Tom Loefler: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO · Founder	Hullbot	greenreview.com.au, Startup Daily (Sun 9 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 7 Nov 2025), marinebusinessnews.com.au, Startup Daily (Tue 4 Nov 2025), Folklore Ventures, SmartCompany (Tue 4 Nov 2025), katapultocean.com, Climate Tech Partners, Startup Daily (Mon 19 Apr 2021)

9 deals

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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Series A $16m

Our investment in Hullbot

Folklore Ventures announces it invested in Hullbot's A$16 million Series A with Regeneration VC, Trinity Ventures and Katapult Ocean, backing the Sydney hull-cleaning robotics company's growth.

Folklore Ventures Tue 4 Nov 2025 Hullbot Sydney Ferries Folklore Ventures Katapult Ocean Regeneration VC Trinity Ventures Tom Loefler

Also Climate Tech Partners portfolio·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·katapultocean.com·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·greenreview.com.au·marinebusinessnews.com.au

Funding announcement

Hullbot raises $16m from the bottom of the harbour

Forbes Australia Tue 4 Nov 2025 Artesian VC Climate Tech Partners Folklore Ventures Hullbot Hyundai Impact Ventures/Ocean Impact Collective Katapult Ocean NewSouth Innovations NRMA Marine Polestar Regeneration VC Rypples Sydney Ferries Tesla Trinity Ventures Alister Coleman Tom Loefler

Fund close $2m

Here are the 18 startups from Startmate's Summer 2021 program

Startmate's Demo Day unveiled its largest cohort of 18 ANZ startups, and the accelerator also raised a $2 million fund through its mentor network to invest in this intake.

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Our investment in Hullbot

Hullbot raises $16m from the bottom of the harbour

Here are the 18 startups from Startmate's Summer 2021 program