Startup · $2.4m raised · Robotics
Sydney, NSW
Programs: Startmate (2025 Startmate Accelerator)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Puralink raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Ashik Ahmed | Pre-seed | - |
| Matt Jones | Pre-seed | - |
| Matthew Dellavedova | Pre-seed | - |
| NBL | Pre-seed | - |
| NZVC | Pre-seed | - |
| Peak XV Partners | Pre-seed | - |
| Side Stage Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Wollemi Capital Group | Pre-seed | - |
| Startmate | Pre-seed · Accelerator | - |
Companies Puralink 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Crowe-Maxwell | CEO · Founder | Forbes Australia (Mon 1 Dec 2025), SmartCompany, Forbes Australia (Wed 17 Sep 2025), Startup Daily |
| Long Tran | CTO · Founder | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily |
| Shyeon Delnawaz | Founder | Forbes Australia (Mon 1 Dec 2025), Startup Daily (Fri 19 Sep 2025), SmartCompany, Forbes Australia (Wed 17 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 29 Apr 2025), Startup Daily (Mon 10 Feb 2025) |
| Thien Long Tran | Chief Technology Officer | Forbes Australia |
Stories naming Puralink. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Auckland venture firm NZVC plans a second fund backing 50-60 Australia-NZ founders and has already invested in an Australian robotics startup and two New Zealand companies.
Funding roundup covering five raises totalling $340.2 million: Firmus's Nvidia-backed round, plus H3D, Puralink, Escape This and Isaacus, across AI infrastructure, health tech, robotics, entertainment and legal AI.
Also SmartCompany
Sydney robotics startup Puralink has raised $2.3m in seed capital, with Peak XV leading and several local funds and angels joining, to commercialise its leak-detecting robot for pipes.
Preview of the sixteen startups in Startmate's Summer '25 Accelerator cohort pitching at Demo Day at Carriageworks, closing out Blackbird's Sunrise gathering in Sydney.