Nell Payne: Ledger

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Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO	NRMA Marine	greenreview.com.au, Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Climate Tech Partners

Series A $16m

Climate Tech Partners backs Hullbot in cutting shipping emissions: $16m series A

Australian robotics company Hullbot has raised A$16 million in a Series A led by Regeneration VC to expand its ship hull-cleaning technology worldwide; the deal is the first from Climate Tech Partners' new fund.

Climate Tech Partners portfolio 4 Nov 2025 Hullbot Hyundai NRMA Marine Polestar Tesla Bandera Capital Climate Tech Partners Folklore Ventures Katapult Ocean NewSouth Innovations Regeneration VC Rypples Trinity Ventures Nell Payne Tom Kline Tom Loefler

Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·katapultocean.com·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·greenreview.com.au·marinebusinessnews.com.au

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Climate Tech Partners backs Hullbot in cutting shipping emissions: $16m series A