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Other rural industries
Novel ingredients
Opportunity

University of Adelaide: New Australian psyllium crop commercialisation opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Seed suppliers or cropping groups interested in co-funding a breeding program and production expansion or to collaborate on field trials and licensing of a novel Australian crop.
  • Led by

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Thursday, 15 August 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Dairy
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI E-commerce & market platforms IoT & smart-farming
Opportunity

Dairy Australia: Seeking solution providers to identify technology that enhances Employment Value Proposition (EVP) for a career in dairy farming.

Opportunity for:

  • Innovators, solution providers and startups/scaleups/SME’s who can investigate novel technologies that enhances the experience of a job seeker for the dairy industry.
  • Led by

    Dairy Australia

  • Opportunity type

    Innovation challenge, Seeking solutions

  • Express interest by

    Friday, 28 June 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Any (TRL 1-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are at any stage of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Dairy Eggs Fruits Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Automation Data and AI E-commerce & market platforms Traceability
Opportunity

Optomni: OmniOrder® seeking partners for commercial beta field trials and collaboration

Opportunity for

  • Fresh produce and perishable food primary producers and wholesalers with between $10-50 million turnover to participate in a commercial beta field trial
  • Industry groups, solution providers and potential research partners who are conducting work around market insights, traceability, and demand side modelling to collaborate.
  • Led by

    Optomni

  • Opportunity type

    Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Dairy Eggs Essential oils Fruits Honey bees Nuts Packaged food Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI IoT & smart-farming Traceability
Opportunity

Orijin Plus: Revolutionary traceability platform that boosts export sales and profitability - $5m investment round

Opportunity for

  • Investors (HNW, family offices, venture capital) seeking a high growth B2B2C platform that is exposed to Asian emerging markets and delivers downstream value to agriculture supply chains
  • Food and beverage brands looking for export growth, seeking to enter new markets or wanting to provide product confidence for their end consumers.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Orijin Plus

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Early to Mid (TRL 1-7)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the early to mid stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Cereal grains Dairy Eggs Forestry Fruits Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Animal technology Aquaculture technology Crop protection Food processing technology Indoor agriculture Novel ingredients Plant science Renewable energy
Opportunity

ARC Ento Tech: Industrial scale black soldier fly digester - $10 million investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Investors (VC, institutional, family offices) interested in supporting a sustainable and scalable food waste management business producing fertiliser and feed products
  • Strategic financial, market and distribution partners to establish the first six plants and to roll out more plants in Australia and worldwide
  • Resource management and waste recovery centres seeking scalable technology capable of processing mixed and FOGO waste streams.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    ARC Ento Tech Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Eggs Fruits Game Packaged food Poultry Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Input management Machinery & hardware Robotics
Opportunity

Cellysis: Fresh produce shelf-life extending technology - $500k investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Global agrichemical companies, life sciences and agtech companies interested in commercialising fresh produce shelf-life enhancing technology
  • Engineering and manufacturing companies interested in joint venture partnership to scale production of commercial plant
  • Fresh food producers and vertically integrated businesses seeking technology to extend shelf life of fresh produce.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Cellysis Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Multiple industries
Fruits Nuts Wine
IoT & smart-farming
Opportunity

Athena IR-Tech: Irrigation optimisation solution - seed investment opportunity

Opportunity for:

  • Investors and commercial partners to bring customer relationships, co-development, investment to assist commercialisation to scale up globally in major wine and horticulture regions of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Europe, South America and South Africa.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Athena IR-Tech

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
Opportunity

Laconik: Simple and easy on-farm trials - Investment and partnership opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Angel, venture capital and corporate investors seeking equity in scalable, on-farm trialling technology
  • Agricultural seed, chemical and fertiliser companies seeking technology to enable field scale testing of new products
  • Grower groups, universities and agronomists looking to trial a technology for conducting scientific, farm scale trials. 

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Laconik

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Essential oils Fruits Honey bees Nuts Oilseeds Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wine
E-commerce & market platforms
Opportunity

Invest in farming (IIF): reduce production risk, access capital and connect with consumers - seeking partners

Opportunity for

  • Farmers/growers in broadacre cropping and horticultural (orchard and vegetables) industries interested in collaboration with a novel farm production investment platform.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Invest In Farming (IIF)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Natural capital assets Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Data and AI E-commerce & market platforms Fisheries technology Food processing technology Harvest technology Imagery Indoor agriculture Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Novel ingredients Plant science
Opportunity

Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-technology (ANU Innovation Institute): opportunity for agritech businesses to join the CEAT Innovation Hub

Opportunity for

  • The CEAT Innovation Hub is expanding, and we are looking for agri-tech businesses to join the growing number of success stories who have called the Hub home. We have office, lab and hot desk spaces available for businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to more established operations. This is a unique opportunity to undertake your R&D alongside Australia’s best researchers, working together to secure funding, participate in knowledge exchange and build research impact.
  • Led by

    Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology (ANU Innovation Institute)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest

  • Readiness
    Any (TRL 1-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are at any stage of readiness.
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Multiple industries
Alternative protein Eggs Packaged food Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Consumer health E-commerce & market platforms Food processing technology Novel ingredients Processing & packaging
Opportunity

Eco caviar: World’s first sustainable ‘nature identical’ sustainable caviar manufactured from Australian egg – pre-seed investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Eco Caviar are seeking pre-seed investment from Angel, family offices, smart high net worth individuals or corporate food/ag. Ideal investment partner will have existing relationships with egg producer, supply chain or manufacturing that can unlock the opportunity.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Eco Caviar Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Early (TRL 1-4)
    Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes preliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible.
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Multiple industries
Alternative protein Cross industry Forestry Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Consumer health Crop protection Data and AI Indoor agriculture IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Plant science Traceability
Opportunity

InvertiGro: Indoor Vertical Farming Series A $12 million raise - investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Seeking AgTech savy investors (VC, family offices and corporates) who can also provide advice / support to transition from a startup to scaleup with growing sales in Australia and globally.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    InvertiGro

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Forestry Fruits Oilseeds Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Data and AI Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Robotics
Opportunity

Single Agriculture: Single Shot UAV Weed Mapping – investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Product distribution and retail agribusiness partnerships
  • Equity investment to support capital expenditure to continue company expansion domestically and overseas
  • Equity investment and commercial partnerships to further product research and development for wider applications
  • Possible partnership/integration with larger retail agribusiness and machinery manufacturers.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Single Agriculture

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Fruits Nuts Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Wine Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Automation Crop protection Data and AI Harvest technology Imagery Indoor agriculture Input management IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Renewable energy Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

Pairtree Intelligence: agritech integration platform, seeks seed capital investment - $1.5 - 2M

Opportunity for

  • Strategic partners in agribusiness, agricultural chemical companies, retail input providers, agronomy service providers with developed producer and advisory networks
  • Angel investors and family offices in Australia seeking equity investment in an Australian scale-up.
  • Led by

    Pairtree Intelligence

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Fruits Natural capital assets
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Food processing technology
Opportunity

Australian Vanilla Plantations: Geodesic dome greenhouse technology investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Manufacturer’s and agricultural investors interested in scaling production of proprietary geodesic dome greenhouse (GDG) technology in Australia
  • Investors interested in scaling production of Vanilla in Australia

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Australian Vanilla Plantations

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Eggs Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Input management
Opportunity

APRIL – AusScan – Licensing opportunity for in vivo NIR energy cereal calibrations for pigs (swine), poultry and ruminants

Opportunity for

  • Australian and international grain buyers, feed mills, food testing laboratories and integrated livestock companies involved in pork, poultry or beef production seeking to license in vivo Near Infra-red (NIR) energy cereal calibrations
  • Partners / Investors to enhance utilisation of AusScan technology from benchtop to field application through miniaturisation. 
  • Led by

    Australasian Pork Research Institute (APRIL)

  • Opportunity type

    Licensing, Research partner, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Cross industry
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Data and AI Fisheries technology Food processing technology Imagery Indoor agriculture IoT & smart-farming Plant science Processing & packaging Renewable energy Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

Main Sequence Ventures: Venture capital investment and company building expertise

Opportunity for

  • Researchers,
  • Innovators; and
  • Inventors developing ideas that could become globally significant companies.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Main Sequence Ventures

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Dairy Eggs Fruits Honey bees Nuts Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Automation Data and AI Food processing technology Imagery Input management IoT & smart-farming Novel ingredients Processing & packaging Renewable energy Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

NorVicFoods®

Opportunity for

  • Industry partners, innovators and creative thinkers with ideas and approaches to tackle current and emerging challenges for the agrifood sector in the Hume region of Victoria
  • Led by

    The University of Melbourne

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Research partner, Seeking solutions, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Cereal grains
Multiple technology areas
Food processing technology Novel ingredients
Opportunity

Ultra low gluten barley, known as Kebari

Opportunity for

  • Companies interested in developing new low gluten/gluten free barley food, beverage products including beer as well as malt products.

 

 

  • Led by

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Beef cattle
Multiple technology areas
Food processing technology Processing & packaging Traceability
Opportunity

'Steak to Primal' traceability (software or hardware)

Opportunity for

  • Software and hardware solution providers or developers looking for financial support to demonstrate and evolve offerings in 'steak to primal' traceability and demonstrate it in a meat processing environment
  • Existing traceability providers who would like support to extend their offer to deliver a 'steak to primal' solution
  • New providers interested in addressing the 'last mile' and integrating with existing traceability providers or providing that directly as part of a traceability solution
  • Led by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Research partner, Innovation challenge, Seeking solutions

  • Readiness
    Early (TRL 1-4)
    Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes preliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible.
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