Startup · $6.2m raised
Southport, QLD
Programs: Google (Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First) · Google (Google for Startups Program)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Laronix raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerating Commercialisation Grant program | Grant | $551,100 |
| Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre | Grant | - |
| Dr Dr Elaine Saunders | Seed | - |
| Dr Dr Peter Blamey | Seed | - |
| Dr Elaine Saunders | Seed | - |
| Dr Peter Blamey | Seed | - |
| Federal Government | Grant | - |
| Accelerator | - | |
| Industry Growth Program | Grant | - |
| Kristy Chong | Seed | - |
| Scale Investors | Seed | - |
Companies Laronix 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 Dr Farzaneh Ahmadi | CEO | @AuManufacturing (Mon 30 Aug 2021), @AuManufacturing (Wed 25 Aug 2021) |
| Paloma Chehade | Member of Its Sales and Clinical Engagement Team | @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Laronix. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Queensland medtech Laronix has built AI that recreates patients' own voices from brief recordings; the profile recalls its 2023 seed round, earlier federal grants and a 2025 non-dilutive award.
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Bionic voice device maker Laronix has joined Google's AI First accelerator among ten Australia-New Zealand startups, alongside Presien, Gelomics and Atomic Tessellator; the ten-week program mentors founders building AI products.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing briefs: Provaris bids for a hydrogen tank production cell, Lithium Australia wraps a share purchase plan, QEM launches a rights issue, and Laronix hires a speech pathologist.
Weekly roundup covering fresh raises by four Australian startups: Ignition's banking facility, HEO Robotics' Series A, Laronix's seed round and Haast's pre-seed, plus a past ACT grant.
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Six Australian manufacturers received more than $2.1 million in federal grants from AMGC's Commercialisation Fund, with individual awards going to Hygiene Co, Laronix, Provectus Algae, Process Plants International, Vypex and OptoTech.
Also @AuManufacturing·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing
Eight Australian companies have received federal Accelerating Commercialisation Grants totalling $3.9 million, funding commercialisation of technologies from energy optimisation and biometric security to an artificial voice box and a tinnitus therapy app.
Eight companies including voice prosthesis developer Laronix have won federal Accelerating Commercialisation grants worth $3.9 million combined, with Laronix receiving $551,100 for its Bionic Voice device for larynx amputees.
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