Best Food and Agriculture Tech Companies in South Australia, Australia
The 52 best Food and Agriculture Tech companies in South Australia, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: myvenue.
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 South Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | myvenue Next-gen POS solutions for stadiums, arenas, and hospitality venues | $2M | 64 mo ago | Acquired | Tim Stollznow Chief Executive Officer | 2017 | BootstrapAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+22 | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 2 | Restoplus Provider of software suite solutions for restaurants | $1M | 39 mo ago | Seed | Nish Sowdri Founder & CTO | 2015 | Monaco EditorFirebaseGoogle Maps+14 | — |
| 3 | MEQ Probe Develops meat quality analyzer | $500K | 93 mo ago | Seed | Remo Carbone Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — |
| 4 | Holla Fresh Provider of Japanese Kuzushi Kaiseki dining experiences | $424K | 145 mo ago | Funding Raised | Mark Lines CEO & MD | 1991 | — | — |
| 5 | P2PAgri Provider of SaaS-based farm analytics software for farmers and agri-businesses | $250K | 133 mo ago | Funding Raised | Mike Krause Founder & CEO | 2012 | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+15 | — |
| 6 | Optomni Provider of an AI-driven platform optimizing fresh produce supply and demand | $200K | 45 mo ago | Seed | Murad Mekhtiev Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 7 | Platfarm Integrated platform for continuous monitoring of farm fields and data collection | — | 77 mo ago | Seed | Oli Madgett Co-Founder | 2014 | — | — |
| 8 | 1Aquaponics Online store for aquaponic related equipment and supplies | — | — | Unfunded | Andrew Dezsery Founder | 1996 | — | — |
Top 7 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in South Australia
#1
Seed · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2015 · 24 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of software suite solutions for restaurants. It caters to restaurants and cafes. The software offers online ordering systems, marketing, loyalty program, table booking, point of sale systems, and more.
- Apr 2023Seed$1.1M
#2
Seed · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2020 · 7 employees$200Kraised▾
Provider of an AI-driven platform optimizing fresh produce supply and demand. It offers tools for digital trading, demand forecasting, and promotional planning for perishable goods. The platform also provides inventory management and stock optimization features. It serves growers, wholesalers, retailers, and other commercial buyers in the food industry.
- Sep 2022Seed$200K
#3
Acquired · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2017 · 41 employees$2Mraised▾
Next-gen POS solutions for stadiums, arenas, and hospitality venues. The company provides a fast and intuitive point-of-sale solution designed to streamline food and beverage sales at sports, entertainment, and cultural venues. It offers a comprehensive suite of products, including a mobile ordering app, cloud-based back-office, catering solutions, and self-service kiosks. The platform emphasizes speed of service, customizable interfaces, and simplified training. It also provides real-time performance dashboards and reporting, offering a view of venue performance. The company focuses on innovation, collaboration, and customer satisfaction, striving to deliver technology that enhances fan experience and reduces operational costs. The business model is SaaS, offering software integrations, API integration, and cybersecurity solutions.
- Mar 2021Series A$2M
#4
Seed · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2016 · 17 employees$500Kraised▾
MEQ Probe develops meat quality analyzer. It enables the user to determine the intra-muscular fat ratio of meat and provide real-time information on meat quality. The company claims to develop the analyzer leveraging its proprietary spectral analysis technology and data analysis algorithms.
- Oct 2018Seed$500K
#5
Funding Raised · Millicent, South Australia · founded 1991$423.9Kraised▾
Provider of Japanese Kuzushi Kaiseki dining experiences. This combines traditional Kaiseki cuisine with Omakase sashimi and sushi, incorporating innovative dishes from Western cuisines. The restaurant uses fresh ingredients and unique cooking techniques to enhance the umami flavors of the food. It offers both dine-in and takeaway options.
- Jun 2014Grant (prize money)$152.5K
- Dec 2011Grant (prize money)$271.4K
#6
Funding Raised · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2012$250Kraised▾
Provider of SaaS-based farm analytics software for farmers and agri-businesses It enables farmers to develop business analytics from production and financial data. It provides analytics for farm business risk management using past production cycle data.
- 2015Grant (prize money)$250K
#7
Seed · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2014 · 3 employees—raised▾
Integrated platform for continuous monitoring of farm fields and data collection. It provides an integrated hardware and software platform for continuous monitoring and data collection on farm fields. The hardware consists of various sensors to monitor soil, climate, and other relevant parameters. The data is pushed to the cloud and can be accessed through the mobile platform. The data can be shared with agronomists and other relevant stakeholders for decision-making purposes.
- Feb 2020Seed—
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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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.
- Agriculture and Food83
- Deakin University76
- RMIT University56
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation54
- University College London49
- Food processing1→4
- Food safety2→43
- Food processing5→39
- Agriculture1→29
- Sustainability1→23
- Food science2→17
- Food safety6→83
- Food security17→89
- Food processing16→83
- Food systems9→70
- Sustainability6→63
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.
Common questions
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