Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in Queensland, Australia
The 142 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Queensland, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Stacked Farm.
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.
Ranked: Best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Queensland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | Daniel Tzvetkoff Founder | 2017 | PrismicNode.jsThree.js+23 | — | — |
| 2 | 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 | 44 mo ago | Series A | — | 2020 | — | 43 patents Microbial synthesis of food-grade lipids and meat-like flavor/aroma compounds | 2 launchs · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 3 | 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 | Jim Fuller Co-Founder & CSO | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 1 launch |
| 4 | 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 | Nusqe Spanton Founder & CEO | 2018 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | 2 patents Synchronizing sexual maturation and spawning for aquaculture species | — |
| 5 | 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 | Jocie Bate Co-Founder & CFO | 2012 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+31 | 13 patents Precision field robotics: autonomous coverage path planning and variable-rate substance delivery | 1 launch |
| 6 | Nexgen Plants Provider of platform technology for developing virus-resistant plant varieties | $4M | 93 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2009 | — | 10 patents Intragenic plant transformation vectors and recombinant DNA constructs for crop genetic improvement. | — |
| 7 | Fenn Foods Provider of plant-based meat alternatives | $3M | 52 mo ago | Seed | Paola Moro Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Gathar Online marketplace for booking chefs | $2M | 50 mo ago | Seed | Jodie Mlikota Founder & CEO | 2017 | SentryPHPBootstrap+31 | — | — |
| 9 | mOOvement Provider of GPS enabled ear tags for cattle tracking | $1M | 62 mo ago | Seed | Pieter Vogels Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2017 | WebflowAmazon ALBReact+16 | — | 1 launch |
| 10 | TAGR Provider of contactless shopping solution for businesses | $1M | 47 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 11 | RapidAIM Provider of a precision pest management solutions | $891K | 63 mo ago | Series A | Nancy Schellhorn Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | 1 job opening |
| 12 | DataFarming Provider of AI and satellite imagery-based farm intelligence solutions for farmers | $500K | 43 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 13 | Black Box Provider of SaaS-based solutions to the beef industry | $260K | 28 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2019 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+19 | — | — |
Top 12 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in Queensland
#1
Series B · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2012 · 17 employees$11.5Mraised▾
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.
- Oct 2025Series B$19.8M
- Feb 2023Series A$8.3M
- Mar 2021Series A—
- Oct 2020Series A$3.2M
#2
Series A · Noosaville, Queensland · founded 2018 · 37 employees$14.7Mraised▾
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.
- Jul 2025Series A$10.1M
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Mar 2022Seed—
- Dec 2021Seed$11.4M
#3
Series C · Gold Coast, Queensland · founded 2017 · 33 employees$98Mraised▾
Sustainable vertical farming producing ultra-clean, ready-to-eat greens with advanced technology. The company redefines farming by growing flavour-packed greens without chemicals, rinsing, or artificial additives. They utilize controlled environments and innovative automation, including Artificial Intelligence, to monitor light, water, and nutrients with precision. This ensures consistent quality and food safety, backed by HACCP certification. Their produce boasts an extended shelf life and requires no washing, offering convenience and freshness. They are committed to sustainability, using less water, reducing food miles, and employing organic growing mediums. Their "Beyond Organic" standard guarantees no pesticides, herbicides, or chemical sprays, promoting health and environmental responsibility. They are focused on bringing fresh, sustainable produce closer to consumers through strategically located farms, adapting to market needs with a variety of high-quality produce. This is a B2C business model with a focus on social impact through sustainable practices.
- Jun 2023Series C$40M
- Jul 2022Series C$56M
#4
Series A · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2020 · 44 employees$39.6Mraised▾
Producer of alternative fat-free food products intended to help people improve their quality of life. The company offers potent animal fats to make plant proteins delicious, enabling customers to create plant-based products with the authentic taste, smell and cooking experience that people want and expect.
#5
Series A · Sunshine Coast, Queensland · founded 2019 · 20 employees$14.8Mraised▾
Fable Food is a provider of plant-based meat. The company's products are based on mushrooms to mimic the taste and texture of meat. The users can buy their products from their partnered retail stores. The company also offers a platform for recipes of foods made using their products.
- Feb 2023Series A$8.5M
- Feb 2022Seed—
- Aug 2021Seed$4.8M
- Jun 2020Seed$1.5M
#6
Seed · Sunshine Coast, Queensland · founded 2015 · 16 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of plant-based meat alternatives. The products include vEEF Chicken Schnitzel, Classic Mince, Classic Meatballs, Pulled Beef, and Chicken Mince.
- Feb 2022Seed$3M
#7
Funding Raised · Mareeba, Queensland · founded 2019 · 15 employees$260.1Kraised▾
Provider of SaaS-based solutions to the beef industry. It collects the industry insights, accumulates them, refines them, and disseminates them through multiple proprietary algorithms to create data-driven insights for the livestock industry. It helps in bringing visibility in the supply chain and improves the production and profitability of the businesses.
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$260.1K
#8
Seed · Cairns, Queensland · founded 2017$1.6Mraised▾
Online marketplace for booking chefs. It enables users to book chefs for various parties at home and offices. Users can browse chefs via available locations, choose or create their food menu, provide them gathering and address details and book their services at desired date and time. The service provider visits the location along with the necessary ingredient and prepares the dining.
- Mar 2022Seed$1M
- Jun 2020Seed$600K
- 2019Seed—
#9
Deadpooled · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2019 · 9 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of contactless shopping solutions for businesses. The customers can scan the product barcode or store QR code, paying for the products from the mobile device, and receive digital receipts. It helps businesses to improve in-store hygenic practices, customer shopping experience, customer lifetime value(CLV), reduce customer acquisition costs(CAC), and more. It also helps customers with contactless checkout, personalized shopping, customer engagement, and more.
- Jun 2022Seed$1.1M
#10
Deadpooled · St Lucia, Queensland · founded 2009 · 2 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Provider of platform technology for developing virus-resistant plant varieties. It is a biotechnology company that has developed a novel platform technology to create virus-resistant plant varieties for major crops. The company's technology enables the development of disease-resistant crop lines, which can help reduce crop losses and improve food security.
- Aug 2018Seed$1.5M
- Aug 2018Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Sep 2013Seed$2M
- 2012Grant (prize money)$50K
#11
Seed · Toowoomba, Queensland · founded 2017 · 8 employees$500Kraised▾
Provider of AI and satellite imagery-based farm intelligence solutions for farmers. It offers satellite farm maps with NDVI, enables crop monitoring based on images, and provides insights from spatial data and farm maps. It also offers crop type identification, pest, and disease incidence and distribution.
- Nov 2022Seed$500K
- Jan 2021Seed—
- Nov 2018Seed—
#12
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2017 · 10 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of GPS-enabled ear tags for cattle tracking. It caters to the needs of bull tamers. Its features include it provides information on of best performing bull, geo-fencing, water availability and consumption data, reusable, periodical reports, and an integrable mobile app. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms.
- Apr 2021Seed$1.3M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
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How research on Food Tech in Queensland is moving
A read on the academic research around Food Tech in Queensland — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 106 papers.
Queensland's University of Queensland, Central Queensland University, and QUT lead food-tech research dominated by sustainability, waste reduction, and food safety concerns, with a cautiously contested tone (mean stance 0.11).
- The University of Queensland37
- Central Queensland University34
- Queensland University of Technology15
- University of Queensland13
- University of Southern Queensland9
- Quality (philosophy)2
- Agriculture1
- Green Revolution1
- Sustainability1
- Natural resource economics1
- Food safety1→6
- Food processing1→5
- Food industry1→3
- Food systems2→10
- Food security1→8
- Food processing3→9
- Production (economics)2→7
- Agriculture2→4
Common questions
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