Startup · $4.2m raised · AI
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Pearlii raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Capital Limited | Seed | - |
| Justin Liberman | Seed | - |
| Roger Allen | Seed | - |
Companies Pearlii acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Pearlii. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profile of Dr Kyle Turner launching the LaunchVic-funded Ochre pre-accelerator for First Nations founders, recalling his dental AI startup Pearlii and his role at a new First Nations venture fund.
First Nations-focused venture firm Ochre Ventures has closed the first tranche of its debut fund at $30m against a $100m goal, with PSG Holdings, MicroProse and Xylo Systems among five early investments.
Profile of Dr Kyle Turner, who is building Ochre, a LaunchVic-backed pre-accelerator for First Nations founders, and previously raised $3m-plus for dental AI startup Pearlii.
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Profile of Pearlii founder Kyle Turner, whose Melbourne AI dental-checkup app followed a 2019 Dream Ventures pitch, tracing his journey from Dubbo to Oxford and the company's pivot to dental products.
Melbourne dental app Pearlii has raised $1.5 million from BRC Capital, following a $1.25 million raise in 2020, to expand free AI-based dental check-ups and dental trucks for underserved communities.
Weekly roundup reporting Salesforce's Slack acquisition, several ASX listings, multiple Australian startup raises, OneVentures' fund tranche close, and international deals including Facebook buying Kustomer.
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Melbourne dental app Pearlii has raised a $1.25 million seed round from prominent Australian investors including Roger Allen and Justin Liberman, funding its AI-based oral health check-up technology ahead of a planned global launch.