Radar · Food and Agriculture in Victoria
Best Food and Agriculture Companies in Victoria, Australia
The 380 best Food and Agriculture companies in Victoria, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Incitec Pivot.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
380companies tracked
$1.8Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
31have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE × VICTORIA
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
302kcombined LinkedIn audience
73%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture companies in Victoria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incitec Pivot Australian fertiliser supplier providing products, services, and agronomic insights for farmers 57Product top 14%Funding top 30%Patents top 31%Innovation top 37% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 14% Fundingtop 30% Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 37% Markettop 46% Techtop 46% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 35% Newsbottom 27% Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $1.3B · 2 rounds over 17 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $1.3B | 186 mo ago | Public | — | 5,822 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Salesforce+14 | 18 patents Advanced fertilizer formulations and nitrification inhibitors for enhanced crop nutrition | — |
| 2 | TWE Global Brand of wines 69Partners top 23%Funding top 29%Product top 35%News top 36% All 9 signals ▾Partnerstop 23% Fundingtop 29% Producttop 35% Newstop 36% Growthtop 38% Markettop 41% Techtop 50% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Partners: 2 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 2 deals Funding: Raised $269M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 11 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $269M | 76 mo ago | Public | — | 2,806 | StoryblokApple iCloud MailNode.js+14 | — | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 3 | Cobram Estate Olives Brand of olive oil 40News top 26%Growth top 30%Talent top 38%Funding top 40% All 7 signals ▾Newstop 26% Growthtop 30% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 40% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 22% News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 6 tracked, 3 types) · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $50M | 54 mo ago | Public | Paul Riordan Co-Founder | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 4 | The Chia Manufacturer and supplier of chia seed 22Funding top 41%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 33% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $49.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 14 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $49M | 132 mo ago | Series B | John Foss Founder & Managing Director | 10 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+18 | — | — |
| 5 | Australian Plant Proteins Manufacture of plant protein isolate powders 21Moat top 31%Talent top 38%Funding top 46%Patents bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 31% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 46% Patentsbottom 49% Innovationbottom 40% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 26% Newsbottom 21% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 10 patents Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $35M | 62 mo ago | Acquired | Phil Mcfarlane Co-Founder & Executive Director | 17 | — | 10 patents Efficient extraction and processing of legume‑derived protein food products. | 1 launch |
| 6 | Soulfresh Retailer of non-alcoholic beverages 14Funding top 40%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 30% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 30% Marketbottom 22% Funding: Raised $33.8M · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $34M | 77 mo ago | Series C | Didi Lo Founder & CEO | — | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365PHP+6 | — | — |
| 7 | Nuchev Manufacturer of goat milk-based nutritional food products 37Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Partners top 32%Funding top 50% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Partnerstop 32% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 44% Growthbottom 42% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 24% Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 4 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $15M | 117 mo ago | Public | Ben Dingle Founder & CEO | 21 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | 1 job opening |
| 8 | The Healthy Grain Provider of nutrition products 11Product top 41%Moat bottom 49%Global bottom 40%Patents bottom 39% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 41% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Patentsbottom 39% Fundingbottom 34% Techbottom 34% Innovationbottom 30% Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 6 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $8M | 114 mo ago | Series A | — | — | — | 6 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 9 | Starward Whisky Whisky brand | $8M | 126 mo ago | Series A | David Vitale Founder | 60 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+33 | — | 1 partnership |
| 10 | Longtable Group Grain processing company 27Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 42%News bottom 27%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 42% Newsbottom 27% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $7.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $7M | 96 mo ago | Deadpooled | Laura McBain CEO & MD | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Naked Life Manufacturer of various beverages including sodas, iced teas, sparkling drinks 14Tech bottom 45%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 43%Global bottom 29% All 6 signals ▾Techbottom 45% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 43% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 21 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $3M | 19 mo ago | Seed | David Andrew Founder | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+18 | — | — |
| 12 | Varden Manufacturer of food packaging products | $2M | 73 mo ago | Seed | Mark Appleford Founder/ GM Operations | 14 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Tongala Manufacturer of ultra-high temperature processed nutritional beverages and related packaging 29Global bottom 48%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 44%Tech bottom 35% All 4 signals ▾Globalbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 44% Techbottom 35% Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Australia Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | Funding Raised | Siddharth Jani Founder & CEO | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 14 | Bridge Road Brewers Internet first brand offering beer products 29Tech top 40%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 31% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 40% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 31% Marketbottom 28% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 35 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $1M | 47 mo ago | Seed | Ben Kraus Owner | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyEasyGift+31 | — | — |
| 15 | Provenir Brand of beef & lamb meat products | $1M | 91 mo ago | Seed | Chris Balazs Co-Founder & CEO | 11 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+23 | — | — |
| 16 | Multiscan Developer of vision-based technology for food industry inspection | $1M | 53 mo ago | Acquired | — | 80 | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | 2 launchs |
| 17 | Broo Brand of beer | $901K | 69 mo ago | Public | Kent Grogan Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | The Leaf Protein Online platform offering plant protein ingredients 6Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 8% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 8% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $850k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $850K | 24 mo ago | Seed | Fern Ho Founder and CEO | 2 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Hello Friend Foods Operates retail store of food products | $672K | 67 mo ago | Seed | Bree Gaudette Co-Founder & CEO | 4 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Whole Kids Organic snacks brand for kids | $540K | 54 mo ago | Acquired | — | 5 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 21 | Loving Earth Brand of organic chocolate | $485K | 41 mo ago | Seed | — | 27 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Made Group Multi-category beverage company | $243K | 84 mo ago | Series A | Matt Dennis Co-Founder | 83 | WebflowTypekitGoogle Font API+13 | — | 3 job openings |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture companies in Victoria
#1
Funding Raised · Tongala, Victoria · founded 2023$1.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Tongala, Victoria · founded 2023
Manufacturer of ultra-high temperature processed nutritional beverages and related packaging. The company uses advanced manufacturing processes to create products that meet industry standards. It offers customized solutions to fulfill specific client requirements. The company is committed to delivering quality products and services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Global
bottom 48%Talent
bottom 45%Funding
bottom 44%Tech
bottom 35%Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Australia
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding: Raised $1.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Victoria
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareContact Form 7Core-JsElementorElementor Header & Footer Builder
#2
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016$3Mraised▾
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016
Manufacturer of various beverages including sodas, iced teas, sparkling drinks. The company offers a range of beverage options. These include sodas, iced teas, sparkling beverages, and nootropic drinks. The business provides updates and special offers through email subscriptions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
bottom 45%Talent
bottom 45%Funding
bottom 43%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 22%News
bottom 22%Tech: 21 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2024)
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Seed—
- Jul 2023Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Scaleup Mediafund
#3
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1919 · 5822 employees$1.3Braised▾
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1919 · 5822 employees
Australian fertiliser supplier providing products, services, and agronomic insights for farmers. They offer a comprehensive range of fertilisers designed to maximise yields and improve efficiency for growers. The company provides expert advice and insights, including soil testing services, to ensure safe and effective fertiliser programs. They focus on sustainable practices, offering enhanced efficiency fertilisers to reduce nitrogen losses. The company supports the agricultural community through news, resources, and a network of dealers across eastern Australia. They are committed to innovation and providing solutions for Australian farmers to optimise their return on investment.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Funding
top 30%Patents
top 31%Innovation
top 37%Market
top 46%Tech
top 46%Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $1.3B · 2 rounds over 17 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Nov 2010)
Patents: 18 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Investors
CVC, Argo Investments
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAzureAzure MonitorCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2011 · 2806 employees$269Mraised▾
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2011 · 2806 employees
Brand of wines
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Partners
top 23%Funding
top 29%Product
top 35%News
top 36%Growth
top 38%Market
top 41%Partners: 2 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 2 deals · Marquee-customer mentions: top 9% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $269M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 11 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2020)
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 124k LinkedIn followers — 41.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2020Post IPO—
- Oct 2015Post IPO$267M
- Sep 2015Grant (prize money)$2M
Investors
BlackRock, PIRSA
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailDocusignGsapHstsNetlifyNew Relic
#5
Public · Lara, Victoria · founded 1998$50Mraised▾
Public · Lara, Victoria · founded 1998
Brand of olive oil
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 26%Growth
top 30%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 40%Tech
bottom 41%Global
bottom 25%News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 6 tracked, 3 types) · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding, Earnings, M&A
Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2021Post IPO$50M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
#6
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 17 employees$34.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 17 employees
Manufacture of plant protein isolate powders. The company offers protein plant-based powders from Australian grown legumes that are gluten, soy, allergen, and GMO-free. The company uses proprietary extraction process to produce protein powders. It offers faba bean isolate powder, yellow lentil isolate powder, red lentil isolate powder, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 31%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 46%Patents
bottom 49%Innovation
bottom 40%Global
bottom 40%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 10 patents
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $34.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2021)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2021Series C$34.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Bunge
#7
Seed · Camberwell, Victoria · founded 2020 · 2 employees$850Kraised▾
Seed · Camberwell, Victoria · founded 2020 · 2 employees
Online platform offering plant protein ingredients. The platform provides plant-based food ingredients including protein powder.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 6how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 46%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 8%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $850k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jun 2024)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Australia
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Seed$850K
Founders & team
Investors
University of Melbourne, Big Idea Ventures, She1K, Rocket Seeder, Plug and Play Tech Center
#8
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2003 · 10 employees$49Mraised▾
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2003 · 10 employees
Manufacturer and supplier of chia seed. It has also launched a product line for the chia pods in which chia seeds are mixed with milk, water and a taste coefficient such as coconut or blueberry which can be used as a ready breakfast by consumers. The Chia Co sells its products through the online shopping portals such as Amazon.com, Instacart, Freshdirect, Vitamin Shoppe and GNC.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 41%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 33%Market
bottom 20%Funding: Raised $49.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 14 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2015)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding rounds
- May 2015Series B$6M
- Jan 2013Series B$21.5M
- Dec 2012Series A$21.5M
Founders & team
Investors
VO2 Partners, Arlon Group, Quilvest, Granite Creek Capital Partners
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Fancybox
#9
Series C · Laverton, Victoria · founded 2003$33.8Mraised▾
Series C · Laverton, Victoria · founded 2003
Retailer of non-alcoholic beverages
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 40%Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 30%Market
bottom 22%Funding: Raised $33.8M · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round round (Dec 2019)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Australia
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
True Global, JPK Capital
#10
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013 · 21 employees$15.1Mraised▾
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013 · 21 employees
Manufacturer of goat milk-based nutritional food products. It develops and produces nutritional food products utilizing goat milk, focusing on improving human health and well-being. The company emphasizes strategic innovation, combining natural food nutrition with scientific research and market analysis to create effective solutions. Manufacturing takes place in industry-leading facilities, ensuring high product quality.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Innovation
top 20%Partners
top 32%Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 4 product lines
Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Practitioner Services Team Lead
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2016Series A$15.1M
Founders & team
Investors
ADM Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFont Awesome
#11
Deadpooled · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2000$7.4Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2000
Grain processing company
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 42%News
bottom 27%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $7.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jun 2018)
News: 0 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 3 types)
Funding rounds
- Jun 2018Post IPO$7.4M
Founders & team
#12
Series A · South Yarra, Victoria · founded 2014$8Mraised▾
Series A · South Yarra, Victoria · founded 2014
Provider of nutrition products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 41%Moat
bottom 49%Global
bottom 40%Patents
bottom 39%Funding
bottom 34%Tech
bottom 34%Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 6 patents
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Australia
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. The Yenda Group and their growers) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2016Series A$8M
Investors
Teijin
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWpbakeryWp RocketYoast Seo
Funding & investor landscape
$1.8Btotal disclosed funding
25companies funded
31disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Siddharth Jani
Founder & CEO · Tongala
David Andrew
Founder · Naked Life
Paul Riordan
Co-Founder · Cobram Estate Olives
Rob McGavin
Co-Founder · Cobram Estate Olives
Phil Mcfarlane
Co-Founder & Executive Director · Australian Plant Proteins
Brendan McKeegan
Founder & Director · Australian Plant Proteins
Fern Ho
Founder and CEO · The Leaf Protein
John Foss
Founder & Managing Director · The Chia
Didi Lo
Founder & CEO · Soulfresh
Ben Dingle
Founder & CEO · Nuchev
Laura McBain
CEO & MD · Longtable Group
Ben Kraus
Owner · Bridge Road Brewers
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 breakthrough research is newly emerging — field-share rising from 20% to 23% with 7 brand-new 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 more than doubled from 3 to 7.
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 growing — papers increased from 10 to 13 despite falling field-share.
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 Victoria, Australia?
Radar tracks 380 indexable Food and Agriculture companies headquartered in Victoria, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture companies in Victoria, Australia?
The Food and Agriculture companies in Victoria, Australia on this list have raised a combined $1.8B in disclosed equity funding across 25 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Victoria, Australia?
Incitec Pivot is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture company in Victoria, Australia, with $1.3B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture companies in Victoria, Australia are funded?
25 of the 380 Food and Agriculture companies in Victoria, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture unicorns are there in Victoria, Australia?
None of the Food and Agriculture companies in Victoria, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Victoria, Australia Food and Agriculture companies?
The most active investors in Victoria, Australia Food and Agriculture companies on this list include Rocket Seeder, Melbourne Accelerator Program, Anacacia Capital, Argo Investments, CVC.
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.