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Stories naming Grace Brown. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Main Sequence's post explains why the firm invested in Andromeda Robotics, pointing to aged-care workforce shortages, resident loneliness, and early customer enthusiasm for the Abi companion robot.
Weekly roundup covering 19 Australian and New Zealand raises, headlined by Andromeda Robotics' $23m Series A, plus Freckle, Marloo, X-Hemp, Harvest B, Wable, Starboard and Techstars Sydney's 12-startup cohort.
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Forbes Australia previews its Business Summit by profiling seven speakers, including the founders of RØDE, Lorna Jane, Updoc, Andromeda Robotics and Access Corporate Group, plus Oroton's CEO and an Olympic swimmer.
SmartCompany's rolling coverage of SXSW Sydney day two, recording Polymath's pre-seed raise and Build Club's recent funding, the Equity Clear launch, Startmate's Demo Day, and women-founded startup pitches at Google's event.
Roundup of nine local startups that together banked a combined $38m-plus this week, spanning precision instruments, proptech, adtech, robotics, food, energy storage and AI, with several earlier raises recalled.
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Andromeda Robotics secured $3 million in seed funding from Purpose Ventures, which led the deal, to grow its aged-care companion robot Abi; Galileo Ventures provided an earlier pre-seed in 2023.
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Profile of Melbourne robotics maker Andromeda Robotics, whose Abi companion robot for healthcare settings is nearing break-even on modest backing, challenging claims that hardware startups are too costly to build locally.
Seven Australian startups together banked over $90 million in the past seven days across venue software, hydrogen aviation, social media, craft brewing, plastics alternatives, aged-care robotics and accountant training.
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Startmate's Winter '22 intake of 12 Australian and New Zealand startups is its first cohort with a majority of women founders, each receiving a set investment; the piece also notes a principal leaving for AWS.