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Research partner collaborating with Harvest B
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| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirAgri | Australian agtech company providing farm safety and biosecurity services | 21 Aug 2023, Grant | 1 | 0 |
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Harvest B, a Sydney-based protein maker, raised a $3.5 million pre-Series A with Mandalay Venture Partners leading and Breakthrough Victoria contributing $2 million, alongside a $2.2 million federal grant and a 2021 seed round.
Breakthrough Victoria is putting $2 million into protein technology company Harvest B, joining a $5.6 million pre-Series A round with Mandalay VC leading and several other backers.
LaunchVic introduces the ten teams chosen for its Circular Agriculture Challenge under the CivVic Labs program with Agriculture Victoria, each building waste-to-value, traceability or climate tools for farming.
Sydney agtech Number 8 Bio has banked $7 million in seed capital to develop yeast-based feed additives that cut livestock methane, with Main Sequence leading and Breakthrough Victoria putting in $1.7 million.
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Breakthrough Victoria has put $1.7 million into Number 8 Bio as part of a Main Sequence-led seed round alongside The March Group, backing feed technology that cuts livestock methane.
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