Startup · $50.7m raised
Chip packaging startup developing Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing for advanced semiconductor interconnects
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Syenta raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Materials | Accelerator | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | Series A · Seed · Seed | - |
| Brindabella Capital | Series A · Seed · Seed | - |
| In-Q-Tel | Series A · Seed | - |
| Investible | Series A · Seed | - |
| Jelix Ventures | Series A · Seed · Seed | - |
| NRF Corporation | Series A | $10,100,000 |
| Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer | Accelerator | - |
| OIF Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
| Playground Global | Series A | - |
| Salus | Seed | - |
| Salus Ventures | Series A · Seed | - |
| SGInnovate | Series A · Seed | - |
| Wollemi Capital | Series A | - |
| Wollemi Capital Group | Seed | - |
Companies Syenta 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Jekaterina Viktorova | Co-founder and CEO | SmartCompany (22 Apr 2026), SmartCompany (15 Aug 2025), Startup Daily (12 Aug 2025), Forbes Australia, SmartCompany (22 Dec 2022), Blackbird Ventures, Startup Daily (15 Dec 2022) |
| Zachary Dowse | Co-founder and COO | Forbes Australia, OIF Ventures portfolio |
| Ben Wilkinson | CTO | Forbes Australia, OIF Ventures portfolio |
| Professor Luke Connal | Founder | SmartCompany (15 Aug 2025), Forbes Australia, OIF Ventures portfolio, SmartCompany (22 Dec 2022), Blackbird Ventures, Startup Daily |
| Pat Gelsinger | General Partner (former) | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Syenta. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Investible announces the promotion of Nicholas Ooi to Investment Manager, describing his deal approach, portfolio work since 2023, and his path from law and consulting into venture capital.
Sydney-based chip packaging startup Syenta raised a Series A led by Playground Global and the National Reconstruction Fund to commercialise its interconnect manufacturing technology and expand into the US.
Weekly roundup of three Series A raises: chipmaker Syenta (US$26m), insights platform Ideally and battery recycler Renewable Metals, detailing leads, amounts and each company's earlier funding.
Also Startup Daily
Chip startup Syenta raised a Series A led by Playground Global with the National Reconstruction Fund to commercialise its packaging technology and expand into the US; ex-Intel chief Pat Gelsinger joins its board.
Syenta, an ANU spinout in Sydney, has secured $36 million in Series A funding to commercialise its chip packaging technology; Playground Global and the National Reconstruction Fund led, and Pat Gelsinger joins the board.
Roundup of five Australian raises totalling $85 million: National Renewable Network's Series A, plus Syenta, Cuttable, SprintSuite and Bitwise Agronomy, with lead investors and expansion plans for each.
ANU spin-out Syenta has secured $8.8 million to commercialise its chip-packaging technology, with Investible leading; the piece recalls its 2022 seed round and selection for Applied Materials' ASTRA accelerator.
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Investible's 2024 review letter highlights its early-stage and climate-tech investing, Club Investible's tenth anniversary event with Canva and Deputy founders, and pitches from Harvest B and Syenta.
OIF Ventures' 2024 review: two portfolio companies acquired, a talent-leadership hire, its fourth fund deploying, new investments in eight named startups and nine follow-on rounds.
A student-run venture fund launches alongside research showing university founders have attracted backing topping $1.2 billion, though women-led teams receive a small share; Blackbird is the most active backer.
Blackbird interviews Remedy Robotics co-founder Dave Bell about his move from medicine to surgical robotics and his mentoring in its Foundry program, noting Foundry applications are open.
EnergyLab's Supercharge Australia initiative has selected eleven startups for its first Innovation Challenge, covering lithium batteries, EV conversion and recycling, with experts judging a Sydney pitch event in March.
A year-end roundup listing six recent startup raises, giving amounts, lead investors and co-investors for Tic:Toc, 5B, Syenta, Vively, Aerotruth and Potiki, plus each company's stated plans for the money.
Blackbird's investment notes explain why it led a seed round into Canberra printed-electronics startup Syenta, profiling co-founder Jekaterina Viktorova and the company's multi-material 3D printing technology.
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