Startup · Robotics
Shepparton
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Ripe Robotics raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Startmate | Accelerator | - |
| Western Growers | Accelerator | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Ripe Robotics, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Afterwork Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Ripe Robotics acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Ripe Robotics. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startup Daily profiles the thirteen startups joining Startmate's Winter '25 cohort, covering healthcare AI, agent tooling, recruitment tech, retail promotions, sexual health, water leak detection, VR haptics and ADHD robotics.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: robotics and agtech companies across several countries raised funding, Grit Road Partners closed an $11 million fund, John Deere acquired Smart Apply, and new partnerships included BeeHero entering Australia.
Twenty-two Australian companies plus Monash University won Accelerating Commercialisation grants worth $12.2 million combined, with recipients including EVOS, BioCarbon, Ripe Robotics and Endua, each receiving matched government funding for commercialisation projects.
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AfterWork Ventures explains why it invested in Ripe Robotics, a Shepparton startup building fruit-picking robots that graduated from Startmate, while US competitor Abundant Robotics shut down.
Startup Daily lists the 19 Australian and New Zealand startups in Startmate's largest-ever Winter21 cohort pitching at Demo Day, including a climate stream backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes through Grok Ventures.