CEO · Founder, Lyrebird
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO · Founder | Lyrebird | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (10 Jun 2025), Startup Daily (26 Jul 2023) |
Programs: named to Startmate's Startmate Student Fellowship (2023) (a place in a program cohort, not a position there).
Stories naming Kai Van Lieshout. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Forbes Australia unveils its 2025 30 Under 30 honourees across technology, sport, finance and the arts, noting startup raises, an early-stage venture fund close and major athlete contracts.
Melbourne AI medical scribe Lyrebird Health raises $12 million from Five V Capital, Octopus Ventures and Startmate at a $50 million valuation; Five V partner Chris Gillings joins its board.
LaunchVic is giving Startmate $300,000 across two years so hundreds of university students can try its Student Fellowship; the next intake's application window closes in October, and alumni include Lyrebird Health's founders.