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archTIS (ASX:AR9) Secures $7.5M Placement to Accelerate Growth in U.S. Defence Market and Drive Product Innovation

Jane Morgan Management 2 mins read

1 July 2025 – Canberra, Australia | archTIS Limited (ASX:AR9), a global provider of data-centric software solutions for the secure collaboration of sensitive information, has just secured firm commitments to raise A$7.5 million through a strongly supported share placement to both new and existing shareholders. 

Highlights:

  • A$7.5 million Placement to be completed via issue of 50 million new shares (at $0.15 per share).

  • Pricing represents a 17.4% discount to 7-day VWAP and 15.5% discount to 14-day VWAP.

  • Strong support from institutional and sophisticated investors, including key company executives.

  • Proceeds will be used to fund U.S. expansion, strategic alliances, and secure product innovation to drive revenue growth.

Daniel Lai, archTIS Managing Director and CEO, commented: "This capital raise marks a pivotal step forward in executing our strategic international expansion and revenue growth plans. The funds raised will enable us to scale our U.S. operations, strengthen our existing strategic partnerships, and accelerate product development and innovation to meet the evolving, stringent security needs of enterprise and government clients – especially in highly- sensitive and regulated markets such as defence. 

Importantly, this capital raise is aimed at driving sustained revenue growth by strengthening our go-to-market capabilities. It will allow us to expand our delivery capacity, enhance our onboarding and support infrastructure, and provide new distribution opportunities in international markets. By implementing scalable models with next-gen technology, we are positioning archTIS to capitalise on the growing demand for secure data-centric sharing platforms. 

We are deeply grateful to our investors for their continued support and confidence in archTIS as we pursue our vision to be a global leader in data-centric security."

The Placement, priced at $0.15 per share, will be completed using the Company’s available capacity under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, with settlement expected on or around Monday, 7 July 2025. 

The capital will be deployed to expand operations in the United States, deepen strategic partnerships, and accelerate product development to meet the growing demand for secure data-sharing platforms, particularly within defence and other highly regulated sectors.

Use of Funds

U.S. Expansion & Support – $3 million

  • Expand internal delivery and client support/success teams in the U.S.

  • Build post-sales systems including onboarding automation and customer health analytics.

  • Enhance onboarding and technical support infrastructure for post-sales processes.

Strategic Partnerships – $1.5 million

  • Deepen existing strategic alliances and establish new strategic partnerships. 

  • Develop systems and onboard new staff to help to manage partnerships. 

  • Fund new co-marketing and sales enablement initiatives. 

Product Development – $3 million

  • Advance enterprise-focused capabilities and usability for customers.

  • Accelerate R&D in data analytics, AI insights, and automation processes.

  • Support security enhancements and compliance with regulatory certifications in highly-regulated industries, such as defence.

The Placement was jointly led by Henslow Pty Ltd and Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited.


About us:

About archTIS Limited

archTIS Limited (ASX:AR9, OTCQB:ARHLF) is a global provider of innovative software solutions for the secure collaboration of sensitive information. Its award-winning products leverage attribute-based access control (ABAC) to enable secure access and sharing of sensitive, classified, and protected information. archTIS’ portfolio of solutions deliver industry-leading information security for government, defence, and enterprise organisations globally.


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Jane Morgan
Jane Morgan Management
Investor & Media Relations
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