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     1.  AgriFutures Australia  

AgriFutures Australia proudly focuses on building a rich future for Australian agriculture and represents the interests and aspirations of primary producers and rural communities. 

Opportunities: 

• ‘Equility’ – Rapid stallion fertility testing device – partnership opportunity
• Software for intensive and semi-intensive animal production systems 

     2.  Ceres Tag

Ceres Tag is the world’s first animal monitoring information platform with direct to satellite capability through a proprietary smart ear tag. 

Opportunity: Animal traceability, welfare, performance, and climate impact – scale up investment opportunity. 

     3.  CSIRO  

As Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst, CSIRO solves the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology.  

Opportunity: Advanced Table Grape Selections commercialisation EOI 

     4.  DataFarming  

DataFarming is an Australian agtech company developing integrated, easy to use, intelligent, precision ag technology solutions. 

Opportunity: Series A $5m capital raise - investment opportunity

     5.  FutureFeed 

FutureFeed was established by CSIRO in 2020 to commercialise the world-changing discovery that native Australian seaweeds showed demonstrated reductions of more than 80 per cent methane emissions in cows.  

Opportunity: Asparagopsis growing and manufacturing - licensing

     6.  Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) 

GRDC's purpose is to invest in RD&E to create enduring profitability for Australian growers. 

Opportunity: GrainInnovate – AgTech Venture Capital Fund

       7. Janes Weather  

Jane’s Weather combines the best global weather models with unique observations from your site. It provides customised weather forecasts and insights, enhanced by AI to be specific to your operations. 

Opportunity: $1.5m investment opportunity 

      8. Kansas State University Innovation Partners 

K-State Innovation Partners protects and manages Kansas State University's intellectual property to enable commercialization through licensing or start-up company formation. 

Opportunities: 

• Method for improved yield during heat stress period - licensing
• Novel method of broad spectrum resistance to multiple viruses in plants - licensing 

     9. Main Sequence Ventures 

Main Sequence Ventures aims to help Australia’s most ambitious deep tech founders build the industrial giants of tomorrow. 

Opportunity: Venture capital investment and company building expertise 

      10. Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) 

MLA’s purpose is to foster the long-term prosperity of the Australian red meat and livestock industry.  

Opportunity: New animal measurement algorithms – licensing 

      11. Tenacious Ventures 

Tenacious Ventures is Australia’s first dedicated agrifood tech venture capital firm, and supports and invest in bold, tenacious founders committed to solving big problems along the value chain. 

Opportunity: Enabling innovative agriculture for global impact - Fund II 

     12. Wine Australia  

Wine Australia helps foster and encourage profitable, resilient and sustainable Australian winegrape and wine businesses. 

Opportunities:  

• Wine grape yield prediction and estimation commercialisation opportunity 
• In-field fruit maturity measurement technology – commercialisation opportunity 
• ProxiCrop – continuous plant water status measure to maximise irrigation efficiency 

    14. Dairy Australia 

Dairy Australia is the Australian dairy industry’s service organisation and provides services that collectively benefit and advance dairy farm businesses and the industry. 

Opportunities:  

• Seeking solution providers for Investigations into feasible methane reduction technologies for dairy 
• Seeking solution providers to identify technology that enhances Employment Value Proposition (EVP) for a career in dairy farming. 

    15. LLEAF

LLEAF is a Sydney based AgTech company that is engineering sunlight to improve the productivity of agriculture and the energy efficiency of solar installations.  

Opportunity: Innovative Greenhouse Trial Program 

    16. Geora

Geora is data tracking technology for sustainable agri-supply chains and believes data is the key to unlocking value in sustainability. 

Opportunity: Ensuring the greenest value chain is also the most profitable – partnership opportunity 

      17. Goterra 

Goterra is an Australian climate tech company disrupting food waste management for the benefit of the planet.  

Opportunity: Disrupting food waste management for the benefit of the planet - partnership opportunity 

     18. University of Southern Queensland (USQ) 

USQ is focused on delivering applied, practical and profitable research solutions that strengthen agricultural productivity and address environmental management challenges in Australia and overseas. 

Opportunity: Testing Australian mycorrhizal fungi for their impacts on plant growth and ability to protect plants from drought stress – commercial partnership 

       19. Agrifood Innovation Institute (AFFI) Formerly the Centre of Centre of Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology (CEAT) 

AFFI is driven by the desire to build an agritech innovation ecosystem where world-class research and technology is targeted to agricultural challenges independent of traditional discipline boundaries. 

Opportunity: Agritech businesses can join the CEAT Innovation Hub 

       20. AgriFutures Australia  

AgriFutures Australia proudly focuses on building a rich future for Australian agriculture and represents the interests and aspirations of primary producers and rural communities. 

Opportunity: Agritech Event Sponsorship Program- Round 2 

       21. AgTech and Logistics Hub 

The Agtech and Logistics Hub will bridge the gap between industry challenges and problem solvers by fast-tracking the deployment of innovative solutions that will make our economy more resilient, companies more competitive, and create high value jobs. 

Opportunity: 2024 GRDC GroundUp Accelerator Program  

       22. CSIRO  

As Australia’s national science agency and innovation catalyst, CSIRO solves the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology.  

Opportunity: Kickstart Program for SMEs  

     23. Farmers2Founders 

F2F is passionate about working with the whole agrifood and fibre value chain and believes producers must be at the centre of industry innovation. 

Opportunities: 

• Harvest Accelerator Program
• TEKLAB Grains Agtech Startup Program 
• TEKWOMEN Victoria Accelerator program 
• TEKLAB NSW - Agritech Startup Program 
• Circular Value Startup Innovation Program 

    24. Kansas State University 

Kansas State University is a comprehensive, research, land-grant institution serving students and the people of Kansas, the nation, and the world. 

Opportunities: 

• Technology and innovation testing and validation
• Research and development collaboration opportunity 

     25. NorVicFoods  

Based in the Goulburn Valley, NorVicFoods has been established to bring together research and innovation in science, technology, engineering and policy to enhance the Hume region’s agrifood businesses. 

Opportunity: 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. 

      26. Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) 

PIRSA provides research, development and extension services through the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) and Rural Solutions SA. 

Opportunities: 

• PIRSA: AgTech Demonstration Farms Program 
• SA food pilot laboratory 
• Kangaroo Island AgTech Demonstration Program 
• Agtech Producer Groups Programs and Fund 

     27. Platform10 

Platform10 is an international, multi-year collaboration that accelerates promising biopesticide companies. 

Opportunity: Platform10: Interested in biologicals and US market entry? 

    28. SparkLabs Cultivate8 

SparkLabs Cultiv8 identifies the world's leading start-ups working on innovative food and agricultural technology. 

Opportunity: SparkLabs Cultiv8: 2024 CleanTech accelerator