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Outread
Techstars '23Paradise, AU · 5 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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Outread is an Australian AI-powered research and insights discovery platform built on academic research papers.
Also known as Outread
Investors · 4
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$750K disclosed across 1 round · 2024
- $750Kpre-Seed roundApr 2024 · 2 sources
Fiona Bones, Jeff Dean, Techstars, Techstars Accelerator
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Outread operates an AI-powered research and insights discovery platform focused on academic research papers. The platform applies machine learning to separate credible, actionable information from the broader volume of available material, helping users locate relevant papers, extract key information, and organise it into concepts oriented toward the corporate research market.
The product is delivered as a dashboard that customers integrate into their existing workflows. According to the company, the output acts as a feeder into advisory, research, or thought-leadership work: third-party research is used to support findings and recommendations, assist proposal generation, augment case studies and credentials, and establish a shared baseline of current research across teams.
Founding story
Outread was founded in 2023 by siblings Janhvi and Dhruv Sirohi together with Anshika Singh. Janhvi Sirohi, the CEO, has said the concept was shaped by her own academic path, which included pursuing honours at Adelaide on a scholarship before leaving the honours program to work at PwC, and by the problem of triaging information amid information overload. Anshika Singh serves as COO.
Business model
Subscription-based B2B platform sold to corporate research buyers, with customers integrating the Outread dashboard into their internal workflows.
Subscription revenue from business customers; the company stated funding would be used to achieve product-market fit for its B2B subscription model.
Traction
As of April 2024 the company was conducting pilots with consulting firms and planned to use new funding to expand the team and develop the platform toward B2B product-market fit.
Latest developments
In April 2024 Outread closed a $750,000 pre-Seed round backed by Techstars, Google chief scientist Jeff Dean and Google VP of finance Fiona Bones. The CEO said the company had targeted $500,000 but increased the round by $250,000 on investor demand.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned in the research and insights platform category, addressing tools for understanding, summarising and querying large collections of documents.
Technology
Machine learning and AI used to filter credible, actionable information from large volumes of research, retrieve relevant papers, extract key information, and organise it into concepts.
Go-to-market
Direct B2B approach beginning with pilot deployments at consulting firms, with the dashboard integrated into customer workflows; participation in the inaugural Techstars Sydney accelerator supported network and investor access.
Corporate research users, including consulting firms engaged in advisory, research and thought-leadership work; pilots were underway with consulting firms as of April 2024.
Geography
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, with the founding team having spent three months in Sydney for the Techstars Sydney accelerator.
History
Founded in 2023, the co-founders relocated to Sydney for three months to take part in the inaugural Techstars Sydney accelerator. In April 2024 the company announced a $750,000 pre-Seed round and reported running pilots with consulting firms.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsOutread announced a $750,000 pre-Seed round backed by the Techstars Accelerator, Google chief scientist Jeff Dean and Google VP of finance Fiona Bones. The company had sought $500,000 but took an additional $250,000 on investor demand; proceeds were earmarked for team expansion and platform development toward B2B product-market fit.
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The co-founders moved to Sydney for three months to participate in the first Techstars Sydney accelerator cohort.
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In the news
▸Research sources · 5
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- Outread — Speed Reading App for iPhone, iPad & Macoutreadapp.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Outread do?
- Outread is an Australian AI-powered research and insights discovery platform built on academic research papers.
- Who are Outread's investors?
- Outread's investors include Techstars, Techstars Accelerator 2024.
- How much funding has Outread raised?
- Outread has disclosed $750K raised across 1 round.
- Where is Outread headquartered?
- Outread is headquartered in Paradise, AU.