FytonBio | with Monash Ventures Pre-Seed Fund
FytonBio secured one million dollars in pre-seed funding from Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University to develop antibody therapies for autoimmune diseases using Monash's GREAT platform.
Vice-Chancellor and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor and Senior Vice-President | Monash University | SmartCompany, Breakthrough Victoria (1 Aug 2025), Breakthrough Victoria (1 Aug 2025) |
Stories naming Professor Sharon Pickering. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
FytonBio secured one million dollars in pre-seed funding from Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University to develop antibody therapies for autoimmune diseases using Monash's GREAT platform.
Melbourne wearable drug-delivery startup Remagine Labs secured $500,000 pre-seed funding, split between Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University, to advance chronic condition treatment devices.
Weekly roundup: Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University co-invest $2.25 million across three university healthtech spinouts, while Blackbird backs Hall, which helps businesses win visibility on AI platforms, with $2 million pre-seed.
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Breakthrough Victoria and Monash University put joint pre-seed backing into three life-sciences spinouts and launched the $15m Monash Ventures pre-seed fund, part of a $100m platform commercialising Victorian university research.
The investor's site reports a joint pre-seed investment with Monash University totalling $2.25 million across three health startups, and the launch of Monash Ventures' $15 million pre-seed fund for research commercialisation.
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