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Alternative protein Packaged food
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Opportunity

Buggy Blend – nutritionally optimised, alternative protein pet food range (insect-based)

Opportunity for

  • Australian and international companies interested in commercialising novel products in the pet food industry
  • Existing pet food manufacturing businesses interested in diversified opportunities
  • Insect farming businesses interested in enhanced production outcomes and/or partnering into value-added productisation opportunities
  • Investors interested in sustainable alternative protein products

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Packaged food
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Food processing technology Novel ingredients Processing & packaging
  • Led by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Joint venture, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
Logo for Buggy Blend – nutritionally optimised, alternative protein pet food range (insect-based)
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

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
  • Led by

    Bardee

  • Opportunity type

    Field trial

  • Express interest by

    12 July 2023

  • Readiness
    Any (TRL 1-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are at any stage of readiness.
Logo for Bardee: black soldier fly organic fertiliser - Superfly® - seeking commercial trial partners in horticulture, broadacre and pasture industries
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.

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
  • Led by

    ARC Ento Tech Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    31 March 2023

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
Logo for ARC Ento Tech: Industrial scale black soldier fly digester - $10 million investment opportunity
Alternative protein
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Food processing technology Novel ingredients
Opportunity

The Leaf Protein Co.: Nutritious, highly functional alternative plant protein ingredient - seeking $US1 million seed investment, partners to establish pilot manufacturing

Opportunity for

  • Investors and commercial partners interested in supporting an alternative plant protein ingredient start-up to commercialise.
  • Partners with knowledge or experience in establishing pilot manufacturing to produce samples for market validation by food manufacturers.

Alternative protein
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Food processing technology Novel ingredients
  • Led by

    The Leaf Protein Co.

  • 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).
Logo for The Leaf Protein Co.: Nutritious, highly functional alternative plant protein ingredient - seeking $US1 million seed investment, partners to establish pilot manufacturing
Poultry
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management
Opportunity

AgriFutures Australia: Mycopesticide (fungal biocontrol agent) for lesser mealworm control

Opportunity for

  • Biotech companies interested in developing new pesticide products

Poultry
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management
  • Led by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, 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).
Logo for AgriFutures Australia: Mycopesticide (fungal biocontrol agent) for lesser mealworm control
Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Vegetables
Crop protection
Opportunity

Bayer: Grants4Ag 2023 - Transformative approaches for next-gen crop protection

Opportunity for

  • Principal investigators, postdocs, startup companies, CROs, pharmaceutical companies and other non-university entrepreneurs/researchers/innovators in any country are all eligible to submit proposals

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Vegetables
Crop protection
  • Led by

    Bayer Crop Science

  • Opportunity type

    Innovation challenge

  • Express interest by

    Friday, 31 March 2023

  • Readiness
    Early to Mid (TRL 1-7)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the early to mid stages of readiness.
Logo for Bayer: Grants4Ag 2023 - Transformative approaches for next-gen crop protection
Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Vegetables
Crop protection
Opportunity

Bayer: Testing4Ag 2023 - Novel compounds for early biological screening cascades

Opportunity for

  • Principal investigators, postdocs, startup companies, CROs, pharmaceutical companies and other non-university entrepreneurs/researchers/innovators in any country are all eligible to submit proposals

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pulse grains Vegetables
Crop protection
  • Led by

    Bayer Crop Science

  • Opportunity type

    Innovation challenge

  • Express interest by

    Friday, 31 March 2023

  • Readiness
    Early to Mid (TRL 1-7)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the early to mid stages of readiness.
Logo for Bayer: Testing4Ag 2023 - Novel compounds for early biological screening cascades
Multiple industries
Alternative protein Essential oils Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Automation Food processing technology Harvest technology Machinery & hardware
Opportunity

Qponics- Sustainable microalgae production facility - Seeking AU$1million investment to scale sustainable oil and protein production

Opportunity for

  • Impact investors (venture capital, family office, angels) interested in taking equity in a sustainable microalgae facility and impact investors with networks in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or nutraceutical manufacturing and distribution in Australia, Asia, USA or Europe. 

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Essential oils Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Automation Food processing technology Harvest technology Machinery & hardware
  • Led by

    Qponics Limited

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking solutions

  • 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).
Logo for Qponics- Sustainable microalgae production facility - Seeking AU$1million investment to scale sustainable oil and protein production
Multiple industries
Alternative protein Beverage Packaged food Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Consumer health E-commerce & market platforms Food processing technology Novel ingredients Processing & packaging Traceability
Opportunity

Alt Protein CRC: Seeking industry partners to join bid for Federal Government support for Cooperative Research Centre

Opportunity for

  • Alternative protein industry partners who are interested in joining a bid to the Federal Government for support for a Cooperative Research Centre.

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Beverage Packaged food Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Consumer health E-commerce & market platforms Food processing technology Novel ingredients Processing & packaging Traceability
  • Led by

    Alt Protein CRC

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    1 August 2023

  • 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).
Logo for Alt Protein CRC: Seeking industry partners to join bid for Federal Government support for Cooperative Research Centre
Alternative protein
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Food processing technology Novel ingredients
Opportunity

Harvest B: Revolutionising texture in plant-based meats - $2.5m cap raise - investment opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Investors (HNW, family offices, venture capital, strategics) seeking a high impact, climate tech and ESG investment with global market ambition
  • Food brands, food service, distributors and manufacturers that want better tasting, simpler and affordable plant-based protein offerings for their range and customers
  • Corporates and strategics operating in the plant protein space and looking for collaboration or partnerships in R&D, new product development, supply chain and distribution.

Alternative protein
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Food processing technology Novel ingredients
  • Led by

    Harvest B

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Licensing, Joint venture

  • Express interest by

    29 March 2023

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
Logo for Harvest B: Revolutionising texture in plant-based meats - $2.5m cap raise - investment opportunity
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. 

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Input management Plant science
  • Led by

    Laconik

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Field trial, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    5 May 2023

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
Logo for Laconik: Simple and easy on-farm trials - Investment and partnership opportunity
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.

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
  • Led by

    Tenacious Ventures

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Seeking solutions, Seeking partners

Logo for Tenacious Ventures: enabling innovative agriculture for global impact - Fund II
Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Harvest technology Machinery & hardware
Opportunity

Next Instruments: CropScanAg - investment and strategic partnership opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Farm machinery equipment manufacturers and distribution seeking strategic partnership and equity investment opportunities 

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Harvest technology Machinery & hardware
  • Led by

    Next Instruments Pty Ltd

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
Logo for Next Instruments: CropScanAg - investment and strategic partnership opportunity
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.

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
  • Led by

    InvertiGro

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
Logo for InvertiGro: Indoor Vertical Farming Series A $12 million raise - investment opportunity
Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cross industry Dairy Fruits Nuts Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology Indoor agriculture Traceability
Opportunity

EcoSystem Farms: integrated agriculture and aquaculture soilless farming platform – seeking $500k - $1 million investment

Opportunity for

  • Impact investors (VC’s, family offices, angels) looking to invest in technology that has the ability to revolutionise the food production industry. 

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cross industry Dairy Fruits Nuts Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology Indoor agriculture Traceability
  • Led by

    EcoSystem Farms

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment

  • Express interest by

    31 March 2023

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
Logo for EcoSystem Farms: integrated agriculture and aquaculture soilless farming platform – seeking $500k - $1 million investment
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. 

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Eggs Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Input management
  • 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.
Logo for APRIL – AusScan – Licensing opportunity for in vivo NIR energy cereal calibrations for pigs (swine), poultry and ruminants
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