Venture Advisors
Our Venture Advisors give their time to Future Frontier founders — sharing hard-won experience across company building, commercialisation, intellectual property, clinical and regulatory strategy, capital raising and go-to-market.
Meet the advisors
Misti Pty Ltd / Founder and CEO
Dr Anushi Rajapaksa is Founder & CEO of Misti and a biomedical engineer with a PhD in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. With over a decade spanning research, clinical science and regulatory strategy, including work at the Royal Children’s Hospital and GSK, she brings deep expertise in translating frontier science into real-world technologies.
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Curvecrete / Co-Founder and CEO · Swinburne University Lecturer
Dr Daniel Prohasky is the CEO and co-founder of Curvecrete, a zero-waste, low carbon curved concrete. He is a lecturer in architectural engineering at Swinburne University, and has a PhD in the aerospace engineering field.
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GECA / Standards Officer
Dr Elmira Soghrati has over 5 years of experience in founding and directing deeptech and cleantech ventures with a focus on sustainability and climate. She has a PhD from the National University of Singapore in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and has accredited training in ISSB / IFRS sustainability disclosure.
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MinterEllison / Partner and Senior Patent Attorney
Gus Lightowlers is a Partner and Patent Attorney at MinterEllison, with a technical background spanning engineering, microbiology and immunology. With deep experience in patents, IP strategy and commercialisation across medtech, manufacturing and other technology sectors, he helps founders navigate IP strategy and turn technical innovation into defensible ventures.
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Swinburne University / Associate Director, Climate 4.0 Hub
Heath brings over 18 years of experience working in marketing and management roles across the sport, not-for-profit, startup, and education sectors, whilst also launching several startups, being a Coach of Seth Godin’s altMBA and having been a 2021 Scholar of The Marketing Academy. He is currently the Associate Director of the Climate 4.0 Hub at Swinburne University.
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ExerWatch / Founder and CEO
Dr. Mahtab Mirmomeni is the founder and CEO of ExerWatch, an AI-powered wearable sensor technology for rehabilitation monitoring. Mahtab has a PhD in AI from the University of Melbourne and brings 20 years of industry experience in various technical and leadership roles, including leading AI in healthcare initiatives at IBM Research.
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Monash University (Monash Institute of Medical Engineering) / Manager
Shama Kazmi is an innovation and commercialisation professional specialising in healthcare and medtech. With a BSc in Medical Biotechnology, Bachelor of Law (Hons) and MSc in Intellectual Property Management from the National University of Singapore, she brings expertise across patents, technology transfer, business development and commercialisation — helping Future Frontier founders turn research and technical innovation into opportunities.
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Everlab / Co-founder and CMO
Dr Steven Lu is Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Everlab, building a data-driven approach to preventative healthcare. A medical doctor and entrepreneur, he brings expertise across clinical innovation, technology and scaling health ventures, supporting founders at the intersection of deep tech and healthcare.
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PwC / Partner
Vinay Mahajan is a PwC Partner with 16+ years across Melbourne and Silicon Valley, advising technology companies from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 and ASX 200 businesses. With deep experience in capital raising, scaling, governance and exits, he brings a global perspective on building ambitious technology ventures from early stage through growth.
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LoopSafe / Co-founder and CEO
Zoe Milne is Co-founder & CEO of LoopSafe, building compliance software for Australia’s aged care sector. She brings hands-on experience turning complex regulatory requirements into products customers will use and pay for, and supports founders with customer discovery, validation and taking ideas to market.
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