Radar · Food and Agriculture in Tasmania
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Tasmania, Australia
The 31 best Food and Agriculture companies in Tasmania, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bellamy's Organic.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
31companies tracked
$102Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × TASMANIA
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
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Tasmania
| # | Company | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | SEO maturity | Disclosed funding | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton ans United Brewerie Brand of beers | 1,600 | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+20 | Top 500k | rich | — | — |
| 2 | VDL Farms Platform offers livestock farming | 1,300 | Xianfeng Lu CEO & Owner | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | huon aquaculture group Huon Aquaculture Group is a marine-based company that breeds broodstock for egg production and process salmon… | 900 | Peter Bender Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+17 | Top 5M | rich | — | — |
| 4 | Bellamy's Organic Organic Infant Formula and Baby Food Manufacturer 48Talent top 38%Funding top 44%Growth top 45%Tech top 47% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 45% Techtop 47% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 27% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $60.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 9 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | 220 | David Bellamy Co-Founder | Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalityShopify+29 | Top 5M | rich | $60M | — |
| 5 | Banjos Banjo's Bakery specializes in baked bread, delicious cakes, slices and pies. | 116 | — | Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailNode.js+19 | Top 5M | rich | — | — |
| 6 | josef chromy wines Josef Chromy Wines is a winery and restaurant that sells wines. | 60 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | Top 5M | rich | — | — |
| 7 | Nant Distillery chain of restaurants seriving drinks | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Lark Distillery Lark Distillery 62Growth top 25%News top 32%Funding top 34%Tech top 34% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 32% Fundingtop 34% Techtop 34% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 29 tracked, 6 types) · +120% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | 34 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+32 | Top 5M | rich | $15M | — |
| 9 | Sea Forest Climate solutions innovator cultivating seaweed for livestock feed supplement | 21 | Sam Elsom Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15 | Top 10M | rich | — | — |
| 10 | Sullivan's Cove Producer of single cask whisky matured in American and French oak. | 16 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon Web Services+26 | Top 5M | rich | — | — |
| 11 | TasFoods Processor of food & beverage products 29Product top 14%Innovation top 20%News top 38%Growth top 42% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Newstop 38% Growthtop 42% Fundingbottom 47% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 29% Fin. healthbottom 18% Marketbottom 13% Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 11 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | 12 | — | WordPress Block EditorCart FunctionalityWooCommerce+21 | Top 50M | basic | $23M | — |
| 12 | Eotasmania Producer of pure essential oils and fine plant extracts | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | willie smith's cider Willie Smith's Cider produces and sells ciders and spirits. | 9 | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+40 | Top 5M | rich | — | — |
| 14 | X-Hemp Provider of hemp based building materials and solutions 40Growth top 28%Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 44% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $3.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | — | Andi Lucas Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+16 | Top 10M | rich | $4M | — |
Top 4 Food and Agriculture companies in Tasmania
#1
Seed · Launceston, Tasmania · founded 2020$3.7Mraised▾
Seed · Launceston, Tasmania · founded 2020
X-Hemp is the only cannabis fiber processing mill in Tasmania, one of only a small handful operating in Australia. They are at the forefront of Australian eco-friendly hemp-based building material production.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%Funding
top 41%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 44%News
bottom 42%Global
bottom 29%Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $3.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 9.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Seed$3.4M
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$312.2K
Founders & team
Investors
business.gov.au
Tech stack
American ExpressApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#2
Public · Tasmania · founded 1992 · 34 employees$15.3Mraised▾
Public · Tasmania · founded 1992 · 34 employees
Lark Distillery
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 25%News
top 32%Funding
top 34%Tech
top 34%Market
bottom 35%Global
bottom 25%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 29 tracked, 6 types) · +120% YoY · Top themes: Earnings, Leadership
Funding: Raised $15.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 33.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. Azzurra One Enterprise) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Post IPO$6.5M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$8.8M
Tech stack
Accentuate Custom FieldsApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Acquired · Launceston, Tasmania · founded 2004 · 220 employees$60.4Mraised▾
Acquired · Launceston, Tasmania · founded 2004 · 220 employees
Bellamy's Organic, a subsidiary of Bellamy's Australia, is a producer, supplier and marketer of organic food and formula for children aged between 0-6 years. The company's products include infant formula, toddler milk, snacks, cereals, pastas and ready-to-eat pouches. The products are distributed in Australia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and New Zealand. The Company's products are available through multiple online retailing platforms.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
top 44%Growth
top 45%Tech
top 47%Market
top 50%Global
bottom 30%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $60.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 9 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2017)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 29.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Australia Zoo and Bindi Irwin) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2017Post IPO$60.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Longvue
Tech stack
Accentuate Custom FieldsAmazon AdvertisingAmazon WebstoreApple PayAxiosBazaarvoice Reviews
#4
Public · Launceston, Tasmania · founded 1992 · 12 employees$22.5Mraised▾
Public · Launceston, Tasmania · founded 1992 · 12 employees
Processor of food & beverage products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Innovation
top 20%News
top 38%Growth
top 42%Funding
bottom 47%Tech
bottom 47%Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 11 product lines
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 21 tracked, 6 types) · Top themes: Acquisition
Funding rounds
- May 2016Post IPO$22.5M
Investors
AgFood
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareContact Form 7Core-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
Funding & investor landscape
$102Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
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
Breakthroughs are rising (20%→23% of field), led by Agriculture.
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
Advancements are cooling (50%→37% of field), led by Agriculture.
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
Concerns are cooling (30%→24% of field), led by Agriculture.
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 Tasmania, Australia?
Radar tracks 31 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Tasmania, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Tasmania, Australia?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Tasmania, Australia on this list have raised a combined $102M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Tasmania, Australia?
Bellamy's Organic is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Tasmania, Australia, with $60.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Tasmania, Australia are funded?
4 of the 31 Food and Agriculture companies in Tasmania, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Tasmania, Australia?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Tasmania, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Tasmania, Australia Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Tasmania, Australia Food and Agriculture companies on this list include FoodBytes, AgFood, Assembly Climate Capital, Cottagequinn Enterprises, Longvue.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.