CEO · Founder, Yume
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO · Founder | Yume | SmartCompany (2 Feb 2024), Forbes Australia, Startup Daily, SmartCompany (30 Jan 2024), TechCrunch Australia |
| Founder | Yume Food | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Founding CEO (former) | SecondBite | Startup Daily (24 Nov 2025), SmartCompany, Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (30 Jan 2024), TechCrunch Australia |
Stories naming Katy Barfield. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The surplus-food marketplace has entered liquidation with its assets for sale; the piece recalls its 2024 seed raise led by Investible vehicles and its founder's next steps.
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Roundup of five Australian startups that secured new capital this week: Amber Electric's $29m Series C, ProcurePro's $6.15m, Yume's $2m seed, Alt.Leather's $1.1m seed, plus an undisclosed Tenacious Ventures investment in Nbryo.
Melbourne food-waste startup Yume announced a A$2 million seed round from Investible's Climate Tech Fund, Launch VIC, Goodrich Group, Veolia and angel Pitzy Folk, bringing its total funding to A$7 million.
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