Startup · $1.5m raised · Robotics
Brisbane, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Lyro raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Artesian/Boab AI | Seed | - |
| Toyo Kanetsu | Seed | - |
| AgFunder | Seed · Accelerator | - |
| Grow Impact Fund | Seed · Accelerator | - |
Companies Lyro 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Juxi Leitner | Managing Director · Founder | AgFunderNews, @AuManufacturing, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Lyro. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Artesian's write-up of its first Yield summit in Melbourne, where agrifood leaders discussed AI, biologicals, robotics, agri-energy and biosecurity, and how RDCs, investors and corporates can together speed Australian agricultural innovation.
Over thirty Australian projects received federal Accelerating Commercialisation grants totalling roughly $18 million, including Jevons Robotics, Glaciem, Electrogenics and LYRO Robotics, with the full recipient list published.
Also @AuManufacturing·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing
Coverage of AgFunder and AgriFutures' new Asia-Pacific investment report, which found Australian agrifoodtech startups attracted $565.5 million across 55 deals in 2021, plus Lyro's raises and evokeAG 2023 applications.
Queensland robotics company LYRO has raised $1.5 million to scale produce-packing robots, with backing from Artesian/Boab AI, AgFunder and existing backer Toyo Kanetsu.
Also @AuManufacturing·AgFunderNews·AgFunderNews·AgFunderNews
AgFunder and GROW unveiled ten startups joining the latest GROW Impact Accelerator cohort, each receiving $100,000, following the first close of AgFunder's SIJ Impact Fund with Asahi and Meiji as strategic investors.