Funding announcement
Green fertiliser startup PlasmaLeap lands $28 million Series A
Sydney cleantech PlasmaLeap raised a US$20m Series A to build fertiliser hubs and expand green ammonia reactor technology for farmers.
Startup · $58m raised
PlasmaLeap Technologies
Developer of zero-emissions chemical reactors for green fertiliser and fuel production
Sydney, NSW
Funding history
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Series A : $28,000,000
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Series A : ~$30,000,000
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Accelerator
Programs: SVG Ventures (SVG Thrive)
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round PlasmaLeap Technologies raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Agnition Ventures | Series A | - |
| Artesian VC | Series A · Series A | - |
| Gates Foundation | Series A · Series A | - |
| GrainCorp | Series A · Series A | - |
| GrainCorp Ventures | Series A · Series A | - |
| Grains Research and Development Corporation | Series A · Series A | - |
| GRDC | Series A | - |
| Hort Innovation | Series A · Series A | - |
| Investible | Series A · Series A | - |
| Petronas | Accelerator | - |
| Ravensdown | Series A · Series A | - |
| SVG Ventures | Series A · Series A · Accelerator | - |
| Twynam | Series A · Series A | - |
| Uniseed | Series A | - |
| Uniseed/UniSuper | Series A · Series A | - |
| UniSuper/Uniseed | Series A | - |
| Yara Growth Ventures | Series A · Series A | - |
What PlasmaLeap Technologies bought
Companies PlasmaLeap Technologies acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Stian Nygaard | Investment Director | - |
| Nick Bishop | CFO | RenewEconomy (13 Aug 2026), RenewEconomy (13 Aug 2026) |
| Frere Byrne | CEO · Founder | Forbes Australia, SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Ben Lindsay | - |
Coverage
Stories naming PlasmaLeap Technologies. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Series A
~$30m
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Series A
$28m
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