Grace Brown had always enjoyed maths, science and music. Teamed with a “wild imagination”, her interest in patterns meant she was obsessed with all things magic.

When she took on an engineering design subject in high school, everything became clear.

“I wanted to spend the rest of my life working as an engineer because you could just imagine something and create it that didn't previously exist,” says the now- 26-year-old.

Brown has since turned her fascination into a thriving robot helper start-up, Andromeda.

On this week’s episode of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams finds out how this engineer-turned-entrepreneur built a $100 million company.

This podcast was sponsored by Sinch Engage.

Further reading:

AI leads Australian start-up $5b funding boom

Funding for tech start-ups surged by $1 billion last year, with more than 60 per cent going to AI companies, but VCs say the market is not in bubble territory.

A 25-year-old Melburnian now has a $100m robot helper start-up

Female founders are still struggling to receive funding, but Grace Brown’s robotics start-up just banked a $23 million series A funding round.

Alex Vynokur bet the house on ETFs. He won

The aspiring entrepreneur knew the odds were stacked against his start-up. But Betashares is now Australia’s second-largest exchange-traded fund provider at $75 billion.

Grace Brown had always enjoyed maths, science and music. Teamed with a &ldquo;wild imagination&rdquo;, her interest in patterns meant she was obsessed with all things magic. When she took on an engineering design subject in high school, everything became clear. &ldquo;I wanted to spend the rest of my life working as an engineer because you could just imagine something and create it that didn't previously exist,&rdquo; says the now- 26-year-old. Brown has since turned her fascination into a thriving robot helper start-up, Andromeda. On this week&rsquo;s episode of How I Made It, host Lauren Sams finds out how this engineer-turned-entrepreneur built a $100 million company. This podcast was sponsored by <a href="http://sinchengage.com/">Sinch Engage</a>.
Further reading:
<a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/ai-leads-australian-start-up-5b-funding-boom-20260130-p5nybt?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=how_i_made_it&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">AI leads Australian start-up $5b funding boom</a>
Funding for tech start-ups surged by $1 billion last year, with more than 60 per cent going to AI companies, but VCs say the market is not in bubble territory.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/a-25-year-old-melburnian-now-has-a-100m-robot-helper-start-up-20250905-p5msra?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=how_i_made_it&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">A 25-year-old Melburnian now has a $100m robot helper start-up</a>
Female founders are still struggling to receive funding, but Grace Brown&rsquo;s robotics start-up just banked a $23 million series A funding round.
<a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/alex-vynokur-bet-the-house-to-start-betashares-it-now-manages-75b-20260728-p60j5x?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=how_i_made_it&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Alex Vynokur bet the house on ETFs. He won</a>
The aspiring entrepreneur knew the odds were stacked against his start-up. But Betashares is now Australia&rsquo;s second-largest exchange-traded fund provider at $75 billion.

How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams &amp; Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia&rsquo;s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.