Startup · $23.1m raised · Healthcare · AI · Robotics
AI-powered robotic ultrasound for vascular imaging
Sydney, NSW
Programs: Startmate (Startmate accelerator)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Vexev raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni Ventures | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Bioshore | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | undisclosed · Seed · undisclosed | - |
| Horizon | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Neotribe | undisclosed | - |
| Neotribe Ventures | undisclosed · Seed · undisclosed | - |
| Startmate | undisclosed · Seed · Accelerator | - |
| Ten13 | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| TreeArc | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Horizons | Seed | - |
| Benjamin Humphrey | undisclosed | - |
| Rory San Miguel | undisclosed | - |
Companies Vexev 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Yates | COO | Ten13 |
| Dr Eamonn Colley | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Sat 8 Aug 2026), Ten13, Startup Daily (Mon 14 Nov 2022) |
| Dr John Carroll | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Sat 8 Aug 2026), Ten13, datapile.co, vexev.com (Fri 7 Aug 2026), vexev.com (Thu 6 Aug 2026), Dealroom, Startup Daily (Mon 14 Nov 2022) |
| Dr Shannon Thomas | Chief Medical Officer | Ten13 |
| Neeraj Hablani | Board of Directors | Startup Daily, Vexev team page |
Stories naming Vexev. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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Ten13's post explains why it joined the robotics company's latest raise alongside Blackbird, Neotribe, Startmate and Horizons, covering its autonomous scanning device, dialysis focus, founders, and US rollout plans.
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Datapile logs an $8.6 million raise by Sydney vascular-ultrasound startup Vexev, led by TreeArc Investment Group with TEN13 among four backers, earmarked for regulatory approval and clinical rollout.
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Australian medical robotics firm Vexev has raised A$8.6 million to pursue FDA clearance and US commercialisation of its VxWave robotic ultrasound platform, with backing from existing and new investors.
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Startmate chief Michael Batko departs following an eight-year stint; COO Phoebe Pincus steps up. The piece credits his tenure for the accelerator's growth, returns and alumni, and notes his exits from two side ventures.
Long-serving Startmate chief Michael Batko departs the accelerator's top job, with operations lead Phoebe Pincus promoted to CEO; the piece also recalls two side ventures Batko previously exited.
Blackbird interviews Remedy Robotics co-founder Dave Bell about his move from medicine to surgical robotics and his mentoring in its Foundry program, noting Foundry applications are open.
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US-based leadless pacemaker maker EBR Systems has listed on the ASX, spurning US SPAC offers thanks to its local investor base; Blackbird's earlier investment in Vexev is also noted.
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Weekly roundup covering Canva's huge raise and rich-list climb, a run of Australian startup funding rounds including SiteMinder and Mable, Domain's purchase of IDS, and Mailchimp's sale to Intuit.
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