Radar · Food and Agriculture Tech in Australia
Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Australia
The 947 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Loam Bio.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
947companies tracked
$927.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
145have raised
Australia's Food and Agriculture Tech sector has 947 companies tracked in our directory, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding sits at $927M across the cohort. No unicorns yet, but the deal activity tells you something is building fast.
Rumin8 leads at $17M raised, with Provectus Algae at $15M and Cauldron at $14M close behind. SwarmFarm Robotics has pulled $12M, which makes sense given how hot telematics and precision ag equipment have become this cycle. I'd also watch farm management software and controlled environment agriculture as the themes most likely to pull the next big rounds. And the app-layer data backs the broader momentum: median install growth across 504 food and agtech apps is running at roughly 20% year-on-year, which isn't a rounding error. So while the funding totals look modest against global benchmarks, the underlying activity signals a sector that's moving. Investors like Artesian, SproutX, and Rocket Seeder are circling early, and business.gov.au's presence on the active-investor list hints at how much grant capital is still priming the pump alongside private equity.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD AND AGRICULTURE TECH × AUSTRALIA
Our analysis of 50 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2023; the median company was founded 2017.
50companies analysed
90%cloud-native stacks
2023funding peak (by rounds)
2017median founding year
38median Fliar Index™
259kcombined LinkedIn audience
26%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loam Bio Pioneering carbon farming through microbial technology, improving soil health and carbon sequestration 64Patents top 23%Moat top 28%Talent top 28%Funding top 29% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 23% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 29% Innovationtop 32% Growthtop 45% Techtop 46% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 24% Patents: 38 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 38 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 38 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $120M | 40 mo ago | Series B | 119 | Guy Webb Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | 38 patents Soil carbon sequestration and plant yield enhancement using fungal biofertilizer technologies | — |
| 2 | Stacked Farm Sustainable vertical farming producing ultra-clean, ready-to-eat greens with advanced technology 60Funding top 30%Growth top 30%Moat top 31%Tech top 39% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 30% Moattop 31% Techtop 39% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $98.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $98M | 35 mo ago | Series C | 33 | Daniel Tzvetkoff Founder | PrismicNode.jsThree.js+23 | — | — | — |
| 3 | AgriWebb Livestock management software for efficient farm tracking, planning, and growth 67Tech top 18%Talent top 22%Innovation top 28%Funding top 29% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 18% Talenttop 22% Innovationtop 28% Fundingtop 29% Moattop 31% Producttop 40% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 32% Tech: 65 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $65M | 25 mo ago | Acquired | 15 | John Fargher Co-Founder & CSO | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+44 | — | — | 1 award |
| 4 | Ryzo Carbon farming platform simplifying regenerative agriculture for farmers and project developers 14Talent top 38%Product top 46%Funding top 48%Tech bottom 43% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Fundingtop 48% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 21% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Product: 1 published app · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $50M | 50 mo ago | Series B | 9 | Philip Mulvey Co-Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowCloudflare Turnstile+12 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Fresho Provider of order and operations management software for fresh food wholesalers 62Tech top 27%Funding top 37%Moat top 39%Talent top 39% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 27% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 39% Talenttop 39% Markettop 40% Growthtop 48% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 35% Newsbottom 20% Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $40.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 17 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $41M | 18 mo ago | Series B | 68 | James Andronis Co-Founder & CEO | Craft CMSCart FunctionalitySentry+35 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Nourish Ingredients Developer of lab-grown fat substitutes through yeast fermentation 72Innovation top 20%Patents top 24%Moat top 25%Funding top 35% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Patentstop 24% Moattop 25% Fundingtop 35% Marketbottom 45% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Innovation: 43 patents (top 29% of patent-holders) · 41 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Patents: 43 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 41 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $40M | 43 mo ago | Series A | 44 | — | — | — | 43 patents Microbial synthesis of food-grade lipids and meat-like flavor/aroma compounds | 2 launchs · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 7 | me&u AI menu and ordering platform personalizing guest experiences for hospitality 69Talent top 28%AI top 35%Funding top 37%Tech top 38% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% AItop 35% Fundingtop 37% Techtop 38% Producttop 40% Markettop 45% Growthtop 45% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-driven, artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $38M | 42 mo ago | Series C | 168 | Andrei Miulescu Co-Founder | WebflowCart FunctionalityApple iCloud Mail+23 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 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 | 17 | Phil Mcfarlane Co-Founder & Executive Director | — | — | 10 patents Efficient extraction and processing of legume‑derived protein food products. | 1 launch |
| 9 | FoodByUs Online B2B marketplace offering multi-category grocery products 48Tech top 38%Funding top 39%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 38% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 40 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $23.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 10 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $24M | 40 mo ago | Series B | 70 | Gary Munitz Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryElementor+37 | — | — | — |
| 10 | AgriDigital Grain management software solutions connecting farmers, traders, and site operators 45Innovation top 23%Product top 30%Talent top 38%Tech top 41% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Producttop 30% Talenttop 38% Techtop 41% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 35% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 12 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Blockchain Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $23M | 49 mo ago | Series B | 26 | Ben Reid Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Lumachain Provider of computer vision artificial intelligence for food and beverage production 45AI top 26%Funding top 38%Product top 41%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾AItop 26% Fundingtop 38% Producttop 41% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 27% Newsbottom 18% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision Funding: Raised $23.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $23M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 100 | Jamila Gordon Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — | 7 launchs |
| 12 | The Hassler Group Provider of keg rental solution for the beverage industry 42Talent top 28%Funding top 38%Growth top 45%Tech bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 38% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $22.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $22M | 31 mo ago | Series D | 50 | Patrick Hanrahan Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowZoho+16 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Vinomofo Membership based online retailer of wine 53Tech top 28%Growth top 45%Market top 46%Product top 46% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 28% Growthtop 45% Markettop 46% Producttop 46% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 32% Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $19M | 122 mo ago | Acquired | 74 | — | Cart FunctionalitySanityApple iCloud Mail+34 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Rumin8 Provider of methane emission control solutions for livestock farmers 48Talent top 28%Funding top 30%News top 34%Growth top 37% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Newstop 34% Growthtop 37% Moattop 39% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 31% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $17.4M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $17M | 2 mo ago | Series A | 17 | Stewart Washer Co-Founder & Chairman | WordPressMySQLRedis+21 | 3 signals Capital raise · Funding · M&A | — | 1 award |
| 15 | Fable Provider of plant-based meat 40Tech top 33%Funding top 44%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 33% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 43 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $14.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $15M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 20 | Jim Fuller Co-Founder & CSO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 16 | Provectus Algae Producer of algae-based diversified bio-products 32Funding top 32%AI top 35%News top 37%Moat top 41% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% AItop 35% Newstop 37% Moattop 41% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 36% Patentsbottom 34% Innovationbottom 22% Funding: Raised $14.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) AI: Product described with: ai-based, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $15M | 10 mo ago | Series A | 37 | Nusqe Spanton Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | 3 signals ▲200% Funding | 2 patents Synchronizing sexual maturation and spawning for aquaculture species | — |
| 17 | The Yield Developer of SaaS-enabled hardware and full stack system for precision aquaculture 35Talent top 38%Tech top 45%Funding top 46%News bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techtop 45% Fundingtop 46% Newsbottom 48% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 37% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 42 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $14M | 73 mo ago | Series A | 46 | Ros Harvey Founder | Cart FunctionalityMagentoMySQL+37 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Voly Online platform offering multi-category grocery supplies 35Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 48%Product bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $13.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $14M | 54 mo ago | Deadpooled | 53 | Thibault Henry Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Cauldron Developer of plant-based multi-category novel food ingredients 24Funding top 28%Partners top 45%Growth top 47%News top 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Partnerstop 45% Growthtop 47% Newstop 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $13.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 3 yrs (1.7/yr) Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $14M | 2 mo ago | Series A | 13 | Michele Stansfield Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPcore-js+12 | 4 signals ▼43% Funding · Capital raise | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 20 | Zetifi Provider of WiFi network solutions for farmers 53Growth top 28%Tech top 34%Funding top 36%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 34% Fundingtop 36% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $12M | 10 mo ago | Series A | 26 | Daniel Winson Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 21 | Digital Agriculture Services SaaS-based data-driven precision agricultural solutions for farmers 53Global top 33%Talent top 38%AI top 45%Funding top 49% All 7 signals ▾Globaltop 33% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Fundingtop 49% Marketbottom 47% Techbottom 40% Newsbottom 22% Global: Serving 60+ countries worldwide · Investors from 1 country beyond Australia Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $12M | 39 mo ago | Series A | 40 | Jonathon Clark Co-Founder | PHPApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+14 | — | — | — |
| 22 | SwarmFarm Robotics Integrated autonomy for efficient, sustainable agriculture through robotics and technology 48Growth top 25%News top 25%Moat top 37%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 25% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Patentstop 43% Innovationtop 49% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 28% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 1 types) · 6 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $12M | 8 mo ago | Series B | 17 | Jocie Bate Co-Founder & CFO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+31 | 6 signals Funding | 13 patents Precision field robotics: autonomous coverage path planning and variable-rate substance delivery | 1 launch |
| 23 | Hey You Order ahead and payment via mobile phone 48Tech top 26%Moat top 39%Product top 40%Customers top 42% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 26% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Customerstop 42% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $11M | 108 mo ago | Series B | 39 | — | JavaGoogle Mapsstyled-components+21 | — | — | — |
| 24 | ShoreTrade Online B2B marketplace for seafood 9Product top 47%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 42%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Producttop 47% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 22% Product: 3 published apps (194 installs) · Company stage: Series A Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 9/100 | $10M | 63 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Peter Manettas Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Ceres Tag Provider of tracking & anti-theft solution for reducing livestock theft 53Innovation top 23%Patents top 25%Growth top 28%Funding top 42% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Patentstop 25% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 42% Moattop 45% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 23% Innovation: 66 patents (top 24% of patent-holders) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 22 in 2017-21 Patents: 66 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 22 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $9M | 11 mo ago | Series A | 10 | David Smith CEO | ShopifyVisaMastercard+17 | — | 66 patents Animal monitoring and tracking devices for livestock and pets | 1 partnership |
| 26 | The Wine Collective Online platform offering wines 48Tech top 29%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 48%Market bottom 47% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 29% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 48% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 32% Tech: 52 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $8M | 68 mo ago | Series A | 49 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyOxi Social Login+45 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Number 8 bio Manufacturer of cattle feed supplements for methane emission control 35Growth top 30%Funding top 42%News top 43%Tech top 47% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 42% Newstop 43% Techtop 47% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $8.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $8M | 6 mo ago | Series A | 7 | — | WixSentryBootstrap+15 | 4 signals ▲33% Funding | — | 1 partnership · 2 awards |
| 28 | FarmBot Provider of cloud-based farm water monitoring system 55Tech top 33%Innovation top 34%Product top 36%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 33% Innovationtop 34% Producttop 36% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 48% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 57 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses Innovation: 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $8M | 24 mo ago | Series A | 32 | Andrew Coppin Co -Founder and Managing Director | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+44 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 29 | Typsy Online learning platform for the hospitality industry 57Growth top 28%Moat top 39%Tech top 41%Customers top 44% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Moattop 39% Techtop 41% Customerstop 44% Markettop 50% Fundingtop 50% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $7M | 11 mo ago | Seed | 55 | — | HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginLinkedin Sign-in+27 | — | — | — |
| 30 | All G Developer of animal-free proteins using precision fermentation for nutrition applications 21Funding top 43%Global top 45%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 44% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Globaltop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $6.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Australia rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $7M | 6 mo ago | Series A | — | Jan Pacas Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Foodbomb Streamlining wholesale food ordering for restaurants with a comprehensive online platform 40Tech top 32%Growth top 45%Product top 46%Funding bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 32% Growthtop 45% Producttop 46% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 35% Newsbottom 27% Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $5M | 58 mo ago | Acquired | 29 | — | SalesforceIntercomGoogle Maps+23 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Atec Global IoT cookstoves & verifiable carbon credits empowering women in the Global South 37Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 44%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 44% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 49% Newsbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 29% Funding: Raised $5.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $5M | 8 mo ago | Series B | — | Ben Jeffreys Co-Founder & CEO | Webflowlit-htmllit-element+20 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 33 | Bardee Provider of solutions to convert food waste into protein and oil 27Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Tech top 50%Funding bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Techtop 50% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 27% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $5M | 54 mo ago | Seed | 18 | Alex Arnold Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyZURB Foundation+28 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Yume Food Platform for surplus food management 32Innovation top 34%Product top 43%Tech top 46%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 34% Producttop 43% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 26% Innovation: 9 product lines Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Seed rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $5M | 28 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Katy Barfield Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityPHPLaravel+21 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Bio-Gene Developer of bio-insecticides for crop protection, grain storage, and public health 32Moat top 32%Funding top 34%Patents top 34%Innovation top 38% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 32% Fundingtop 34% Patentstop 34% Innovationtop 38% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Techbottom 15% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 48 patents Funding: Raised $4.0M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $4M | 13 mo ago | Public | — | Tim Grogan CEO & Managing Director | — | — | 48 patents Biopesticidal formulations and methods for controlling resistant and emerging agricultural pests | — |
| 36 | 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 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Agronomeye Provider of an agricultural imagery visualization and analysis platform 14Talent top 38%Funding top 49%Product bottom 48%Tech bottom 34% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 49% Productbottom 48% Techbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 24% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $3.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $4M | 32 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Stu Adam Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Lleaf Provider of light diffusers for indoor farms and greenhouses 6Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 38%Market bottom 20% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $3.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Australia rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $4M | 45 mo ago | Seed | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Restoke Provider of restaurant management software automating food costing, inventory, and ordering 40Tech top 28%Growth top 35%Moat top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 28% Growthtop 35% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 26% Tech: 47 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $3M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Ken Brand Co-founder and CTO | WebflowCart Functionalitycore-js+21 | — | — | 4 job openings · 1 launch |
| 40 | 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 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Clove Recipe and cooking platform for users 37Growth top 30%Customers top 33%Tech top 44%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Customerstop 33% Techtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Fundingbottom 36% Marketbottom 28% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY Customers: Play-Store rating 4.98★ across 644 ratings (1 apps) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $3M | 30 mo ago | Seed | — | Anna Guerrero Founder & CEO | SentryZendeskNode.js+15 | — | — | — |
| 42 | GIS Gas Infusion Systems Developer of gas infusion systems for aquaculture 4Funding bottom 36%Tech bottom 26%Global bottom 25%Market bottom 10% All 4 signals ▾Fundingbottom 36% Techbottom 26% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 10% Funding: Raised $2.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 13 technologies across 1/8 capability areas · Security: Recaptcha rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 4/100 | $2M | 35 mo ago | Seed | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Viridian Renewable Technology Provider of technology for insect-based food, and feed manufacturing 7Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 39%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 18% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 18% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $2.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $2M | 19 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Martin Pike CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | EatClub Online platform to discover deals on surplus food 60Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Innovation top 39%Funding top 40% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 39% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 43% Producttop 43% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $2M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 46 | Ben Tyler Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+13 | — | — | 3 job openings · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 45 | ReciMe Provider of cooking and recipe management app 57Customers top 14%Growth top 17%Talent top 28%Tech top 30% All 9 signals ▾Customerstop 14% Growthtop 17% Talenttop 28% Techtop 30% Moattop 48% Fundingbottom 41% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.70★ across 78,037 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +94% in 6 mo Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · App-install growth +500% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $2M | 23 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Christine Nguyen Co-Founder & Head of Product | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+18 | — | — | — |
| 46 | Algenie Provider of technology for algae production 14Talent top 28%Tech bottom 41%Funding bottom 36%Market bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techbottom 41% Fundingbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 10 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $1M | 21 mo ago | Seed | — | Mathieu Pernice Co-Founder | Framer SitesReactCloudflare+7 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 47 | Azaneo Developer of electric weeding technology 7Funding top 50%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 20% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $892k across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Australia rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $892K | 16 mo ago | Seed | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 48 | 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 | 2 | Fern Ho Founder and CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | SeaStock Provider of solutions to produce and extract compounds derived from seaweed and algae 11Talent top 38%Funding bottom 49%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 18% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $481k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $481K | 7 mo ago | Funding Raised | 4 | Tom Puddy Co-Founder / Managing Director | — | — | — | 2 launchs |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Australia
#1
Series A · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2021 · 17 employees$17.4Mraised▾
Series A · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2021 · 17 employees
Provider of methane emission control solutions for livestock farmers. It uses technology to stabilize and replicate anti-methanogenic compounds of nature to turn them into scalable supplements. Its supplements are then used for ruminants that enable livestock farmers to reduce enteric methane production in livestock.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 30%News
top 34%Growth
top 37%Moat
top 39%Tech
bottom 49%Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $17.4M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 7 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Capital raise, M&A, Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$3M
- Nov 2025Series A$11M
- Jan 2023Seed$12M
- Jul 2022Seed$4.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Breakthrough Energy, Harvest Road, Sentient Impact Group, Prelude Ventures, business.gov.au, Climate Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#2
Series A · Orange, New South Wales · founded 2022 · 13 employees$13.6Mraised▾
Series A · Orange, New South Wales · founded 2022 · 13 employees
Developer of plant-based multi-category novel food ingredients. It uses precision fermentation technology to develop novel food, feed, and fibre ingredients in order to make alternative dairy, meat, and biodegradable materials.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Partners
top 45%Growth
top 47%News
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 42%Funding: Raised $13.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 3 yrs (1.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$13.2M
- Aug 2024Grant (prize money)$2.8M
- Mar 2024Series A$6.2M
- Mar 2023Seed$7M
Founders & team
Investors
Queensland Government, Horizons Ventures, Main Sequence, SOSV, In-Q-Tel, UNSW Sydney
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGsap
#3
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 7 employees$8.2Mraised▾
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 7 employees
Manufacturer of cattle feed supplements for methane emission control. It develops its product by utilizing synthetic biology and precision fermentation method. Its microbe-based feed supplements produce anti-methane molecules and are used for cattle health and gut systems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 30%Funding
top 42%News
top 43%Tech
top 47%Moat
top 48%Global
bottom 39%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $8.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 9 tracked, 2 types) · +33% YoY · Top themes: Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A$7.3M
- Sep 2024Seed$7M
- Jun 2023Seed$1.2M
Investors
Breakthrough Victoria, The March Group, CSIRO, Main Sequence, Possible Ventures, UNSW Sydney
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud Cdn
#4
Series B · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2012 · 17 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Series B · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2012 · 17 employees
Integrated autonomy for efficient, sustainable agriculture through robotics and technology. The company pioneers intelligent robotics for agriculture, offering solutions for efficient and sustainable farming. They develop and deploy sensor-guided autonomous units, providing a universal platform adaptable to various industries. Their robots empower farmers with customized solutions, addressing local farming system challenges. The company focuses on spray, spread, and mow applications, utilizing small machines with big technology to revolutionize farming operations. They offer integrated autonomy through lightweight autonomous platforms and an open ecosystem, enabling farmers to innovate and adapt. The company's approach redefines productivity on the farm, promoting collaborative agriculture and a sustainable future. They are involved in agricultural technology, AI, robotics, agtech, agritech, and autonomous farming.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 25%News
top 25%Moat
top 37%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 39%Patents
top 43%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 1 types) · 6 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 5.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series B$19.8M
- Feb 2023Series A$8.3M
- Mar 2021Series A—
- Oct 2020Series A$3.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Tenacious Ventures, Artesian, Advance Queensland, The Nature Conservancy, GrainInnovate, Access Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Series A · Waterloo, New South Wales · founded 2020$6.6Mraised▾
Series A · Waterloo, New South Wales · founded 2020
Developer of animal-free proteins using precision fermentation for nutrition applications. The company replicates functional proteins found in milk, delivering nutrition with higher purity and lower cost. These next-generation ingredients are applicable to infant, clinical, and animal nutrition, as well as functional foods and skincare. The technology aims to solve for sustainability and open possibilities for health.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 43%Global
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 44%Market
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $6.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Australia
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A$6.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Agronomics, Dohler Ventures, ID Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCore-JsFont AwesomeGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#6
Series A · Noosaville, Queensland · founded 2018 · 37 employees$14.7Mraised▾
Series A · Noosaville, Queensland · founded 2018 · 37 employees
Producer of algae-based diversified bio-products. It uses an AI-based proprietary technology platform for the production of nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, food supplements, and natural pigments using the knowledge of advanced automation, machine learning, and synthetic biology approaches.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%AI
top 35%News
top 37%Moat
top 41%Tech
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $14.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2025)
AI: Product described with: ai-based, machine learning
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 2 types) · +200% YoY · Top themes: Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$10.1M
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Mar 2022Seed—
- Dec 2021Seed$11.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Hitachi Ventures, Possible Ventures, Acequia Capital, Vectr Ventures, CJ CheilJedang BIO, Maropost Ventures
#7
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 46 employees$2Mraised▾
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 46 employees
EatClub is an online platform to discover deals on surplus food. It allows restaurants to upload last-minute deals to offer surplus food at a discounted price. Users can search for deals and restaurants on the platform and redeem them to avail the offer at the restaurant by showing the digital voucher. The mobile platform is available for Android and iOS users.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%Innovation
top 39%Funding
top 40%Tech
top 43%Product
top 43%Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Innovation: 2 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Acquisition Marketing Specialist, CX Operations Specialist
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Common Bank) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$19.1M
- May 2025Series A$11.6M
- Jun 2019Series A$2M
Founders & team
Investors
Alium Capital, EVP, Co:Act, Gandel Invest, Marbruck Investments, Platform Advisory Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerDay.Js
#8
Series A · Wagga Wagga, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 26 employees$12.1Mraised▾
Series A · Wagga Wagga, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 26 employees
Provider of WiFi network solutions for farmers. It uses antennas and multi-career software to provide long-range wifi for voice, audio, and data. It provides connectivity solutions for machinery and operators. Its product portfolio includes zetirover, and zeticell.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%Tech
top 34%Funding
top 36%Talent
bottom 49%Product
bottom 48%Market
bottom 37%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Funding: Raised $12.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Swiss Farmers) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$3.3M
- Dec 2022Series A$12M
- Mar 2019Seed$75K
Founders & team
Investors
muru-D, Telstra, GrainCorp, Cultiv8 Funds, GrainInnovate, Artesian
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004 · 68 employees$40.7Mraised▾
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004 · 68 employees
Provider of order and operations management software for fresh food wholesalers. The platform consolidates orders, picking, deliveries, invoicing, and payments into a unified system. It integrates with existing enterprise resource planning, finance, and logistics tools. The software offers tools designed for use in warehouses, back offices, and on delivery routes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 27%Funding
top 37%Moat
top 39%Talent
top 39%Market
top 40%Growth
top 48%Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Funding: Raised $40.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 17 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2024)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series B$11.1M
- Jun 2022Series A$9.5M
- May 2022Series A$14M
- Sep 2016Seed$230.2K
Founders & team
Investors
Primorus Investments, SecondQuarter Ventures, Salta, Capital Zed, Zgi capital, Saniel Ventures
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud Mail
#10
Series B · Castlemaine, Victoria · founded 2016$5.2Mraised▾
Series B · Castlemaine, Victoria · founded 2016
IoT cookstoves & verifiable carbon credits empowering women in the Global South. This company solves clean cooking and climate change issues by providing sustainable and affordable modern cooking products. They offer IoT-enabled cookstoves and biodigesters, turning household decarbonization into income for women. Their technology measures, verifies, and transacts emission reductions into global carbon markets. They integrate individual household emissions data with global carbon markets and mobile money providers through proprietary technology. This creates a direct payment system for verified emission reductions. They seek partners for carbon initiatives, investment, and distribution to accelerate decarbonization. They are an impact enterprise focused on verifiable data and social impact.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 37%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 44%Growth
top 45%Tech
bottom 49%News
bottom 40%Funding: Raised $5.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Sep 2025)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · 5 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers — 10.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. PRAN Dairy (PRAN-RFL Group)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series B$15.5M
- Jul 2024Series A$3.8M
- May 2024Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Spark+, Lightrock, Trirec, Schneider Electric
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#11
Series A · Bunyah, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 10 employees$8.9Mraised▾
Series A · Bunyah, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 10 employees
Ceres Tag is a provider of GPS tracking & anti-theft system for reducing livestock theft. The solution consists of trackers that attached to the animals' ears for monitoring them. The system covers the various aspects of livestock such as identification, theft reduction, distance monitoring, temperature for health & bio-security notifications, etc.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 23%Patents
top 25%Growth
top 28%Funding
top 42%Moat
top 45%Tech
top 48%Innovation: 66 patents (top 24% of patent-holders) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 22 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 66 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 22 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. AgTech360) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series A$1.9M
- Nov 2024Series A$7M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAppnexusBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#12
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 55 employees$7.4Mraised▾
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 55 employees
Typsy is an online learning platform for the hospitality industry. Provides short courses including topics such as how to master the first impression, communicating with hotel guests, and more. It provides a premium subscription service that provides users access to multiple courses.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%Moat
top 39%Tech
top 41%Customers
top 44%Market
top 50%Funding
top 50%Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Tech: 39 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 6.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Seed—
- Sep 2016Angel—
Investors
Riverside, EHL
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAzureBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$927.3Mtotal disclosed funding
125companies funded
213disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Stewart Washer
Co-Founder & Chairman · Rumin8
Elaine Darby
Co-Founder & Director · Rumin8
Michele Stansfield
Co-Founder & CEO · Cauldron
Jocie Bate
Co-Founder & CFO · SwarmFarm Robotics
Andrew Bate
Co-Founder & CEO · SwarmFarm Robotics
Jan Pacas
Co-Founder & CEO · All G
Nusqe Spanton
Founder & CEO · Provectus Algae
Ben Tyler
Co-Founder · EatClub
Marco Pierre White
Co-Founder · EatClub
Daniel Winson
Founder & CEO · Zetifi
James Andronis
Co-Founder & CEO · Fresho
Gatis Vitols
Owner · Fresho
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 274,427 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food and Agriculture Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Australia
How research on Food Technology is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Food Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,002 Australia-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201120202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 23% → 33% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
- Agriculture and Food83
- Deakin University76
- RMIT University56
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation54
- University College London49
leading researchers
Ward, Paul · Mary Ann Augustin · Ndungu S. Nyokabi · Kent, Katherine · Charlton, Karen · Pallan, Miranda · Murphy, Marie · Morrison, Breanna
▲
Breakthroughs41 · 4%
▼ 7%→4% share
▼0.6× share momentum0 median citations88% since 2021mostly methods-led
Food safety breakthrough research is newly emerging in Australian food technology — entering at 9 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food processing1→4
Newly emergingFood safety 0→9 · Food systems 0→5
Landmark Recent development in 3D food printing · 268 cites
◆
Advancements263 · 26%
▲ 15%→28% share
▲1.9× share momentum0 median citations92% since 2021mostly empirical
Food safety advancements are intensifying — rising from 2 to 43 papers as field-share doubles to 28%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food safety2→43
- Food processing5→39
- Agriculture1→29
- Sustainability1→23
- Food science2→17
Newly emergingFood security 0→26 · Food waste 0→17 · Food systems 0→17
Landmark Future food-production systems: vertical farming and controlled-environment agriculture · 766 cites
▼
Concerns452 · 45%
▼ 55%→44% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations85% since 2021mostly empirical
Food security concerns dominate — rising from 17 to 89 papers as concern-share cools from 55% to 44%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food safety6→83
- Food security17→89
- Food processing16→83
- Food systems9→70
- Sustainability6→63
Newly emergingLivelihood 0→15 · Food supply 0→13 · Corporate governance 0→11
Landmark An overview of global rice production, supply, trade, and consumption · 1,514 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia
Where food tech 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.
Melbourne263 · +0.10
Sydney102 · +0.07
Brisbane75 · +0.13
Perth66 · +0.01
Canberra47 · -0.11
Adelaide30 · +0.02
Common questions
How many Food and Agriculture Tech companies are there in Australia?
Radar tracks 947 indexable Food and Agriculture Tech companies headquartered in Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Australia?
The Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Australia on this list have raised a combined $927.3M in disclosed equity funding across 125 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture Tech company in Australia?
Loam Bio is the highest-funded Food and Agriculture Tech company in Australia, with $119.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Australia are funded?
125 of the 947 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food and Agriculture Tech unicorns are there in Australia?
None of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Australia Food and Agriculture Tech companies?
The most active investors in Australia Food and Agriculture Tech companies on this list include Artesian, SproutX, Rocket Seeder, business.gov.au, GrainInnovate.
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