What Elysium EPL does

Elysium EPL Pty Ltd is an Australian professional services firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Canberra, with additional offices in Sydney and Brisbane. The firm provides advisory, consulting, and delivery services across Defence, National Security, and adjacent industries, organised into eight practice areas: Collaborative Working (ISO 44001-aligned business relationship management), Strategic Procurement and Commercial Management, Organisational Design and Implementation, Transformation Engagement and Communication, Security Uplift and Business Resilience, Critical Infrastructure and Assets, Training and Education, and Secure Facilities. Its primary customer base is the Australian federal government, with the Department of Defence - including CASG and Navy programs such as the Hobart-class CLCM RFT, the Future Maritime Sustainment Model, Regional Maintenance Centres, the DORSC re-tender, and AUKUS Pillar 1 and 2 sustainment work - as the anchor client; additional Commonwealth clients include the MDBA and ASBFEO.

Elysium EPL's business model combines bespoke professional services engagements (delivered by a small, senior team with deep Defence, naval, legal, and national-security backgrounds) with a more recent hardware distribution line. In November 2025 the firm signed an exclusive reseller agreement with U.S.-based Seasats to market the Lightfish, Quickfish, and Heavyfish autonomous surface vessel (ASV/USV) platforms across Australia and New Zealand, supported by AMSA certification for autonomous operations inside the Australian EEZ. This extends the firm into sale, lease, test and evaluation, data collection, and sustainment of uncrewed maritime platforms, with explicit alignment to AUKUS Pillar II priorities in autonomous systems and AI. The firm's partner ecosystem includes the Institute of Collaborative Working Australia (where it is a Capability Partner and holds the largest complement of trained ISO 44001 practitioners in the country), Seasats, Parbery, Kinexus, RPinfrastructure, IPIA, AltFive, Metaphic, AIWA, and Water Technology. It is privately held by its four directors (Anthony Allen, Michael Mitchell, Brett Ackroyd, and David Swan), has been Great Place to Work certified for five consecutive years, and is a signatory to the Veterans' Employment Commitment.

Name

Elysium EPL

Legal name

Elysium EPL Pty Ltd

Website

https://elysiumepl.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Elysium EPL is an Australian professional services firm providing Defence, national security, and government consulting, and the exclusive ANZ reseller of Seasats autonomous surface vessels for maritime and defence customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defence & National Security Consulting

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Offshore Marine & Aviation Support (PSVs, AHTS, Crew Boats, Helicopters) (EUALABAJ)

Keywords

• Defence consulting services
• Strategic procurement advisory
• Autonomous surface vessels
• Organisational design consulting
• Security uplift services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brandon

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Elysium EPL provides a broad range of professional consulting services across Defence, National Security, and other industries including organisational design, strategic procurement, security uplift, training and education, transformation engagement, collaborative working frameworks, critical infrastructure and asset advisory, and executive advisory. These are delivered as bespoke engagements to government and industry clients.
2. ASV/USV Product Sales and Services: As the exclusive authorized reseller for Seasats ASV platforms (Lightfish, Quickfish, Heavyfish) in Australia and New Zealand, Elysium EPL generates revenue from the sale, lease, and servicing of autonomous surface vessels. Services include test and evaluation, data collection and analysis, research and development, harbour security, and advanced oceanographic monitoring. The partnership builds on Seasats' USD $89 million U.S. Navy and Marine Corps contract and supports local sustainment and AUKUS Pillar II priorities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Elysium EPL is an Australian professional services firm that delivers consulting, advisory, and delivery services across Defence, National Security, and other industries. Core offerings span nine practice areas: Collaborative Working (ISO 44001), Strategic Procurement and Commercial Management, Organisational Design and Implementation, Transformation Engagement and Communication, Security Uplift and Business Resilience, Critical Infrastructure and Assets, Training and Education, Secure Facilities, and Executive Advisory. The firm also operates an Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) product line, acting as the exclusive authorised reseller of Seasats platforms (Lightfish, Quickfish, Heavyfish) in Australia and New Zealand, with associated operational services.

Product overview

Elysium EPL is an Australian professional services firm providing advisory, consulting, and delivery services across Defence, National Security, and related industries. Its services are organised into eight practice areas: Collaborative Working (ISO 44001-aligned business relationship management), Strategic Procurement and Commercial Management, Organisational Design and Implementation, Transformation Engagement and Communication, Security Uplift and Business Resilience, Critical Infrastructure and Assets, Training and Education, and Secure Facilities. A distinct product division handles Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) sales and services, reselling the Seasats platform family (Lightfish, Quickfish, Heavyfish) in Australia and New Zealand, combined with a full suite of operational support including AMSA-certified autonomous operations, test and evaluation, data collection and analysis, and R&D services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Security Uplift and Business Resilience Provides best-practice business continuity, protective security, and security assurance services to help Defence, government, and industry clients meet current, enduring, and emerging security challenges. Includes risk-managed approaches, EMSEC assessments, and resilience uplift for high-security environments.
• Critical Infrastructure and Assets Advisory Provision of targeted critical infrastructure, asset, and engineering advice and support to build capability within organisations. Targeted at Defence, government, and infrastructure owners.
• Secure Facilities Design, fit-out, and management of secure spaces for staff, including container-based secure facilities and unmanned solutions, for high-security government and defence environments across Australia.
• Training and Education Empowers clients through effective delivery of knowledge, training, and education to support successful change and capability uplift in Defence and government organisations.
• Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) Sales and Services Exclusive distribution, sale, lease, and servicing of Seasats autonomous surface vessels (Lightfish, Quickfish, Heavyfish) in Australia and New Zealand, combined with AMSA-certified autonomous operations, test and evaluation, data collection and analysis, R&D, harbour security, and advanced oceanographic monitoring.
• Collaborative Working (ISO 44001) Provides advice, training, and business management solutions for collaborative business relationship management aligned with ISO 44001, covering both hard systems (processes, contracts, business measures) and soft systems (behaviours, values). Delivered through the largest complement of trained ISO 44001 practitioners in Australia.
• Organisational Design and Implementation Designs fit-for-purpose organisations using an enterprise approach, creating integrated workforces with shared outcomes. Specialises in operating model design, program management, design thinking, and change management across private, not-for-profit, Federal and State Government sectors.
• Strategic Procurement and Commercial Management Develops innovative, tailored solutions to complex government and industry procurement and commercial requirements. Delivered by a team experienced in multi-billion-dollar Defence procurements, including the Hobart class destroyers (DDG) CLCM tender and DORSC re-tender.
• Transformation, Engagement and Communication Enables enduring transformation and project success through fit-for-purpose strategies that influence stakeholders and increase awareness, understanding, and support. Includes strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, media advice, and Knowledge Hub delivery.
• Executive Advisory Senior advisory services to government and industry executives on complex Defence, national security, and infrastructure matters, drawing on the firm's leadership team's military, legal, intelligence, and industry backgrounds.
• Lightfish Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) Flagship solar-electric autonomous surface vessel sold in Australia/New Zealand as the Seasats reseller. 138 kg, hand-deployable, up to 6 months endurance, 8,000+ NM range, sea state 6 self-righting, collision avoidance, GPS-denied navigation, modular payload architecture. Available in base, security, hydrographic, and environmental configurations.
• Quickfish Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) Tactical, rapid-response ASV sold in Australia/New Zealand via the Seasats reseller agreement. Exceeds 35 knots, 400+ NM cruise range, sea state 6 capable, GPS-jamming resilient, anti-tamper, C2 interoperable, trailer launched, 3-5 days training, modular payload. Available in gas (110 HP jet drive) and diesel (170 HP) propulsion variants.

Quantifiable outcome

• MD-WERP CATE Partner delivered $20M five-year program synthesis and Knowledge Hub with positive end-user feedback: 'Summaries are great for time-poor people', 'Easy-to-read summaries', 'Logical organisation bringing all outputs together for projects', 'Useful for policy officers to access info quickly.'
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SeasatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 November 2025Seasats signed an exclusive reseller agreement with Elysium EPL to market its autonomous surface vessels in Australia and New Zealand, with the signing occurring at Indo-Pacific 2025 in Sydney. The partnership builds on Seasats' recent USD $89 million contract with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and on Elysium EPL's success in obtaining Australian Maritime Safety Authority certification for the Lightfish platform. The agreement supports AUKUS Pillar II priorities in autonomous systems and AI while laying groundwork for local sustainment and integration within Australia's defence industry base.
• Institute of Collaborative Working Australia (ICWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElysium EPL is a Capability Partner of the Institute of Collaborative Working Australia (ICWA), the premier organisation governing collaborative working in Australia. The company provides advice, training and business management solutions to ensure collaboration is embedded throughout project lifecycles. The Managing Director Brett Ackroyd serves as Managing Director of ICWA Australia.
• Veterans' Employment CommitmentminorOthersElysium EPL is a signatory to the Veterans' Employment Commitment, recognising the value and unique experience veterans bring to the company's mission to deliver comprehensive solutions with enduring value for clients.
• ParberyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaming partner shown in the 'Our Partners' section of the Elysium EPL website. Parbery is a strategic consulting firm in Australia.
• KinexusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaming partner shown in the 'Our Partners' section of the Elysium EPL website.
• RPinfrastructureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaming partner shown in the 'Our Partners' section of the Elysium EPL website.
• IPIAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaming partner shown in the 'Our Partners' section of the Elysium EPL website.
• AltFiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaming partner shown in the 'Our Partners' section of the Elysium EPL website.
• MetaphicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaming partner shown in the 'Our Partners' section of the Elysium EPL website.
• AIWAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaming partner shown in the 'Our Partners' section of the Elysium EPL website.
• Water TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElysium EPL teamed up with Water Technology as CATE Partner for the Murray-Darling Water and Environment Research Program (MD-WERP), collaborating on synthesis and science communication work alongside the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nous Group: Nous Group is an Australian-headquartered management consultancy that delivers public policy and organisational design work for federal and state governments. It is the closest direct peer to Elysium EPL's Collaborative Working, Organisational Design, and Transformation Engagement practices serving the Commonwealth.
• Synergy Group Australia: Synergy Group is an Australian professional services firm focused on Defence, national security, and government program delivery. Its practice areas — program management, capability delivery, and transformation — closely mirror Elysium EPL's strategic procurement and sustainment design services.
• Cubane Consulting: Cubane Consulting is an Australian management consultancy delivering Defence, public sector, and critical infrastructure advisory work. It competes head-to-head with Elysium EPL on strategic procurement, organisational design, and portfolio/program management engagements.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Australia (Defence & National Security practice): KPMG Australia's Defence and National Security practice delivers management consulting, procurement, and assurance work across federal government. As a Big Four incumbent, it competes broadly with Elysium EPL on Commonwealth panels but at much larger scale.
• Deloitte Australia (Defence & National Security): Deloitte Australia's Federal Government and Defence practice delivers strategic procurement, transformation, and cybersecurity consulting to the Commonwealth. It is a broad incumbent competitor with overlapping offerings to Elysium EPL's consulting services.
• BAE Systems Australia (Advisory & Consulting arm): BAE Systems Australia supplies Defence platforms and sustainment services and competes with Elysium EPL's procurement and sustainment advisory scope in Commonwealth maritime programs such as the Hobart-class and Plan Galileo.
• Thales Australia (Defence advisory): Thales Australia's defence business delivers sustainment, maritime, and digital systems work for the ADF. As a Tier 1 prime, it competes broadly with Elysium EPL in sustainment strategy, organisational design, and critical infrastructure advisory engagements.

Emerging players

• Saronic Technologies: Saronic Technologies is a US-based autonomous surface vessel manufacturer building USVs for defence and security customers. It is an emerging peer in the same autonomous maritime product category that Elysium EPL now sells through the Seasats reseller arrangement.
• Saildrone: Saildrone builds uncrewed surface vehicles for ocean data collection and maritime domain awareness. The Lightfish Environmental variant directly competes with Saildrone's persistent ocean-monitoring USVs, which Saildrone also supplies to defence and science customers globally.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril Industries builds autonomous systems (including maritime and undersea platforms) for defence customers, with Australian operations in support of AUKUS. It is an emerging competitive threat across both Elysium EPL's consulting scope and the ASV/USV product line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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