# James Synge

> James Synge is a seed investor at Carthona Capital backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Carthona Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carthona-capital)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-synge-563a2b

James Synge is a seed investor at Carthona Capital in Sydney focused on Financial Services and FinTech. James Synge is the Partner of Carthona Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 27% |
| FinTech | 2 | 18% |
| Medical | 2 | 18% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 18% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 36% |
| Angel | 1 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 4 | 36% |
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CoverRight | CoverRight operates at the intersection of digital health and finance. The company provides a digital-first Medicare navigation experience where consumers can receive customized Medicare plan suggestions. CoverRight collaborates with experienced Insurance, Banking, Pharmacy and Healthcare Provider partners nationwide to create a digitally-drivenand personalized Medicare enrollment and health navigation experience. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| NayaOne | NayaOne is a fintech platform developer focused on delivering financial goods and services through collaborative efforts. The company's software enables financial institutions to quickly design and securely analyze new proposals before scaling them to production, giving businesses the freedom to respond and adapt to changing financial markets. | $4.7M | Series A | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| NayaOne | NayaOne is a fintech platform developer focused on delivering financial goods and services through collaborative efforts. The company's software enables financial institutions to quickly design and securely analyze new proposals before scaling them to production, giving businesses the freedom to respond and adapt to changing financial markets. | $4.7M | Seed | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Driva | Driva helps customers fight back against the car financing process - providing options and transparency to empower customer choice. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| Affiniti | Affiniti creates sophisticated digital marketing campaigns to help leading brands advertise to markets and channels that are otherwise difficult to access. | $505K |  | Jul 02, 2015 |  |
| Neoclinical | There are exciting new advances in medical science and treatments all the time. However before any new treatment can improve the quality of life – or even save lives it must undergo a clinical trial.That’s where Neoclinical is helping. We want these advances made available to the public as soon as possible.To do that we match clinicaltrials with suitable patients – and suitable patients with clinical trials. Right now there are tens of thousands of clinical trials for new treatments. No matter who you are there’s probably one for you or someone you know. | $404K | Seed | Mar 03, 2015 |  |
| Neoclinical | There are exciting new advances in medical science and treatments all the time. However before any new treatment can improve the quality of life – or even save lives it must undergo a clinical trial.That’s where Neoclinical is helping. We want these advances made available to the public as soon as possible.To do that we match clinicaltrials with suitable patients – and suitable patients with clinical trials. Right now there are tens of thousands of clinical trials for new treatments. No matter who you are there’s probably one for you or someone you know. | $337K | Seed | Aug 05, 2014 |  |
| Credible | As a multi-lender marketplace that allows borrowers to receive competitive loan offers from its vetted lenders, Credible empowers consumers to take control of their finances. After answering a few questions about themselves, consumers can receive rates without affecting their credit score or sharing their personal information with lenders untilthey're ready to proceed with an offer.Credible is fiercely independent and committed to delivering fair and unbiased financial solutions for millennials. | $700K | Seed | Jun 17, 2014 |  |
| Search Party | The Search Party is an online recruitment marketplace that helps businesses find talent faster, easier, and at a lower cost. With an online pool of over 15 million agency-represented and validated candidate profiles, The Search Party has reduced the time to hire from an average of 60 days to 10 days. thesearchparty.comIn July 2015, The SearchParty acquired Job Advisor, a service that helps people discover employers to see if they're be the right cultural fit for the user. With over 15,000 employer profiles and reviews from current and past employees, Job Advisor is the perfect compliment to Search Party's hiring marketplace. jobadvisor.com.au | $572K | Angel | Jul 10, 2012 |  |
| Search Party | The Search Party is an online recruitment marketplace that helps businesses find talent faster, easier, and at a lower cost. With an online pool of over 15 million agency-represented and validated candidate profiles, The Search Party has reduced the time to hire from an average of 60 days to 10 days. thesearchparty.comIn July 2015, The SearchParty acquired Job Advisor, a service that helps people discover employers to see if they're be the right cultural fit for the user. With over 15,000 employer profiles and reviews from current and past employees, Job Advisor is the perfect compliment to Search Party's hiring marketplace. jobadvisor.com.au | $146K | Angel | Mar 14, 2012 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EJF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ejf-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [43North](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/43-north) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Valley Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valley-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fairbridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fairbridge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Carthona Capital

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Carthona Capital is a hands-on, proactive, and thematic venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia that invests globally.Carthona Capital was founded in 2014 when a group of like-minded venture investors came together to invest on a deal-by-deal basis. Since then, Carthona Capital has shifted to a more traditional venture capital fundstructure, and is now deploying its third fund with approximately $400m in funds under management from a mix of Institutional (Superannuation), Family Office and High Net-worth investors.Carthona Capital likes to invest very early - their initial investment into a business is usually at the Pre-Seed, Seed, or Series A stages. Carthona then likes to follow-on strongly and continue to deploy larger amounts of capital as a business matures.

5 contacts available at Carthona Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dean Dorrell | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dean-dorrell |
| Brad Shofer | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-shofer |
| Dave Gardiner | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-gardiner |
| James Synge | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-synge |
| Jonathan Chow | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-chow-d643 |

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## FAQ

### What does James Synge invest in?

James Synge invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Synge last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Synge closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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