Founder, Syenta
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Syenta | SmartCompany (Fri 15 Aug 2025), Forbes Australia, OIF Ventures portfolio, SmartCompany (Thu 22 Dec 2022), Blackbird Ventures, Startup Daily |
| Professor (former) | ANU | Forbes Australia, SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures |
Stories naming Professor Luke Connal. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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.
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 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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