AgTech Innovators

In this episode, we meet Jane Bunn, meteorologist and founder and CEO of Jane's Weather. Jane discusses her journey in AgTech, how she started her weather app to provide detailed weather information for farmers and other industries and talks about the challenges she faced as a female founder and the importance of networking.     Note: Evapotranspiration is the process by which water moves from the land surface to the atmosphere either by evaporation or transpiration.  Learn more about Agriculture Victoria’s AgTech Regional Innovation Network    Learn more about Jane’s Weather  Learn more about the Bureau of Meteorology’s MetEye  Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria  

The AgTech sector has a chance to have a meaningful impact, create world-class solutions, and have them deployed and get recognition for all of the investment, hard work, research and innovation that's gone on.  Now is the time to be bold.  In this episode Peter Castellas, CEO of the Climate Zeitgeist, emphasises the need to understand the views and language of key stakeholders including government, investors, and corporate buyers to successfully scale climate tech and AgTech solutions.   Learn more about Agriculture Victoria’s AgTech Regional Innovation Network    Learn more about Climate Zeitgeist  Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria

Would you like to find out more about the global AgTech ecosystem. Or the emerging biologicals sector? In this episode Peter Wren-Hilton from Wharf42 and Platform10 discusses in detail emerging trends and opportunities in the global AgTech market. Learn more about Agriculture Victoria’s AgTech Regional Innovation Network   For more information on Platform10 Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria  Note: This episode was recorded in April 2024. All information was accurate at the time of recording.

The Startup Network aims to help entrepreneurs navigate the startup journey, from ideation to securing funding, by offering practical guidance, mentorship, and networking opportunities. The head of community, Ryan Burns, emphasises the importance of founder optimism, customer obsession, and solving real problems as keys to startup success. Learn more about Agriculture Victoria’s AgTech Regional Innovation Network   Learn more about The Startup Network Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria  Note: This episode was recorded in May 2024. All information was accurate at the time of recording.

Does your startup collect or use real-time, location-sensitive data? Digital Twins may be an opportunity to further add value to your technology offerings. In this episode, Alena Moison from Digital Twin Victoria discusses their use of sensor and satellite data for creating digital replicas for use in agriculture. Note: Episode recorded in February 2024. All information was accurate at the time of recording. Learn more about Agriculture Victoria’s AgTech Regional Innovation Network   Learn more about Digital Twin Victoria Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria 

Interested in attracting investment for your AgTech startup?   In this episode Dr Madeline Mitchell from Breakthrough Victoria discusses how her organisation identifies and invests in the agrifood startup ecosystem. She also shares some insights on how you can better position your startup for success.  Note: Episode recorded in January 2024. All information was accurate at the time of recording.  Learn more about Agriculture Victoria’s AgTech Regional Innovation Network   Learn more about Breakthrough Victoria   Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria 

Would you like to know more about strategies and opportunities that you should consider when growing your AgTech startup? Justin from Beanstalk AgTech discusses a range of considerations startups could make when entering the marketplace and how you can align your product offerings with emerging priorities in the agriculture sector. Note: Episode recorded in April 2024. All information was accurate at the time of recording. For more information on Agriculture Victoria’s Regional Innovation Network (AgRIN) Learn more about Beanstalk AgTech Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria

How do AgTech start-ups connect with investors, researchers, and other complementary technologies? Learn more from Arianna Sippel at growAg, a platform that helps AgTech startups connect and grow by making connections within the AgTech ecosystem domestically and internationally.  Note: Episode recorded in February 2024. All information was accurate at the time of recording. For more information on Agriculture Victoria's Regional Innovation Network (AgRIN) Learn more about growAg Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria

How do start-ups and young visionaries source the finance that will help them achieve their dreams and get their product and ideas to market? Learn more from Hunter Jay, Founder and CEO of Ripe Robotics who is designing an autonomous harvesting machine that he hopes will revolutionise the industry and improve efficiencies in the orchard.  Note: This episode recorded in July 2023. All information was accurate at the time of recording. For more information visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin Learn more about Ripe Robotics at riperobotics.com Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria at agriculture.vic.gov.au/podcasts

Using a GPS fleet management system is a novel way to keep track of your cattle, and this is exactly what Smart Paddock is doing with solar-powered ear tags. In this episode with Darren Wolchyn, CEO of Smart Paddock, we explore how this AgTech start-up has raised funds and sought investment to support this innovative idea. For further information visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin For further information on Smart Paddock visit smartpaddock.com To listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/support-and-resources/podcasts

Discover how Victorian company Ambit Robotics is using generative AI imaging to help growers understand prospective yields and improve production. Join Paul Voutier from Ambit Robotics as he shares valuable insights about using robotics in agriculture. For more information visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin Learn more about Ambit Robotics at ambitrobotics.com/ Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria at agriculture.vic.gov.au/podcasts

Customer before capital is a different approach helping AgTech startups find success and grow their businesses. Learn from Beanstalk’s Calum Archibald what their secret weapon is in this space and how they work with a whole range of AgTech startups. For more information visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/agrin Learn more about Beanstalk at beanstalkagtech.com Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria at agriculture.vic.gov.au/podcasts

When Tenacious Ventures makes an investment, they consider three crucial factors: the team, the technology, and the traction. Assessing these elements can be challenging, as explained by Sarah Nolet. However, if they make the right choices, it can have a significant impact on the success of an AgTech startup. For more information visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/agrin Learn more about Tenacious Ventures at tenacious.ventures Listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria at agriculture.vic.gov.au/podcasts

Being clear on who your customer is, how big the market is and why this is such a big problem, is some of the advice Guy Franklin provides to AgTech startups in this episode of AgTech Innovators.  Please note: The following podcast recording was made by Guy Franklin, who was formerly employed by Skalata Ventures. Guy Franklin is no longer affiliated with Skalata Ventures, and the views and opinions expressed in the recording do not necessarily reflect the current views or opinions of Skalata Ventures. For more information visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin To learn more about Skalata Ventures visit skalata.co To listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/podcasts

LaunchVic works with founders and investors to ensure they have the skills, capability, and confidence to start a startup, grow a startup, work at a startup or invest in a startup. Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic kicks off season 2 of AgTech Innovators explaining how they go about doing this. For further information visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin Learn more about LaunchVic and their work with startups and investors by visiting launchvic.org or on Instagram at instagram.com/launchvic/ To listen to more podcasts by Agriculture Victoria visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/podcasts

We've all heard the term ‘think outside the square’. Rarely though, does that extend to thinking literally off the planet and into outer space to resolve problems back here on Earth. This describes the journey of AgTech startup, GAIA Project Australia. In this AgTech Innovators episode we talk to CEO Nadun Hennayaka who explains the space connection and much more about their startup journey. For further information: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin For further information on the Deep Space Food Challenge: deepspacefoodchallenge.org

We've all heard the term ‘think outside the square’. Rarely though, does that extend to thinking literally off the planet and into outer space to resolve problems back here on Earth. This describes the journey of AgTech startup, GAIA Project Australia. In this AgTech Innovators episode we talk to CEO Nadun Hennayaka who explains the space connection and much more about their startup journey. For further information: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin For further information on the Deep Space Food Challenge: deepspacefoodchallenge.org

Imagine you’ve created some technology that can help save the lives of farmers, but you just don’t know how to access those who could benefit from it. In this episode of AgTech Innovators we hear from James Diamond, co-founder of AirAgri who with the help of accelerator programs did just that. James explains how the program has benefited their business and helped them get to where they are today. For more information: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin  For more information on farm safety: agriculture.vic.gov.au/smartersaferfarms 

Imagine you’ve created some technology that can help save the lives of farmers, but you just don’t know how to access those who could benefit from it. In this episode of AgTech Innovators we hear from James Diamond, co-founder of AirAgri who with the help of accelerator programs did just that. James explains how the program has benefited their business and helped them get to where they are today. For more information: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin  For more information on farm safety: agriculture.vic.gov.au/smartersaferfarms 

Imagine having a business idea that will help farmers easily deal with invasive weeds in difficult terrain. Join the Gulec brothers, Yasin and Levent in this episode of AgTech Innovators to learn more about their business, Drone Spraying Australia and the accelerator programs that helped them turn their idea into reality. For more information: agriculture.vic.gov.au/agrin