Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Queensland, Australia
The 183 best Food and Agriculture companies in Queensland, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kalfresh.
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.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Queensland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalfresh Provider of fresh, pre-packed, and processed organic and conventional vegetables 79Product top 18%Innovation top 20%Funding top 32%Growth top 35% All 6 signals ▾Producttop 18% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 46% Product: 12 distinct product lines Innovation: 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 79/100 | $56M | 3 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1992 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — |
| 2 | Mackay Sugar Limited Sugar processing company 50Growth top 45%Market top 46%Tech top 47%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Markettop 46% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Market: 859 employees (top 15% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-10,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $45M | 156 mo ago | Acquired | Jannik Olejas Chief Executive Officer | 1988 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | — |
| 3 | PROUD SOURCE WATER Brand of spring water 35Tech top 29%Funding bottom 49%Market bottom 38%Global bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 29% Fundingbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $12.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $12M | 61 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+38 | — |
| 4 | Nbryo Provider of beef and dairy production systems 53Growth top 15%News top 35%Funding top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 15% Newstop 35% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 6 tracked, 2 types) · +300% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $10M | 7 mo ago | Seed | Gerard Davis CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 5 | Black Hops Brewing Brand of beers 32Tech top 26%Market bottom 44%Growth bottom 35%Funding bottom 28% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 26% Marketbottom 44% Growthbottom 35% Fundingbottom 28% Globalbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 60 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Market: 90 employees (top 40% of Food and Agriculture) · Top-5,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $3M | 52 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+37 | — |
| 6 | FIZZ Brand of hard seltzer 29Growth top 45%Tech top 47%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 22% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 27 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $2M | 24 mo ago | Seed | Wade Tiller Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | Shogun Page BuilderShopifyYouTube+24 | — |
| 7 | Your Mates Brewing Retailer of beer 13Tech bottom 48%Growth bottom 35%Funding bottom 33%Market bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Techbottom 48% Growthbottom 35% Fundingbottom 33% Marketbottom 29% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 30 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $2M | 43 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyPageFly+26 | — |
| 8 | East Forged Internet first brand of tea 40Growth top 28%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 22% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $1M | 20 mo ago | Seed | Tania Stacey Co-Founder | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyZoho+23 | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Queensland
#1
Late Stage · Kalbar, Queensland · founded 1992$56.5Mraised▾
Provider of fresh, pre-packed, and processed organic and conventional vegetables. They are vertically integrated, managing all steps from farming to packaging. The company focuses on delivering produce reliably and promptly. It is developing a bioenergy and food precinct powered by agriculture.
- Feb 2026Unattributed$56.5M
#2
Seed · Eight Mile Plains, Queensland · founded 2020$10Mraised▾
Provider of beef and dairy production systems. It aim to achieve this by developing and commercialising a platform of technology for the livestock industry. It focuses on improving productivity and environmental outcomes by accelerating genetic improvement, restructuring breeding operations, & selecting animals directly based on desired traits.
- Nov 2025Seed$10M
#3
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2017$1Mraised▾
Internet first brand of tea
- Sep 2024Seed$1M
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$84.9K
#4
Seed · Gold Coast, Queensland · founded 2020$2.5Mraised▾
Brand of hard seltzer
- Jun 2024Seed$2.5M
#5
Acquired · Mackay, Queensland · founded 1988 · 859 employees$44.7Mraised▾
Sugar processing company
- 2013Conventional Debt$44.7M
#6
Acquired · Mackay, Queensland · founded 2016 · 46 employees$12.5Mraised▾
Brand of spring water
- May 2021Series A$6.5M
- Feb 2020Series A$6M
#7
Seed · Queensland · founded 2015 · 19 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Retailer of beer
- Oct 2022Seed$2.5M
#8
Seed · Gold Coast, Queensland · founded 2014 · 90 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Brand of beers
- Jan 2022Seed$2.2M
- Jan 2019Seed$400K
#9
Late Stage · Queensland · founded 1983 · 42 employees—raised▾
South West Queensland agricultural company specializing in irrigated cropping and cotton production. The company focuses on large-scale irrigated agriculture, utilizing on-farm infrastructure to support its operations. It is involved in various aspects of the agricultural process, including properties, ginning, and renewable energy initiatives. The company is committed to sustainable practices and innovation within the agricultural sector. It supports the local irrigation community through its operations and vision. The company's core business revolves around cultivating crops using advanced irrigation techniques and processing cotton through its ginnery. It also explores renewable energy sources to power its operations, demonstrating a commitment to environmental responsibility.
- Aug 2019PE—
#10
Series A · Toowoomba, Queensland · founded 2005 · 47 employees—raised▾
Operator of an cattle farm intended to provide organic meat and protein products. The company's cattle farm supplies slaughtered beef, poultry and pork meat and other protein products, enabling customers to consume fresh organic meat.
- 2017Series A—
#11
Late Stage · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2010 · 4 employees—raised▾
Canadian Phosphate: Mining rock phosphate for fertilizer and battery industries. The company focuses on advancing sedimentary rock phosphate projects in British Columbia, Canada. It aims to be a key supplier of rock phosphate to fertilizer manufacturers and the evolving Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery industry in North America. The company holds mineral rights to mining projects strategically located near agricultural regions with access to rail and road infrastructure. It strives for sustainable and environmentally responsible mining practices, integrating advanced extraction methods and innovative waste management solutions. The company is committed to environmental stewardship and economic resilience, supporting food security and a greener future.
#12
Public · Whitsundays, Queensland · founded 1968—raised▾
Collins Foods operates food service franchises. It operates 300 KFC restaurants across Australia and Europe, Sizzler restaurants in Australia and Asia, and Taco Bell in Brisbane, Queensland. Claims to source the products for the food restaurants from the producers of Australia. The company serves the customers of Australia.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
What Queensland researches in agritech
QUT, USQ, and UQ dominate Queensland's agritech research, focusing primarily on climate impacts and smart agriculture AI, with a contested tone reflecting concern outweighing breakthroughs.
- Queensland University of Technology9
- University of Southern Queensland5
- University of Queensland5
- Central Queensland University5
- TAFE Queensland Gold Coast1
Common questions
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