Startup · $2m raised · AI
The AI research partner for scientists
Gold Coast, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Bower raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Liu | Pre-seed | - |
| Ten13 | Pre-seed | - |
| Harry Uffindell | Pre-seed | - |
| Emma Ferrier | Pre-seed | - |
| Edale Capital | Pre-seed | - |
| Dean Kelly | Pre-seed | - |
| Bernhard Hans Weigl | Pre-seed | - |
| Admiralty Capital Group | Pre-seed | - |
Companies Bower 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Hans Weigl | Strategic Advisor | bowerlabs.ai |
| David Lyon | CTO · Founder | Startup Daily, bowerlabs.ai, Ten13 |
| James Boysons | COO/CRO (former) · Founder | Startup Daily, bowerlabs.ai, Ten13 |
| Michelle "Mish" MacRae | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily, bowerlabs.ai, Ten13 |
| Renaud Joannes-Boyau | Chief Science Officer · Founder | Startup Daily, bowerlabs.ai, Ten13 |
Stories naming Bower. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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Bower, an Australian startup, has closed a $2 million pre-seed round led by TEN13 with Admiralty Capital Group, Edale Capital and angel backers, funding ambient AI that captures laboratory work as structured research records.
Ten13 led Bower's A$2m pre-seed round for a voice-first AI assistant that helps scientists capture lab observations hands-free, founded by a four-person team with backgrounds at Microsoft, Google and Atlassian.
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