Puralink dredges up $2.3m seed round for autonomous pipe robot
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.
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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Amazon Web Services raised.
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Amazon Web Services, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
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| Startupbootcamp Australia | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Amazon Web Services 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Hamer | Database Software Engineer (former) | Forbes Australia, TechCrunch Venture |
| Paul Migliorini | Australia and New Zealand Boss (former) | SmartCompany, Our Innovation Fund |
| Dr Pete Stanski | Head of Technology, Australia and New Zealand (former) | Business News Australia |
Stories naming Amazon Web Services. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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.
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