Startup · $1.3m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Built Robotics raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | Grant | $1,300,000 |
Companies Built Robotics acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Paul Kelly | General Manager and VP of Business Development | RenewEconomy, Mirage News, ARENA (Tue 13 Oct 2026), ARENA (Wed 31 Jul 2024) |
Stories naming Built Robotics. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The renewable energy agency is backing two companies with grants totalling $32.3 million to manufacture robots that build solar farms, with production hubs planned for Melbourne and Brisbane.
The renewable energy agency grants Equans Solar & Storage $25 million for Lightspeed, a three-year program trialling up to ten technologies to cut the cost of building and running large-scale solar farms.
ARENA's white paper update finds ultra low-cost solar is achievable but delivery speed and scale of big projects is now the main risk, highlighting supported work by 5B, Built Robotics, Nextpower and Luminous Robotics.
The renewable energy agency has committed as much as $45m to Fortescue's Pilbara solar testing hub, where demonstration projects with Built Robotics and 5B will trial construction robotics and rapid-deployment solar technology.
The renewable energy agency commits grant funding to two solar projects: forecasting software at PV Lighthouse and robot automation of solar farm construction at Built Robotics.