CEO · Founder, Yume

Katy Barfield

Roles

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

Coverage

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Seed $2m

Yume Food collapses into liquidation after a decade of fighting food waste

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.

SmartCompany 24 Nov 2025 Yume Food General Mills Investible Kellanova Mars SecondBite Teneo Unilever Club Investible syndicate Goodrich Group Investible's Climate Tech Fund Investible's Early Stage Fund 2 LaunchVic Veolia Pitzy Folk Katy Barfield Rebecca Gill

Also Startup Daily

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Five Australian startups that raised at least $38.2 million this week

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.

Seed $2m

Yume's platform helps manufacturers turn potential food waste into money

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.

TechCrunch Australia 29 Jan 2024 Yume Bardee Goterra Kellanova Mars Food and Nutrition SecondBite Sodexo Unilever Whole Green Foods Goodrich Group Investible Launch VIC Veolia Pitzy Folk Charlie Ill Katy Barfield

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