Yan Chen: Ledger

Stories naming Yan Chen. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Andromeda	Startup Daily, Women's Agenda

Series A $23m

Andromeda's animated approach to $100m Abi and AI

Andromeda Robotics raised a $23 million Series A led by Forerunner Ventures, valuing the Abi humanoid robot company at $100 million, with founder CEO Grace Brown relocating to San Francisco to hire Hollywood animators.

Forbes Australia 9 Sep 2025 Andromeda Robotics Atlassian Forbes Australia University of Melbourne Artesian VC Forerunner Ventures Main Sequence Ventures Rethink Impact Startmate trampoline Visible Ventures Dominic Price Grace Brown Yan Chen

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Yan Chen

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Nursing home robots startup powers up on $23 million Series A

Andromeda's animated approach to $100m Abi and AI