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Did Ben Nashman found Synex Medical?
Yes. Synex Medical's careers page for him, checked September 23, 2026, says "Ben founded Synex Medical in 2017 while he was still in high school." CBC News reported on October 22, 2017 that Nashman, then a Grade 12 student at Upper Canada College, and Sunrose Billing were co-founders of Synex Medical Inc., and BetaKit called him "CEO and co-founder" on October 29, 2020.
What is his role today?
Synex Medical's careers team page, checked September 23, 2026, lists him as Chief Executive Officer. The company's homepage, checked the same day, says "Our story began with Ben Nashman" and describes his first prototype as a tabletop device assembled in a small lab at Mount Sinai.
How did he get into magnetic resonance?
He told CBC News in an interview published October 22, 2017 that he came into The Knowledge Society curious about biotech and biophysics and was pushed to go deep on it there. TechCrunch reported on September 22, 2024 that by 17 he had built a makeshift MRI in his bedroom, and by 18 had interned in brain imaging at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and enrolled in engineering science at the University of Toronto.
How has Synex Medical been funded?
BetaKit reported on October 29, 2020 that Synex raised a $6.99 million CAD seed round led by Accomplice, with Radical Ventures and Naval Ravikant. TechCrunch reported on September 22, 2024 that it raised a $21.8 million Series A with investors including Accomplice, Radical Ventures, Fundomo and Khosla Ventures, bringing its total to over $36 million, and that Nashman received a Thiel Fellowship in 2021.