Lyka (company)

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Lyka
Company type Private limited company
Industry Pet food
Founded2018
FounderAnna Podolsky & Matthew Muir
Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Website lyka.com.au

Lyka is an Australian pet food company based in Sydney. Founded in 2018, Lyka produces fresh dog food sold direct-to-consumer through an e-commerce platform. [1]

History

Lyka was founded in 2018 by Anna Podolsky, a former management consultant at Bain & Company, and veterinarian Matthew Muir. [2] Their subscription pet food model was met by a surge of pet ownership during the COVID pandemic. [3]

In 2021, the company raised A$6.5 million in Series A funding from Shearwater Capital and Wattle Hill Capital, [2] followed by a round of A$30 million in 2022. [4] In 2023, the company received an additional A$25 million investment from StepStone Group. [5]

The company attained B Corp Certification in 2023. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Redrup, Yolanda (26 October 2025). "Bain consultant's dog inspires $220m fortune and Young Rich List spot". The Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Redrup, Yolanda (5 July 2021). "Hungry investors buy into pet food start-up Lyka". The Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Sarah (27 May 2025). "Tony Quinn cooks up another pet food deal, hires EY". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Redrup, Yolanda (25 October 2022). "Dog food start-up Lyka raises $30m from Itai Tsiddon, Afterwork". The Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  5. ↑ LaFrenz, Carrie (9 June 2023). "The not-so-secret life of pets". The Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lyka Pet Food". B Corp. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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