Founder and CEO, Lyka · angel in 1 deal
Every published round Anna Podolsky took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medoo | Pre-seed | 26 Jul 2022 | - | Participant | Afterwork Ventures portfolio (26 Jul 2022), Afterwork Ventures portfolio (27 May 2022) |
Companies Anna Podolsky has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medoo | 26 Jul 2022, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Anna Podolsky, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Anna Podolsky has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Anna Podolsky did.
Stories naming Anna Podolsky. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney pet food firm Lyka has banked a $67 million Series C led by New York's LGVP, with StepStone Group and Shearwater Capital taking part, to bankroll new products and overseas growth.
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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.
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.
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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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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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.
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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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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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.