# Avasa

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/avasa

- Industry: Medical Devices & Equipment
- Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand
- Website: www.avasa.io
- Total disclosed funding: $1.6M
- Latest round: Seed (Sep 13, 2023)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Avasa operates as a manufacturer of a medical device used for sewing vascular connections for reconstructive surgery. The company was founded by its CEO, Nandoun Abeysekera. In August 2025, Avasa Limited raised NZD 4.75 million in pre-series A funding led by new investor Movac, with participation from returning investor BridgeWest. Other unspecified investors also participated in the round. The company develops the Avasa Coupler, a medical device that has improved vascular connection techniques. The firm's product minimizes transplant failures and readmissions. The Avasa Coupler also simplifies vascular eversion, enabling the stable attachment of both arteries and veins in reconstructive microsurgery. The company will use the August 2025 funding to enhance its Avasa Coupler apparatus for restorative microsurgical procedures.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Sep 13, 2023, $1.6M — Auckland Uniservices Limited, BridgeWest, Brisbane Angels, Cure Kids Ventures, Pacific Channel, NZ Growth Capital Partners, Booster Innovation Fund

## Investors

- Auckland Uniservices Limited — Seed
- BridgeWest (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bridgewest) — Seed
- Brisbane Angels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/brisbane-angels) — Seed
- Cure Kids Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cure-kids-ventures) — Seed
- Pacific Channel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pacific-channel) — Seed
- NZ Growth Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nz-growth-capital-partners) — Seed
- Booster Innovation Fund — Seed