Professor Nicholas Opie: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
CTO · Founder	Synchron	Startup Daily (Sun 9 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (Fri 7 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 7 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (Fri 8 Sep 2023), SmartCompany (Fri 16 Dec 2022)

9 deals

Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Roundup of eight funding deals: Synchron's Series D, plus raises by Lumonus AI, Hullbot, Nbryo, Cytophenix, Giftbee, Understanding Zoe and Zeligate, spanning medtech, robotics, agtech and AI.

SmartCompany Fri 7 Nov 2025 Cytophenix Giftbee Hullbot Lumonus Nbryo Synchron Understanding Zoe Zeligate AgriZero Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI)Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research KPMG Mandalay VC Neuralink Royal Melbourne Hospital Startmate University of Melbourne University of Western Australia UNSW Founders Antler Australia Aviron Investment Management Bandera Capital Brisbane Angels Climate Tech Partners DNX Ventures Folklore Ventures Gates Foundation Katapult Ocean Meat & Livestock Australia NewSouth Innovations NRF Corporation Oncology Ventures Queensland Investment Corporation Regeneration VC Rypples Tenacious Ventures Trinity Ventures Verge HealthTech Fund Euan Murdoch Dr Christine Carson Denver Naidoo Elon Musk James Telders Johan Erchoff Karl Watfern Dr Kieran Mulroney Laetitia Andrac Mark Singer Professor Nicholas Opie Dr Rahul Sharma Sherief Khorshid Teagan Paton Tim Inglis Tom Loefler Dr Tom Oxley

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Funding announcement

A new VC fund backing early-stage medical and healthtech startups is on the hunt for investors

MedTech Actuator alumni are behind Synthesis Capital, a new venture fund courting investors for up to $100m to back young health technology companies across Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Startup Daily Fri 8 Sep 2023 Navi Medical Technologies Nura Nutromics Seer Medical Synchron VitalTrace Medtech Actuator Menzies Foundation Synthesis Capital Dr Buzz Palmer Dr Mukesh Haikerwal Professor Nicholas Opie

Series C $110m

Synchron raises $110 million for its brain computer, doesn’t see Elon Musk’s Neuralink as a competitor

Brain-computer interface maker Synchron has closed an oversubscribed Series C, with proceeds earmarked for product development and clinical trials; its co-founder downplays any rivalry with Neuralink.

SmartCompany Fri 16 Dec 2022 Synchron Neuralink Arch Venture Partners Bezos Expeditions Gates Frontier Elon Musk Professor Nicholas Opie

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Professor Nicholas Opie

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Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

A new VC fund backing early-stage medical and healthtech startups is on the hunt for investors

Synchron raises $110 million for its brain computer, doesn’t see Elon Musk’s Neuralink as a competitor