Founder, Levur

Tom Collier

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Levur	SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Tue 6 May 2025), Startup Daily (Thu 23 Jan 2025)

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GrainCorp’s VC arm backs synthetic palm oil startup’s $1.2 million pre-Seed round

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.

Startup Daily Tue 6 May 2025 Levur BioScout Calice GrainCorp Macquarie University CSIRO GrainCorp Ventures KPMG Main Sequence Ventures SparkLabs Cultiv8 UNSW Founders Jordan Jeffery Tom Collier

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From palm to petri dish: The future of sustainable oils

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.

GrainCorp Ventures Tue 6 May 2025 Levur BioScout Calice GrainCorp Macquarie University GrainCorp Ventures Jordan Jeffery Sara Labaf Tom Collier

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Palm oil replacement startup Levur brews up $100,000 Nature Positive Prize

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.

Startup Daily Thu 23 Jan 2025 Levur Lord of the Trees Main Sequence Ventures Rainstick SparkLabs Cultiv8 KPMG Andrew Yates Joanne Barber Tom Collier