Johan Erchoff: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Understanding Zoe	Startup Daily, SmartCompany (7 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (6 Nov 2025), SmartCompany (15 Nov 2024)

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Stories naming Johan Erchoff. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

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 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 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 Mandalay Venture Partners 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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Unnamed stage $770k

Understanding Zoe secures $770,000 for AI platform supporting neurodivergent kids

Singaporean investor Verge HealthTech Fund has put $770,000 into Understanding Zoe, whose app helps parents of neurodivergent children coordinate care, with the round still open to further money.

SmartCompany 6 Nov 2025 Understanding Zoe Macuject Verge HealthTech Fund Johan Erchoff Laetitia Andrac

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Funding announcement

Neural Notes: AI meets autism support with the Understanding Zoe chatbot

Profile of Understanding Zoe, an AI chatbot helping parents of neurodivergent children manage care. Founders Andrac and Erchoff built it after their daughter's autism diagnosis; the startup sits in Techstars Sydney's current accelerator cohort.

SmartCompany 15 Nov 2024 Understanding Zoe OpenAI Techstars Sydney Johan Erchoff Laetitia Andrac

Johan Erchoff

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Coverage

Eight Aussie startups that raised $108.6 million this week

Understanding Zoe secures $770,000 for AI platform supporting neurodivergent kids

Neural Notes: AI meets autism support with the Understanding Zoe chatbot