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Derek Gerrard

Director at Andromeda Robotics and managing director at Purpose Ventures.

Director
Updated Nov 13, 2026·Latest SEC filing Nov 13, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Derek Gerrard

Derek Gerrard is a director of Andromeda Robotics. Andromeda makes companion robots for older people in care facilities and children in hospitals. He is also managing director of Purpose Ventures. Purpose Ventures led Andromeda’s equity round.

Experience

This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Derek Gerrard in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Andromeda Robotics, Inc. Current
Managing Director
2025 – Present · San Francisco, CA
Andromeda builds adaptive companion robots that engage residents and support care teams.
Purpose Ventures Current
managing director

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Derek Gerrard works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Andromeda Robotics, Inc. · Form D, Nov 13, 2026
Grace Brown
Grace Brown
Founder & CEO, director
YC
Yanqiu Chen
Executive officer and director
Eurie Kim
Eurie Kim
ŌURA Chairperson

Sources

  1. SECAndromeda Robotics, Inc. Form D, filed Nov 13, 2026
  2. P1Andromeda Robotics seed-round article