia's largest specialist climate tech VC as portfolio surpasses $260M | SYDNEY, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's pioneer climate tech VC Virescent Ventures today confirmed its specialist portfolio is over $260 million, having backed 33 innovative climate tech businesses and funds/incubators. Kristin Va... |
| 14.06.2022 | MicroTau raises $5.6M round | - |
| - | MicroTau | “MicroTau manufactures sharkskin-inspired ‘riblet’ film products for aircraft that can save billions of dollars of fuel and millions of tonnes of CO2 every year. Our mission is to improve the efficiency of the global aviation fleet through ... |