Startup · $1.1m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Algenie raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Algenie has partnered with the University of Technology Sydney | Unnamed stage | - |
| Betterbite | Unnamed stage | - |
| University of Technology Sydney | Unnamed stage | - |
Companies Algenie acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| John Martin | Founder | SmartCompany |
| Nick Hazell | Founder and CEO | SmartCompany (3 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (2 Jun 2026), Startup Daily (26 Aug 2025), AgFunderNews (7 Aug 2025), SmartCompany (11 Sep 2024), AgFunderNews (9 Sep 2024) |
| Prof Mathieu Pernice | Founder | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Algenie. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Australian meat-alternative firm v2food buys US plant-based chicken company Daring Foods as its US entry; Ajinomoto has invested in v2food and will license-manufacture its products in Asian and African markets.
Weekly roundup: European climate and food startup raises, an Australian biotech's funding, Rappi buying Fountain9, Motif FoodWorks shutting down, a new Certis CEO, and a letter pressing banks over livestock lending.
Australian algae startup Algenie raises A$1.1 million from University of Technology Sydney and Better Bite Ventures while unveiling a thin-layer photobioreactor designed to make algae production dramatically cheaper for fuels, plastics and feed.
Also SmartCompany