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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Test and Measurement |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Daniel Shaddock (CEO and co-founder), Danielle Wuchenich (COO and co-founder), Paul Altin (Chief Scientist and co-founder), Ben Coughlan (Chief Software Architect and co-founder) and Ben Nizette (Chief Technology Officer and co-founder) |
| Headquarters | 243 Northbourne Avenue, Suite 1, Level 1, Lyneham, ACT 2602, Canberra, Australia |
| Products | Reconfigurable test and measurement platform (Moku:Lab, Moku:Go, Moku:Pro, Moku:Delta) |
Number of employees | 51-200 |
| Website | https://www.liquidinstruments.com |
Liquid Instruments is a technology company founded in 2014 that develops software-defined test and measurement instruments for scientists, engineers, and students. With global headquarters in Canberra, Australia, and offices in San Diego, California and Melbourne, Australia, the company provides reconfigurable hardware platforms that combine multiple instruments, such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and lock-in amplifiers, into a single device powered by field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Originating as a spin-out from the Australian National University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Liquid Instruments’ products are used across sectors including aerospace, semiconductor test, photonics and quantum technologies, and education. [1] [2] [6]
History
Liquid Instruments was founded in 2014 by a team of physicists and engineers originating from Professor Shaddock’s group at the Australian National University (ANU). The company emerged as a spin-out from ANU, leveraging technology developed for the Nobel Prize-winning LIGO gravitational-wave detectors, and FPGA instrumentation developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the LISA and GRACE Follow-on missions. Initially based in Canberra, Australia, Liquid Instruments expanded its operations by establishing an office in San Diego in 2020. In 2024, the company opened a new office in Melbourne’s innovation precinct at Melbourne Connect. [1] [2] [6]
Products and Services
The company’s product lineup consists of several generations of Moku devices, each tailored for different applications and user needs:
Moku:Lab (2016): The Moku:Lab combines FPGA digital signal processing with low-noise analog inputs and outputs. It can run a suite of integrated instruments - including oscilloscopes, lock-in amplifiers, waveform generators, and spectrum analyzers - enabling precise and flexible measurements for research and engineering applications. [4]
Moku:Go (2021): Designed as a portable and affordable instrument for students, educators, and engineers, Moku:Go offers several instruments for analog and digital test in a compact format with 30 MHz bandwidth. It supports user-defined custom FPGA signal process and API access, allowing users to perform lab-grade measurements and deploy test solutions beyond traditional lab settings. [4]
Moku:Pro (2021): The Moku:Pro features up to 600 MHz bandwidth with four analog inputs and outputs. It introduced features like Multi-Instrument Mode, supporting four instruments simultaneously, and cloud-based FPGA programming for user-defined custom instruments. Moku:Pro is used in applications such as photonics, quantum computing, and semiconductor testing. [4] [7] [8]
Moku:Delta (2025): The Moku:Delta provides 2 GHz analog bandwidth with a 5 GSa/s sampling rate and <10 nV/√Hz measurement noise. It features eight analog inputs and outputs, 32 digital I/O channels, and enables deployment of eight simultaneous instruments from a suite of 15 software-defined tools. On June 23, 2025, it was announced that Moku:Delta will be the first test platform to support generative instrumentation, allowing custom instruments to be created from a prompt, for use cases in aerospace, defense, photonics, and other high-tech sectors. [5]
Corporate Affairs
Liquid Instruments was founded in 2014 by a team of physicists and engineers closely associated with the Australian National University (ANU), including CEO and co-founder Daniel Shaddock, a Professor of Physics at ANU with a background in precision optical metrology and experience at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. [1] Danielle Wuchenich, also a co-founder, serves as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing commercial operations and growth. [11]
Investors of Liquid Instruments include Anzu Partners, ANU Connect Ventures, Acorn Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Boman Enterprises, Breakthrough Victoria, MA Growth Ventures, and Significant Capital Ventures. The company has secured over $50 million in total funding to date. [3] [9] [10]
The company’s governance structure includes a board comprising representatives of founders, investors, and an independent Chair, Saar Gillai. In 2025, the company appointed Nobel laureate Professor Brian Schmidt to its Board of Directors. [11] [12]
Recognition and Awards
Liquid Instruments has received several awards recognizing its innovation and workplace culture. In 2024, the company was honored with the Innovative Test and Measurement Company Award at the Electronics Era Excellence & Achievers Awards, an event sponsored by Electronics Era, one of India's electronics publications. This award acknowledged Liquid Instruments for its advanced engineering and the high performance of its Moku platform, which integrates multiple precision instruments using FPGA technology. [13]
In 2022, Liquid Instruments’ Moku:Pro won the gold medal in the Test & Measurement category at the Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program (LEAP) Awards. This accolade recognized the product for its excellence in design engineering and innovative multi-instrument capabilities, selected by an independent panel of engineering and academic professionals. [14]
The company has also been recognized for its work environment. In 2023, it was named a Best Places to Work award finalist by the Business Intelligence Group. [15]
Earlier in its history, Liquid Instruments won multiple awards during the 2015 Tech23 Australian innovation awards, acknowledging its early contributions to technology innovation in Australia. [16]
References
edit1. Amit Chowdhry (September 25, 2023) Liquid Instruments: Delivering Test And Measurement Solutions That Provide Advanced Capabilities. Pulse 2.0
2. Liquid instruments – A Canberra company helping to unlock the next great discoveries. Canberra Business News
3. BREAKTHROUGH VICTORIA INVESTS IN TEST AND MEASUREMENT INNOVATOR LIQUID INSTRUMENTS. Breakthrough Victoria. June 19, 2024
4. Eleven T&M Functions, One Device: Liquid Instruments Introduces the “Instrument-on-Chip”. All About Circuits. March 28, 2022
5. Gina Roos (June 25, 2025) Liquid Instruments unveils generative instrumentation. Electronic Products
6. Liquid Instruments opens new office in Melbourne with plans to strengthen technology development in Australia. (Press Release). Liquid Instruments. February 19, 2025
7. Julie Hare (June 23, 2021) The magic box that’s a unicorn in the making. Australian Financial Review
8. Jessie Macalpine (July 5, 2021) Liquid Instruments Releases Moku:Pro Nine-in-One Instrumentation Platform. Engineering.com
9. Ingrid Lunden (September 13, 2022) Liquid Instruments hooks up with $28.5M to upend the engineering testing market with software-defined instrumentation. TechCrunch
10. Devin Coldewey (May 19, 2021) Liquid Instruments raises $13.7M to bring its education-focused 8-in-1 engineering gadget to market. TechCrunch
11. Liquid Instruments Appoints Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt and Company Co-founder Danielle Wuchenich to Board. CityBiz. April 23, 2025
12. Evrim Yazgin (June 2, 2025) Nobel Prize winner in Australia: how the expanding universe sparked cutting edge technology. Cosmos Magazine
13. 2022 LEAP Awards winners are unveiled!. Design World Online. October 18, 2022
14. Liquid Instruments named 2024 top test and measurement innovator by Electronics Era. (Press Release). Liquid Instruments. November 18, 2024
15. 28 Companies Name 2023 Best Places to Work. Business Intelligence Group. March 15, 2023
16. TECH23 2015 SHOWS OFF THE CALIBRE OF AUSTRALIA’S INNOVATION SYSTEM. Tech23. November 18, 2015