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 |
|---|---|---|
| TreeArc | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Ten13 | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Startmate | undisclosed · Seed · Accelerator | - |
| Rory San Miguel | undisclosed | - |
| Neotribe Ventures | undisclosed · Seed · undisclosed | - |
| Neotribe | undisclosed | - |
| Horizons | Seed | - |
| Horizon | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | undisclosed · Seed · undisclosed | - |
| Bioshore Ventures | undisclosed · Seed | - |
| Bioshore | undisclosed | - |
| Benjamin Humphrey | undisclosed | - |
| Alumni Ventures | undisclosed · Seed | - |
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.
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Ten13's post explains why it joined the robotics company's latest raise alongside Blackbird, Neotribe, Startmate and Horizons, covering its autonomous scanning device, dialysis focus, founders, and US rollout plans.
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.
Also datapile.co·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Dealroom·Forbes Australia·fundedstartupsdaily.com
Australian medical robotics firm Vexev has raised A$8.6 million to pursue FDA clearance and US commercialisation of its VxWave robotic ultrasound platform, with backing from existing and new investors.
Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·SmartCompany
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