HealthMatch, an Australian start-up that has created a digital platform for sick patients to be matched with suitable clinical trials, has raised $6 million in a round led by venture capital funds Square Peg and Tempus Partners.

The company was co-founded by its chief executive, Manuri Gunawardena, when she was studying medicine and has grown rapidly, also securing a new commercial multi-country partnership with Swiss-based Roche Pharmaceuticals.