Kate O'Keeffe

Product market research startup Heatseeker nails $2.3 pre-Seed in US push

Heatseeker has closed its pre-seed round at US$1.5 million, led by Capital F, and added a third cofounder as it shifts focus to the US market.

Research disruptor Heatseeker AI raises $2.4m for growth

Australian research-tech startup Heatseeker AI has landed $US1.5m in pre-seed backing from Capital F and others to chase the huge market research industry.

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FB10X backs female-led startups and pledges nearly $500K

Angel syndicate FB10X announces an investment in Heatseeker, a market experimentation platform, noting most of its portfolio backs women-founded companies and it has deployed close to half a million dollars since 2022.

Heatseeker is the startup you need to be a better founder and build faster

Sydney AI platform Heatseeker has released an alpha of its market-testing tool, with founders Kate O'Keeffe and Fiona Triaca saying it helps startups validate ideas, while a pre-seed raise has begun.

Can ten out of ten startups succeed?

Partner content profiling Heatseeker, whose AI platform tests startup growth ideas live in-market; it reports the pre-seed round reaching $1.3 million, above the original $500,000 target, with Euphemia and US angels among backers.