Bec Francis

Founder, photographer, builder

Bec Francis

and researcher of my own brainwaves.

Bec Francis in a white tweed dress and red boots, smiling beneath The Precinct sign in Brisbane
Fig. 01 The Precinct, Brisbane

I’m CEO and co-founder of Curalysis, a seizure-tracking platform built by people living with epilepsy and MND. I’ve been a working photographer since I was 13. I design and build websites, apps and brands, and I help health founders find their way through accelerators, grants and early partnerships. All from Tully, Far North Queensland.

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2026 startup accelerator

One of four startups, and the only Australian one.

Curalysis was selected for the Epilepsy Foundation of America and Danny Did Foundation 2026 startup accelerator: a six-week course on regulatory pathways, intellectual property, reimbursement and pitching to investors.

Press & programs About Curalysis

What I do

Four kinds of work, one way of working.

  1. 01

    Founder

    I lead Curalysis, which helps people with epilepsy and MND see the patterns in their own health. It started with my own seizure data.
  2. 02

    Photography

    From 4WD Action feature spreads as a teenager to events, portraits and a six-figure boudoir studio.
  3. 03

    Design & web

    Websites, apps and brands, built end to end. I built curalysis.com and the Curalysis platform myself.
  4. 04

    Advisory

    I’ve taken my ventures through six accelerator and founder programs. I help health and lived-experience founders pick the right ones, get in, and know when to change course.
Epilepsy Foundation of AmericaDanny Did FoundationMedTech ActuatorJCU Founder in ResidenceJCU Impact10XSMEC AI PathfinderTech Ready WomenCSIRO Innovate to GrowThe Medical RepublicPulse+ITLet’s Talk MND4WD Action
Bec standing in the doorway of her Tummy to Tots shop in Tully, holding a baby, on opening day in 2019
Fig. 02 Tummy to Tots, Tully, 2019

My story

Wanted to be a doctor at 12. Building health tech at 30.

A car accident left me with one working hand. When the doctor plan started to look out of reach, I picked up a camera, and by 14 I had a registered business. I’ve been building ever since: a photography career, a shop, three tech ventures, and now a path back to medicine through research.

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Curalysis

It started with my own seizure data.

A lived-experience-led platform for tracking seizures, symptoms and daily changes, built with my co-founder Joseph Skewes, who lives with MND. More than 80 people already use it, and 53 have approved sharing their data for research.

How it started curalysis.com (opens in a new tab)
Bec in The Precinct in Brisbane, arm raised towards the Advance Queensland sign
Fig. 03 Advance Queensland, The Precinct

Recognition

Programs that shaped the work.

JCU Founder in Residence. Featured in The Medical Republic, Pulse+IT, Let’s Talk MND (podcast) and 4WD Action magazine.

See press & programs

  1. 2026 Epilepsy Foundation of America and Danny Did Foundation Startup AcceleratorOne of four startups selected, and the only Australian one. Curalysis
  2. 2026 MedTech Actuator Accelerator, Cohort 11 Curalysis
  3. 2026 SMEC AI Pathfinder (Boab AI), Cohort 3 Curalysis (then NeuroLoop)
  4. 2025 and 2026 JCU Impact10X Simulator, two cohorts CommuniKids (2025); the Clinical Data Analyst pathway (2026)
  5. 2024 Tech Ready Women Investment Ready Program CommuniKids
  6. 2024 CSIRO Innovate to Grow CommuniKids