Eight ANZ startups that raised $67.4 million this week
Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.
Startup · $23.1m raised · Healthcare · AI · Robotics
AI-powered robotic ultrasound for vascular imaging
Sydney, NSW
Programs: Startmate (Startmate accelerator)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Vexev raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni Ventures | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Bioshore | undisclosed | - |
| Bioshore Ventures | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | undisclosed · Seed · undisclosed | - |
| Horizon | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Neotribe | undisclosed | - |
| Neotribe Ventures | undisclosed · Seed · undisclosed | - |
| Startmate | undisclosed · Seed · Accelerator | - |
| Ten13 | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| TreeArc | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Horizons | Seed | - |
| Benjamin Humphrey | undisclosed | - |
| Rory San Miguel | undisclosed | - |
Companies Vexev 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Yates | COO | Ten13 |
| Dr Eamonn Colley | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (8 Aug 2026), Ten13, Startup Daily (14 Nov 2022) |
| Dr John Carroll | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (8 Aug 2026), Ten13, datapile.co, vexev.com (7 Aug 2026), vexev.com (6 Aug 2026), Dealroom, Startup Daily (14 Nov 2022) |
| Dr Shannon Thomas | Chief Medical Officer | Ten13 |
| Neeraj Hablani | Board of Directors | Startup Daily, Vexev team page |
Stories naming Vexev. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.
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Datapile logs an $8.6 million raise by Sydney vascular-ultrasound startup Vexev, led by TreeArc Investment Group with TEN13 among four backers, earmarked for regulatory approval and clinical rollout.
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Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·SmartCompany
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