Investor · 3 deals
Grant recipient delivering the HARVEST + AgriSpace WA Agtech Investment Readiness Accelerator
Every published round AgriStart took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nork Solutions | Accelerator | 29 Mar 2024 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (29 Mar 2024), Startup News (WA) (17 Mar 2022) | |
| TechNol | Accelerator | 24 Oct 2022 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (24 Oct 2022), Startup News (WA) (17 Mar 2022) | |
| Hemp Squared | Accelerator | 21 Jul 2022 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (21 Jul 2022), Startup News (WA) (17 Mar 2022) |
Everyone AgriStart has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies AgriStart has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemp Squared | 21 Jul 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| Nork Solutions | 29 Mar 2024, Accelerator | 1 | 0 | |
| TechNol | 24 Oct 2022, Accelerator | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for AgriStart, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies AgriStart has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal AgriStart did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Tash Teakle | Managing Director | evokeag.com, Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming AgriStart. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Western Australia's government has awarded nearly $2.56 million in grants to 14 groups running accelerators and education programs via its Innovation Pathways Program, with the next round due November 2026.
Profile of Western Australian brothers James and Rhys Williamson, whose meat provenance venture Latitude 28 Produce received government grant backing and accelerator support before spinning out traceability business Orijin Plus.
AgriStart has announced the seven businesses joining the 2022 HARVEST agtech accelerator, a five-month program that opened with a bootcamp and this year focuses on innovations serving the grains industry.