Tom Loefler: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
CEO · Founder	Hullbot	greenreview.com.au, Startup Daily (9 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (7 Nov 2025), marinebusinessnews.com.au, Startup Daily (4 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (4 Nov 2025), katapultocean.com, Climate Tech Partners

9 deals

Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.

SmartCompany 7 Nov 2025 Cytophenix Giftbee Hullbot Lumonus Nbryo Synchron Understanding Zoe Zeligate AgriZero Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI)Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research KPMG Neuralink Royal Melbourne Hospital Startmate University of Melbourne University of Western Australia UNSW Founders Antler Australia Aviron Investment Management Bandera Capital Brisbane Angels Climate Tech Partners DNX Ventures Folklore Ventures Gates Foundation Katapult Ocean Mandalay Venture Partners Meat & Livestock Australia NewSouth Innovations NRF Corporation Oncology Ventures Queensland Investment Corporation Regeneration VC Rypples Tenacious Ventures Trinity Ventures Verge HealthTech Fund Euan Murdoch Dr Christine Carson Denver Naidoo Elon Musk James Telders Johan Erchoff Karl Watfern Dr Kieran Mulroney Laetitia Andrac Mark Singer Professor Nicholas Opie Dr Rahul Sharma Sherief Khorshid Teagan Paton Tim Inglis Tom Loefler Dr Tom Oxley

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Funding announcement

Hullbot raises $16m from the bottom of the harbour

Forbes Australia 4 Nov 2025 Artesian VC Climate Tech Partners Folklore Ventures Hullbot Hyundai Impact Ventures/Ocean Impact Collective Katapult Ocean NewSouth Innovations NRMA Marine Polestar Regeneration VC Rypples Sydney Ferries Tesla Trinity Ventures Alister Coleman Tom Loefler

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

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Tom Loefler

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Hullbot raises $16m from the bottom of the harbour

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