# Christopher Smith

> Christopher Smith is a Series A investor at Brandon Capital backing Health Care. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Brandon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-capital-partners)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-smith-4ab7105/?originalSubdomain=au
- Website: https://brandoncapital.vc/team_member/christopher-smith/

Christopher Smith is a Series A investor at Brandon Capital focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Before joining Brandon Capital Chris was a Business Development Manager with CSL, Australia’s largest pharmaceutical company. At CSL Chris was responsible for identifying and reviewing opportunities for CSL’s global R&D pipeline. As a consequence Chris has extensive experience with both in-licensing and out-licensing therapeutic drugs andR&D enabling platforms. Earlier Chris spent three years as a postdoctoral scientist at The University of Cambridge, UK.Chris is currently a director of; Aravax, Denteric, Ena Respiratory, MycRx, Q-Sera, and Axelia Oncology.Chris has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from The University of Melbourne, a PhD in Immunology at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, and an MBA from the University of Cambridge, specializing in innovation and entrepreneurship. Chris is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Okogen | Okogen serves the needs of adults and children with ocular infections by developing therapies to reduce suffering, improve quality of life, and preserve vision.The company’s efforts are focused on infectious ocular diseases where treatments are either not available or unsatisfactory. | $10M | Series A | Feb 27, 2018 |  |
| Okogen | Okogen serves the needs of adults and children with ocular infections by developing therapies to reduce suffering, improve quality of life, and preserve vision.The company’s efforts are focused on infectious ocular diseases where treatments are either not available or unsatisfactory. | $10M | Series A | Feb 27, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brandon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/medical-research-commercialisation-fund-mrcf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Brandon Capital

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

Brandon Capital Partners is a funds management business aiming to generate quality returns for Australia's leading superannuation funds by investing in innovative life science ventures. Our team works with entrepreneurs to build businesses, creating value for the entrepreneurs, their teams and our investors.

5 contacts available at Brandon Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Nave | Partner, Managing Director & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-nave |
| Robert Daniels | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-daniels |
| Stephen Thompson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stehpen-thompson |
| Bob Soh | Senior Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-soh |
| Christopher Smith | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-smith-5a7c |

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## FAQ

### What does Christopher Smith invest in?

Christopher Smith invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Christopher Smith last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Smith closed in Feb 2018. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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