Radar · Food and Agriculture in New South Wales
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in New South Wales, Australia
The 403 best Food and Agriculture companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Guzman y Gomez.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
403companies tracked
$1.1Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
28have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × NEW SOUTH WALES
Our analysis of 50 Food and Agriculture companies
$11.4b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
50companies analysed
92%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2014median founding year
682kcombined LinkedIn audience
73%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in New South Wales
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guzman y Gomez 🦄 Provider of fast-casual Mexican cuisine through restaurants and franchising 78Funding top 22%Product top 22%Market top 26%Tech top 29% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Producttop 22% Markettop 26% Techtop 29% Newstop 32% Moattop 47% Growthtop 48% Customersbottom 35% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $288M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Product: 2 published apps (753k installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $288M | 26 mo ago | Public | 15,000 | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+45 | 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 2 | Freedom Foods Multi category snacks company 21Product top 14%Funding top 39%Patents bottom 35%Global bottom 33% All 5 signals ▾Producttop 14% Fundingtop 39% Patentsbottom 35% Globalbottom 33% Innovationbottom 28% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $244M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 10 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $244M | 98 mo ago | Public | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Zambrero Provider of event catering services 69Funding top 35%Product top 36%Tech top 37%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Producttop 36% Techtop 37% Talenttop 38% Markettop 41% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $172M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) Product: 1 published app (108k installs) · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $172M | 39 mo ago | Series D | 491 | Sam Prince Founder | Cart FunctionalityCraft CMSSentry+28 | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 4 | v2food Vegetables processing company 57Growth top 30%Funding top 31%News top 38%Tech bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 31% Newstop 38% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo Funding: Raised $137M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $137M | 58 mo ago | Series B | 70 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | — |
| 5 | Packhorse Provider of supply chain services for the live stock sector 60Innovation top 20%Product top 25%Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 25% Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 32% Newsbottom 27% Globalbottom 25% Innovation: 4 product lines Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $62M | 59 mo ago | Series C | — | Tom Strachan Managing Director | — | — |
| 6 | Lyre’s Manufacturer of non-alcoholic spirits, premixed cocktails, and cocktail sets 60Tech top 30%Funding top 35%Market top 43%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 30% Fundingtop 35% Markettop 43% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 27% Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $53.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $53M | 35 mo ago | Series B | — | Mark Livings Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyEasyGift+37 | 1 award |
| 7 | All G Foods Brand of multiple food 40Funding top 38%Market bottom 41%Global bottom 36%News bottom 21% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $40.5M · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Market: 42 employees rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $40M | 46 mo ago | Series A | 42 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Bubs Manufacturer of infant formula and organic baby food products 80Growth top 25%News top 28%Funding top 33%Product top 35% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 28% Fundingtop 33% Producttop 35% Techtop 36% Globaltop 41% Markettop 43% Partnerstop 45% Fin. healthtop 47% News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 165 tracked, 14 types) · +400% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $36M | 29 mo ago | Public | 59 | — | ShopifyBootstrapVue.js+27 | — |
| 9 | Goodman Fielder Multi-category food company 53Innovation top 28%Partners top 35%Patents top 36%Market top 39% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 28% Partnerstop 35% Patentstop 36% Markettop 39% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 42% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 33% Growthbottom 32% Newsbottom 29% Innovation: 24 patents (top 32% of patent-holders) · 12 product lines Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 13% of tracked companies rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $31M | 175 mo ago | Acquired | 5,000 | Scott Weitemeyer CEO | SilverstripePHPThree.js+9 | — |
| 10 | McWilliam's Wines Premium wine brand 55Innovation top 20%Product top 22%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 45% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 22% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 45% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Innovation: 4 product lines Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: PE rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $16M | 88 mo ago | Late Stage | 74 | — | Cart FunctionalityMagentoMySQL+21 | — |
| 11 | Eden Brew Wholesaler of dairy products 7Funding top 50%Global bottom 38%News bottom 22%Market bottom 16% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 16% Funding: Raised $15.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Investors from 5 countries beyond Australia rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $16M | 32 mo ago | Series A | 8 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Philter Brewing Internet first brand of beers 42Innovation top 36%Talent top 38%Product top 43%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 36% Talenttop 38% Producttop 43% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 45% Fundingbottom 43% Marketbottom 28% Globalbottom 25% Innovation: 4 product lines Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $7M | 31 mo ago | Seed | — | Michael Neil Co-Founder - Managing Director | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | — |
| 13 | Boost Juice Chain of limited service restaurant serving juices and smoothies | $6M | 137 mo ago | Series A | — | Janine Allis Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — |
| 14 | Grub Lab Provider of customizable, printed kids' menus featuring games and activities 40Funding top 47%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 48%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $6.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $6M | 2 mo ago | Series A | — | Mick Carr CEO | TurbopackNode.jsClerk+13 | — |
| 15 | Nexba Brand of flavoured water 45Tech top 25%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 49%Product bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 25% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 49% Productbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 24% Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $6M | 85 mo ago | Series A | 29 | — | Cart FunctionalityBigCommerceZURB Foundation+23 | 4 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 16 | Our Cow Provider of organic meat supplying services 42Tech top 26%Growth top 30%Funding bottom 41%Global bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 26% Growthtop 30% Fundingbottom 41% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 23% Tech: 43 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $4M | 39 mo ago | Seed | 7 | — | TurbopackSentryZendesk+36 | — |
| 17 | Nudie Manufacturer of fruit juices | $4M | 262 mo ago | Acquired | 27 | Tim Pethick Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — |
| 18 | Harvest B Platform offering plant-based ingredients for meat 10Talent top 38%News top 46%Funding top 47%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Newstop 46% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 4 types) · +100% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $4M | 9 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Werner Fuggersberger Co-Founder | — | — |
| 19 | Naked Rivals Producer of lemon and lime juice 45Talent top 38%Funding bottom 49%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $3M | 23 mo ago | Acquired | — | Andrew Gordon Co-Founder | — | — |
| 20 | Mindful Foods Online store for organic food products | $2M | 97 mo ago | Seed | — | Georgie Greenaway Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+38 | — |
| 21 | ProAgni Developer of antibiotic and ionosphere free feeds and supplements for livestock | $2M | 66 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Lachlan Campbell Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 22 | Batch Brewing Brand of beer | $2M | 62 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Andrew Fineran Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+15 | — |
| 23 | PREPD Manufacturer of machined grey, ductile iron, and Ni-hard castings | $2M | 83 mo ago | Seed | 10 | David Vincent CEO & MD | — | — |
| 24 | Lord Of The Trees Provider of deforestation services | $1M | 50 mo ago | Seed | 4 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Drink Gravity Internet first brand of seltzer 11Talent top 38%Tech bottom 43%Funding bottom 33%Global bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techbottom 43% Fundingbottom 33% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 23 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $1M | 27 mo ago | Seed | — | Mick Spencer Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAnimate.css+20 | — |
| 26 | Lion Owns & operates restaurant serving variety of foods | $1M | 91 mo ago | Acquired | 156 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — |
| 27 | Sofi Spritz Brand of cocktails | $449K | 79 mo ago | Seed | 2 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+33 | — |
| 28 | Sipp Brand of coffees | $100K | 84 mo ago | Seed | 1 | — | — | — |
| 29 | FarmPay Manufacturer of reverse vending machines and high-speed sorting solutions | $100K | 114 mo ago | Seed | — | Naomi Stuart Founder | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in New South Wales
#1
Series A · Kurri Kurri, New South Wales · founded 2018$6Mraised▾
Series A · Kurri Kurri, New South Wales · founded 2018
Provider of customizable, printed kids' menus featuring games and activities. The menus include digital games, special offers, and branded activities. Restaurants can customize the menus with their logo and kids' items. Fresh menus are delivered regularly, offering new brands, activities, and games.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 48%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $6.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Tech: 16 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$6M
Founders & team
Investors
Quantaco
Tech stack
BunnyClerkCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#2
Seed · Surry Hills, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 8 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Seed · Surry Hills, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 8 employees
Platform offering plant-based ingredients for meat. The company develops all-natural ingredients .The company uses a whole-food approach to the ingredient system requiring fewer additives by food brands.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 10how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%News
top 46%Funding
top 47%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 16%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 4 types) · +100% YoY · Top themes: Funding
Funding: Raised $3.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Quality & Process Improvement Lead
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Seed$1.3M
- Jul 2021Seed$3.5M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$1M
Founders & team
Investors
AMGC, W23, Aura Group, Breakthrough Victoria
#3
Public · Surry Hills, New South Wales · founded 2006 · 15000 employees$288.3Mraised▾
Public · Surry Hills, New South Wales · founded 2006 · 15000 employees
Provider of fast-casual Mexican cuisine through restaurants and franchising. It offers a menu of fresh Mexican food prepared quickly. The company also operates a franchise model, allowing expansion through partnerships with independent operators. Its operational platform is designed for efficient food preparation and service. The business includes both dine-in and takeout options, along with catering services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Product
top 22%Market
top 26%Tech
top 29%News
top 32%Moat
top 47%Funding: Raised $288M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Apr 2024)
Product: 2 published apps (753k installs) · Company stage: Public
Market: 15,000 employees (top 2% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-500,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $1.7B)
Audience (LinkedIn): 57k LinkedIn followers — 8.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Series D$134.5M
- Jan 2021Series C$86.8M
- Aug 2018Series B$44M
- Apr 2018Series A$23M
Investors
Magellan Financial Group, Athletic Ventures, TDM Growth Partners, Aware Super, QVG Capital, Firetrail
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Mapkit Js
#4
Series D · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2005 · 491 employees$172.1Mraised▾
Series D · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2005 · 491 employees
Provider of event catering services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%Product
top 36%Tech
top 37%Talent
top 38%Market
top 41%Growth
top 45%Funding: Raised $172M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series D (Feb 2023)
Product: 1 published app (108k installs) · Company stage: Series D
Tech: 35 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. parkrun Australia) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2023Series D$172.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Metric Capital
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBabelCart FunctionalityChart.Js
#5
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1993 · 59 employees$35.7Mraised▾
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1993 · 59 employees
Manufacturer of infant formula and organic baby food products. The company produces a range of formulas, including infant, follow-on, toddler, and junior nutrition stages, utilizing goat milk and organic grass-fed cow's milk. Their product line also includes organic baby food pouches and cereals. The focus is on providing nutritious, high-quality products with clean labels, avoiding artificial sweeteners and GMOs. The company offers resources and support for parents on baby nutrition and wellbeing.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 25%News
top 28%Funding
top 33%Product
top 35%Tech
top 36%Global
top 41%News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 165 tracked, 14 types) · +400% YoY · Top themes: Leadership, Earnings
Funding: Raised $35.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2024)
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Post IPO$2.3M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$20.8M
- Aug 2017Post IPO$12.7M
Investors
BMY Group
Tech stack
American ExpressApple PayBold CommerceBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#6
Series B · Leichhardt, New South Wales · founded 2019$53Mraised▾
Series B · Leichhardt, New South Wales · founded 2019
Manufacturer of non-alcoholic spirits, premixed cocktails, and cocktail sets. The company crafts non-alcoholic versions of classic spirits like gin, bourbon, and tequila, along with premixed non-alcoholic cocktails and sets. It sources natural essences, extracts, and distillates to create products that mimic the taste of traditional alcoholic beverages. The business model allows consumers to enjoy classic cocktails in a non-alcoholic format.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 30%Funding
top 35%Market
top 43%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 39%Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Bugsnag, Microsoft Clarity
Funding: Raised $53.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series B (Jul 2023)
Market: Top-1,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Series B—
- Nov 2021Series A$37M
- May 2021Seed—
- Sep 2020Seed$16M
Founders & team
Investors
VRD Investments, Dohler Ventures, Maropost Ventures, DLF Venture, Bitburger Ventures, Morgan Creek Capital Management
Tech stack
Amazon PayAmerican ExpressApple PayBabelBugsnagCart Functionality
#7
Acquired · Brookvale, New South Wales · founded 2022$3Mraised▾
Acquired · Brookvale, New South Wales · founded 2022
Producer of lemon and lime juice. It offers frozen lemon and lime juice cubes, made from squeezed juice without pips, peels, or preservatives.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
bottom 49%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jun 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (Australia)
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Seed$3M
Founders & team
#8
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 70 employees$136.8Mraised▾
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 70 employees
Vegetables processing company
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 30%Funding
top 31%News
top 38%Tech
bottom 45%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 38%Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo
Funding: Raised $137M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (Aug 2021)
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 28 tracked, 5 types) · Top themes: M&A
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Ajinomoto Co.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2021Series B$53.4M
- Oct 2020Series B$54.5M
- Nov 2019Series A$23.7M
Investors
Main Sequence, Horizons Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Astanor, China Renaissance Group, CSIRO
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare TurnstileCore-Js
#9
Public · Taren Point, New South Wales · founded 1985$244Mraised▾
Public · Taren Point, New South Wales · founded 1985
Freedom Foods is a producer and company of snacks. Their products include chips in the variety of flavours such as sea salt, cheese, pizza, burger, salt & rosemary, potato, bars, muesli. The company claim that their products are gluten-free, sugar- free, and low fat. They sells their products online.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Funding
top 39%Patents
bottom 35%Global
bottom 33%Innovation
bottom 28%Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $244M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 10 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2018)
Patents: 2 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Latest publication 2023 · 2 distinct CPC technology classes
Funding rounds
- Mar 2018Post IPO$182M
- Dec 2016Post IPO$62M
#10
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 8 employees$15.6Mraised▾
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 8 employees
Wholesaler of dairy products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 50%Global
bottom 38%News
bottom 22%Market
bottom 16%Funding: Raised $15.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2023)
Global: Investors from 5 countries beyond Australia
News: 0 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 2 types)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2023Series A$15.6M
- May 2022Series A—
Investors
Main Sequence, Digitalis Ventures, Breakthrough Victoria, Radar Ventures, Possible Ventures, Orkla
#11
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 42 employees$40.5Mraised▾
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 42 employees
Producer of plant-based meat intended to provide alternative proteins. The company develops a range of alternative meat products, including plant-based mince, sausages, chicken, and bacon alternatives, and also uses fermentation technology to develop dairy proteins for milk and other cow-free dairy products, enabling consumers to get vegetarian products with the taste of meat products.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 38%Market
bottom 41%Global
bottom 36%News
bottom 21%Funding: Raised $40.5M · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round round (Aug 2022)
Market: 42 employees
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Australia
Investors
Agronomics, W23, CEFC, Ellerston Capital, Triplestar Capital, David Shein
#12
Seed · Marrickville, New South Wales · founded 2017$6.7Mraised▾
Seed · Marrickville, New South Wales · founded 2017
Internet first brand of beers
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 36%Talent
top 38%Product
top 43%Growth
top 45%Tech
bottom 45%Funding
bottom 43%Innovation: 4 product lines
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Seed
Audience (LinkedIn): 824 LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Sales Representative
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Seed$2M
- 2022Seed$2.2M
- 2022Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Black Hops Brewing, Your Mates Brewing
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCore-JsFacebook Pixel
Funding & investor landscape
$1.1Btotal disclosed funding
30companies funded
39disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Mick Carr
CEO · Grub Lab
Werner Fuggersberger
Co-Founder · Harvest B
Kristi Riordan
Co-Founder & CEO · Harvest B
Sam Prince
Founder · Zambrero
Brice Landwerlin
Chief Executive Officer - UK · Zambrero
Mark Livings
Co-Founder · Lyre’s
Andrew Gordon
Co-Founder · Naked Rivals
Kate Gordon
Co-Founder · Naked Rivals
Michael Neil
Co-Founder - Managing Director · Philter Brewing
Stefan Constantoulas
Co-Founder · Philter Brewing
Tom Strachan
Managing Director · Packhorse
Mick Spencer
Co-Founder · Drink Gravity
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 284,600 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Australia
How research on Agritech is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Agritech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 130 Australia-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201720232025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 46% → 48% across 2017–2025.
top research entities
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation16
- Agriculture and Food13
- Queensland University of Technology9
- Australian Centre for Robotic Vision8
- Murdoch University7
leading researchers
Chris McCool · Ben Upcroft · Ali Raza · Alvin Chandra · Henry Neufeldt · J. R. Beddington · Fabrice DeClerck · David Ball
▲
Breakthroughs24 · 18%
▲ 20%→23% share
▲1.1× share momentum11 median citations75% since 2021mostly methods-led
Agriculture breakthroughs are newly emerging — field-share rose from 20% to 23%, with 7 brand-new robotics and engineering papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture7
- Robot4
- Agricultural engineering4
- Wireless sensor network3
- Computer vision3
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→7
Landmark An efficient LoRa-based smart agriculture management and monitoring system using wireless sensor networks · 211 cites
◆
Advancements48 · 37%
▼ 50%→37% share
▼0.7× share momentum2 median citations60% since 2021mostly methods-led
Food security advancement research is intensifying — papers nearly tripled from 3 to 7 despite overall field-share dropping 50% to 37%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture6→25
- Food security3→7
Landmark Vision‐based Obstacle Detection and Navigation for an Agricultural Robot · 151 cites
▼
Concerns38 · 29%
▼ 30%→24% share
▼0.8× share momentum7 median citations50% since 2021mostly empirical
Agriculture concern research is rising steadily — papers increased from 10 to 13 even as concerns field-share cooled from 30% to 24%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Agriculture10→13
Landmark Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Smart Agriculture: Applications, Requirements, and Challenges · 577 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia
Where agritech is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Sydney17 · +0.29
Brisbane17 · +0.37
Melbourne15 · +0.32
Canberra7 · +0.00
Perth7 · +0.01
Adelaide6 · +0.38
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture companies are there in New South Wales, Australia?
Radar tracks 403 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in New South Wales, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in New South Wales, Australia?
The Food and Agriculture companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have raised a combined $1.1B in disclosed equity funding across 30 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in New South Wales, Australia?
Guzman y Gomez is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in New South Wales, Australia, with $288.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in New South Wales, Australia are funded?
30 of the 403 Food and Agriculture companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in New South Wales, Australia?
1 Food and Agriculture company in New South Wales, Australia on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New South Wales, Australia Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in New South Wales, Australia Food and Agriculture companies on this list include FoodBytes, Artesian, Gogrow, iAccelerate, Artiel Ventures.
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