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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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Multiple industries
Alternative protein Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Essential oils Fruits Natural capital assets Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Indoor agriculture Machinery & hardware Plant science
Opportunity

Nanobubble Agritech: Irrigation technology - seed investment

Opportunity for

  • Investors and commercial partners looking to back disruptor technology, moving from start-up to operating in market, at an international scale.
  • Farmers and growers looking to sit at the frontier of irrigated production, interested in trialing partial or full-scale installations on-farm or in-orchard to build dataset of plant/crop impact across industries.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

 

  • Led by

    Nanobubble Agritech

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Field trial, 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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Cross industry
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI IoT & smart-farming
Opportunity

Jane's Weather: $1.5m investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Investors seeking equity investment in a novel weather forecasting and alert system digital application
  • Agritech platforms interested in API integration with complimentary services

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Jane's Weather

  • 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
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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Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Harvest technology
Opportunity

University of Adelaide: Commercialisation of bio harvesting wool technology

Opportuity for

  • A commercial partner to assist in the development and commercialisation of an injectable biochemical agent for wool harvesting.
  • Led by

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Licensing, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Sunday, 30 June 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).
Image for University of Adelaide: Commercialisation of bio harvesting wool technology
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
Cross industry Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Data and AI Food processing technology Harvest technology Indoor agriculture IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Plant science Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

Gaia Project Australia: Breakthrough crop cultivation blueprint for greenhouses and vertical farms - seeking $2 million investment

Opportunity for

  • Investors and commercial partners interested in supporting a leafy green Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) start-up with industry leading IP to commercialise.
  • Farmers/growers interested in moving into the CEA field.
  • Existing greenhouse/vertical farmers looking for more profitable solutions.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Gaia Project Australia Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, 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.
Image for Gaia Project Australia: Breakthrough crop cultivation blueprint for greenhouses and vertical farms - seeking $2 million investment
Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cereal grains Dairy Eggs Forestry Fruits Natural capital assets Nuts Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Wine
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
Opportunity

Bardee: black soldier fly organic fertiliser - Superfly® - seeking commercial trial partners in horticulture, broadacre and pasture industries

Opportunity for

  • Australian horticulture, broadacre and pasture farms to trial organic certified fertiliser and soil enhancer made from black soldier fly castings and exoskeletons
  • Led by

    Bardee

  • Opportunity type

    Field trial

  • Readiness
    Any (TRL 1-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are at any stage of readiness.
Image for Bardee: black soldier fly organic fertiliser - Superfly® - seeking commercial trial partners in horticulture, broadacre and pasture industries
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.
Image for Laconik: Simple and easy on-farm trials - Investment and partnership opportunity
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.
Image for Invest in farming (IIF): reduce production risk, access capital and connect with consumers - seeking partners
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.
Image for Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-technology (ANU Innovation Institute): opportunity for agritech businesses to join the CEAT Innovation Hub
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 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 Processing & packaging Renewable energy Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

Tenacious Ventures: enabling innovative agriculture for global impact - Fund II

Opportunity for

  • Sophisticated and wholesale investors who are passionate about the future of food and agriculture, and believe in the need for new approaches to innovation
  • Innovators and early-stage startups building solutions at the intersection of digitally-native agriculture and climate solutions.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Tenacious Ventures

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Seeking solutions, Seeking partners

Image for Tenacious Ventures: enabling innovative agriculture for global impact - Fund II
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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Beef cattle
Multiple technology areas
Automation Food processing technology Machinery & hardware Processing & packaging Robotics
Opportunity

Waterless knife sterilisation for meat processing plants

Opportunity for

  • Solution providers wanting to develop new solutions for sterilisation of knives and other tools for Australian red meat abattoirs. Participants may be: 
    • Wishing to brainstorm and evaluate (without substantially building) new approaches (this can be initially focussed and limited to knife sterilisation) 
    • Ready to build and evaluate designs for new approaches 
  • Led by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Research partner, Field trial, 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.
Image for Waterless knife sterilisation for meat processing plants
Multiple industries
Beef cattle Fruits Nuts Oilseeds Pork Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Automation Data and AI Food processing technology Harvest technology Imagery IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Robotics Traceability
Opportunity

Rubens Technologies: Real time and non destructive fruit quality testing

Opportunity for

  • Partners or investors with potential distributor networks with an initial focus on Australian and south east Asian markets
  • Partners looking to integrate this product (real time, non-destructive fruit quality testing device and analytics) within an established agricultural data platform
  • Investors to support the commercialisaiton of the devices and provide full time support for customers 

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Rubens Technologies

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Licensing, 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).
Image for Rubens Technologies: Real time and non destructive fruit quality testing
Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Forestry Fruits Oilseeds Other rural industries Pulse grains Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Automation Harvest technology IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware Robotics
Opportunity

Adjustable wheel for robotics

Opportunity for

  • Companies developing mobile robotic products and wheel manufacturers
  • Led by

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Licensing

  • 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).
Image for Adjustable wheel for robotics
Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection Food processing technology Imagery Indoor agriculture IoT & smart-farming Plant science
Opportunity

Fast and efficient processing of hyperspectral images

Opportunity for

  • Food safety companies delivering imaging products and services
  • Companies interested in or using remote sensing technologies to develop or deliver products and services
  • Security companies delivering imaging products and services
  • Companies using platforms (drones / robotics) using hyperspectral cameras
  • Led by

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Licensing, 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).
Image for Fast and efficient processing of hyperspectral images
Multiple technology areas
Automation Data and AI Food processing technology Imagery Machinery & hardware Processing & packaging Robotics
Opportunity

Waterless lamb frenching: reducing 210,000 knifing path actions per shift to zero

Opportunity for

  • Solution providers wanting to demonstrate and evolve an offering in 'waterless frenching' and demonstrate it in meat processing environments
  • Solution providers wishing to validate conceptual designs and/or build and evaluate initial prototypes that reduce human effort, water and energy consumption
  • Led by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Research partner, Field trial, 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.
Image for Waterless lamb frenching: reducing 210,000 knifing path actions per shift to zero
Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cross industry
Multiple technology areas
IoT & smart-farming Machinery & hardware
Opportunity

SoleMate: A shoe insole medical IoT device with automated remote emergency alerts

Opportunity for

  • Investors interested in further development and commercialisation of this device
  • Investors interested in commercial partnerships surrounding exclusive use of the device
  • Medical device manufacturers interested in partnering for mass production of the device
  • Researchers interested in capturing health and activity data through the device

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Joint venture, 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).
Image for SoleMate: A shoe insole medical IoT device with automated remote emergency alerts
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