Startup · $1.3m raised
Sydney startup using engineered yeast to produce oils as a palm oil alternative
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Levur raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| SparkLabs Cultiv8 | Pre-seed · Accelerator | - |
| GrainCorp Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Main Sequence Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| UNSW Founders | Pre-seed | - |
| KPMG | Grant | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Levur, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Artesian VC | its portfolio page ↗ |
| Artesian VC | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Levur 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joanne Barber | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Tom Collier | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (6 May 2025), Startup Daily (23 Jan 2025) |
Stories naming Levur. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney startup Levur has banked $1.2 million in a pre-seed round, with Main Sequence and GrainCorp Ventures leading, to brew palm oil alternatives; its KPMG prize win and 2024 accelerator stint are recalled.
GrainCorp Ventures announces backing for Levur, a Sydney startup engineering yeast to brew palm-oil substitutes — its third venture investment this year, after Calice and BioScout.
Levur, a Sydney biotech making a yeast-based substitute for palm oil, has taken out KPMG's Nature Positive Prize, with four other Australian startups sharing the advisory prize pool.
Nine startups join the latest intake of SparkLabs Cultiv8's Orange accelerator for sustainable food and agriculture technology; a past participant praises its ecosystem, and alumni have raised heavily.