Lyka is a Sydney-based pet wellness startup that focuses on providing fresh, nutritious, whole food ingredients for pets' meals. The company was founded in 2018 by CEO Anna Podolsky and integrative veterinarian Dr. Matthew Muir, with the aim of offering high-quality and healthy pet food options to health-conscious pet parents.

Lyka Pet Food

At Lyka, we take a preventative, holistic and personalised approach to pet care. 

We look at the full picture, factoring in the diet, lifestyle and environment of each individual animal. We don’t stop at symptoms, instead we dig for the root cause. 

We create nutrition plans unique to each dog, because it’s not just about living longer, but living well too.

Our mission is to double the average lifespan of dogs. When we can share a full life with our dogs, we've done our job.

Shearwater Capital

AfterWork Ventures

Wattle Hill Capital

Craig Blair

Point King Capital

Itai Tsiddon

Paul Wilson

Lyka

Employers are struggling to motivate workers to come back to the office. I have an idea that might help - Let employees bring their dogs to work!

We need to turn the workplace into somewhere people enjoy spending time. Having lots of puppers roam the office can boost morale and make the office a more fun place to spend the day.

I truly think dog-friendly offices are the future for Aussie companies. But how does it impact productivity? And what about the workers who aren't dog people? Read my article below, where I address these topics.

I'd love to know what you think - should employers allow dogs in the office?

Post some pics of your pups below and keep the conversation going in the comments section.

#LinkedInNewsAustralia #IOTD #BigIdeas2024

Biodiversity keeps ecosystems healthy, which is why we’re dedicated to sustaining it through various projects and choices we make 🌳 

Our reforestation efforts have led to the preservation of native species, including: 

🐨 Strzelecki koalas
🐦 Southern emu-wrens
🪱 The giant Gippsland earthworm 

The Coral Gardeners have also planted over 1,200 coral fragments on behalf of the Lyka pack, in French Polynesia 🪸

To learn more about our sustainability initiatives, including how we maintain our plastic negative status, click the link below.

#sustainability #biodiversity #reforestation #lykapetfood

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We're officially the NSW State Winner of the Telstra Best of Business Awards for Promoting Sustainability! ♻️🏆

At Lyka, we strongly believe that our puppers deserve great food, but it shouldn’t be at the cost of our planet. We’ve worked hard on implementing a range of sustainability initiatives to ensure this 🌏

We're so honoured to be recognised in this very important category 🙌

A big congratulations to the other winners who are helping move Australia forward in a sustainable way 💚

To learn about our commitment to the planet, click below.

#TelstraBestOfBusinessAwards #sustainability #awards 

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We're AGDA Awards finalists! 🧑🎨🎊

Our in-house creative team's work has been recognised in the Brand Identity / Brand Expression - Physical (in-house) category - a testament to the amazing work they do to bring our brand values and stories to life through various touch points, from packaging to merchandise ✨

"Lyka's physical expression centres around our love of dogs, and is designed to give the best experience to both the puppers and the parents, blending playfulness with purpose" 🐕💚

A big congrats to the team and the other epic brands that have been recognised 👏

#AGDA #designawards #brandidentity #branddesign 

Designers: Nadya Mendez Jazmin Mansell Lizzie Wood
Design Director: Cindy Erlina
Writer: Jessica O'Connell
Photographer: Matt Grech Cole Bennetts Yasmin Mund
Illustrator: Evi O. Studio
Creative Lead: Analise Burwood
Senior Creative Producer: Emily Green
Junior Creative: Jessica Faria

On Friday, we officially celebrated moving into our new Sydney HQ.

We started with a morning yoga session before the team got their hands dirty making body scrub with recycled coffee grounds 🧘

We then had a scavenger hunt for the pups around the new office and wrapped up the day with speeches, nibbles and lots of laughs with our amazing pack 🐕💚

Here's to new milestones and more space to grow 🚀

#newoffice #startuplife #milestones

We're excited to share that our Founder & CEO, Anna Podolsky, won the Food & Beverage category at the Sydney Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards 🎉

We're so proud of Anna, who was recognised among a list of high-achieving entrepreneurs from a wide variety of sectors and backgrounds.

A big thank you to Business News Australia Pty Ltd and congratulations to all the winners 👏

#youngentrepreneurs #entrepreneurship #awards

We've been named a State Finalist in the Telstra Best of Business Awards for Promoting Sustainability ♻️🌳

The category recognises businesses that have reduced their environmental impact by driving sustainable change within their industries 🌏

Here at Lyka, we're as committed to the planet as we are to pups. We're proud to be recognised in this category alongside other Aussie businesses that are working toward a greener future.

See the full list of finalists below.

#sustainability #businessawards #lykapetfood

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Did you know that Australia has more pets than people? And more dogs than children aged 0 to 14 years? 🐕

Our Founder and CEO, Anna Podolsky, was recently interviewed by LinkedIn News Australia to discuss why venture capitalists are investing so heavily in pet startups, especially those with a disruptive business model. 

Read the interview below.

In conversation with Anna Podolsky 🤩

Anna was recently interviewed by Georgina McEncroe and Ash Brown for Disrupt Radio's 'The Room Where it Happened' segment, where they discussed:

🐶 Anna and Lyka's journey (the pup, that is!)
💡 The lightbulb moment when Anna decided to start Lyka (the company!)
💭 Anna's inspiration for starting Lyka

Listen to the full interview in the link below.

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#startups #entrepreneurs #disruptradio #lykapetfood

In more exciting news, our Founder and CEO Anna Podolsky has been named as a finalist in the Business News Australia Pty Ltd 2023 Sydney Young Entrepreneur Awards 🎉

Anna joins a cohort of like-minded young entrepreneurs being recognised for their achievements and impact they're making in their community and the world 🌏

A big congratulations to all the finalists!

#youngentrepreneurawards
#startups #entrepreneurship #awards

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