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Anna Podolsky

Coverage

Stories naming Anna Podolsky. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

11 deals

Six Aussie startups that raised $123.2 million this week

A weekly roundup detailing new funding rounds for six Australian startups: Lyka, PlasmaLeap, Firmable, Veyor, Lumonus and Future Minds Network, with investors and round details.

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3 deals

The pet food startup behind the dog poo ad Netflix banned scoops up $67 million Series C

Pet food subscription company Lyka has closed a $67 million Series C led by New York fund LGVP, which backed its earlier raises, lifting the startup's lifetime funding to $155 million.

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Q2 2024 Global Fund Newsletter

Defender AM's quarterly letter reports the Defender Global Fund's Q2 2024 performance, a fresh Lyka Pet Food raise at a higher valuation, and the fund's profitable part-sale of its Lyka holding.

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Series A

Q1 2024 Global Fund Newsletter

Defender's quarterly investor letter reports its global fund's Q1 2024 performance and public-market moves, and revisits its Series A backing of Lyka Pet Food, an Australian fresh pet food maker building a Victorian facility.

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Funding announcement

Q1 2024 Global Fund Newsletter

Defender's fund letter reports a 2% quarterly return, discusses listed trades including a semiconductor ETF position, and revisits its Series A investment in Australian pet-food maker Lyka Pet Food.

7 deals

Six Aussie startups that raised $42 million this week

Weekly roundup of six Australian startup raises: Lyka's Series B extension, plus new funding for HydGene, JDoodle, One Future Football, Aquila and Number 8 Bio, with investors and founder comment.

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Lyka raises $30 million in monster Series B round as more Australians serve up premium chow for furry friends

Pet food subscription startup Lyka closed a $30 million Series B led by Israeli investor Itai Tsiddon, with Craig Blair and Paul Wilson returning; the article also recalls its 2018 raise and Adobe's Frame.io acquisition.

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Pre-seed

Investment Notes: Medoo

AfterWork Ventures explains why it led coaching-software startup Medoo's pre-seed round, profiling its two founders' operating backgrounds and arguing workplace trends will drive adoption of coaching tools.

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