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Contactile Raises Us$2.5 Million To Accelerate Development Of Tactile Sensor Technology For Robotic Dexterity

PRIVATEMay 04, 2022

Amount Raised

$2.5 Million

Round Type

Seed

SydneyHardwareSoftwareScience And Engineering

Description

Australia-based company Contactile has closed US$2.5 million in seed funding to develop and pilot tactile sensors that give robots a human sense of touch and enable robotic dexterity. The round was led by Silicon Valley's True Ventures with participation from Flying Fox Ventures, Radar Ventures and UNSW Founders, the last of which is a program launched by the university where Contactile's three co-founders developed the company's core technology.

Quick answer

Contactile raised $2.5 Million in a Seed round, dated May 4, 2022. Contactile is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

How much did Contactile raise?
Contactile raised $2.5 Million in a Seed round on May 4, 2022.
What does Contactile do?
Contactile's sensing technology gives robots a human sense of touch and enables dexterous robotic gripping.
Where is Contactile based and how big is it?
Contactile is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Hardware and Science And Engineering around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Contactile that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Classiq raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on May 16, 2022.
  • Sequentify raised $7M (Funding Round) on May 10, 2022.
  • Aquiline Drones Corp raised $1M (Seed) on May 9, 2022.
  • Aquiline Drones Corp raised an undisclosed amount on May 9, 2022.
  • Deepset raised $14M (Funding Round) on April 28, 2022.
  • Agility Robotics raised $150M (Series B) on April 22, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

Contactile

Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

Contactile's sensing technology gives robots a human sense of touch and enables dexterous robotic gripping. The technology was developed at UNSW Sydney with initial funding support from the Australian Research Council and US Office of Naval Research Global. To learn more, visit www.contactile.com.

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