Karl Watfern: Ledger

Stories naming Karl Watfern. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Role	Organisation	Sources
CTO · Founder	Hullbot	Startup Daily (Sun 9 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 7 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 4 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 4 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 19 Apr 2021)

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.

SmartCompany Fri 7 Nov 2025 Cytophenix Giftbee Hullbot Lumonus Nbryo Synchron Understanding Zoe Zeligate AgriZero Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI)Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research KPMG Mandalay VC Neuralink Royal Melbourne Hospital Startmate University of Melbourne University of Western Australia UNSW Founders Antler Australia Aviron Investment Management Bandera Capital Brisbane Angels Climate Tech Partners DNX Ventures Folklore Ventures Gates Foundation Katapult Ocean Meat & Livestock Australia NewSouth Innovations NRF Corporation Oncology Ventures Queensland Investment Corporation Regeneration VC Rypples Tenacious Ventures Trinity Ventures Verge HealthTech Fund Euan Murdoch Dr Christine Carson Denver Naidoo Elon Musk James Telders Johan Erchoff Karl Watfern Dr Kieran Mulroney Laetitia Andrac Mark Singer Professor Nicholas Opie Dr Rahul Sharma Sherief Khorshid Teagan Paton Tim Inglis Tom Loefler Dr Tom Oxley

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

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