Dr Alex Carpenter: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
CSO · Founder	Number 8 Bio	AgFunderNews (16 Oct 2024), Breakthrough Victoria, AgFunderNews (13 Jun 2023)

13 deals

Cheque-in: 8 startups gobbled up $572.12 million in funding this week

Weekly roundup of eight raises totalling $572.12 million, led by Firmus's $500 million round; RAGE Biotech, SunDrive, Number 8 Bio, Fabra, Keeyu, MyGig and Drone-Hand also funded, plus two RAGE Biotech executive appointments.

Startup Daily 14 Nov 2025 Drone-Hand Fabra Keeyu MyGig Number 8 Bio RAGE Biotech SunDrive Archangel Ventures Atlassian Canva CDC Data Centres Clean Energy Finance Corporation Eucalyptus Firmus Technologies Marketplacer Nvidia Tesla UNSW Artesian VC Aussie Angels Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Blackbird Ventures Breakthrough Victoria Concept Ventures Co Ventures CSIRO Empress Capital Exhort Ventures government-backed Australian Renewable Energy Agency Hostplus Icehouse Ventures IP Group Australia January Capital Li & Fung Main Sequence Ventures Monash Ventures One Innovators Radius Capital Rampersand Side Stage Ventures Southern Angels Startmate Sydney Angels The March Group Alexey Mitko Jason Wyatt Luigi Iacullo Paul Greenberg Dr Alex Carpenter Angus Vidor Cameron Adams David Hu Dr Edwin Tucker Gloria Yu Luke Grana Malcolm Turnbull Mike Cannon-Brookes Nick Manks Oliver Curtis Robyn Denholm Dr Siro Perez Tim Rosenfeld Dr Tom Williams Vince Allen

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2 deals

Livestock methane reduction startup swallows $11 million Series A

Sydney synthetic-biology venture Number 8 Bio has banked an $11m Series A with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance cattle trials of its methane-cutting supplement; its 2024 seed and accelerator stint are recalled.

Startup Daily 12 Nov 2025 Number 8 Bio CSIRO Future Feed James Cook University Meat & Livestock Australia Rumin8 Sea Forest UNSW Breakthrough Victoria Icehouse Ventures Main Sequence Ventures One Innovators The March Group Dr Alex Carpenter Bill Gates Dr Tom Williams Twiggy Forrest

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Funding announcement

Breakthrough Victoria is investing $1.7 million in Number 8 Bio, a leading innovator in sustainable agriculture technologies

Breakthrough Victoria 10 Sep 2024 Agriculture Victoria Research Breakthrough Victoria Innovation Victoria Main Sequence Ventures Monash University Number 8 Bio The March Group Victorian Government Dr Alex Carpenter Gabrielle Munzer Grant Dooley Tim Pallas Dr Tom Williams

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Cheque-in: 8 startups gobbled up $572.12 million in funding this week

Livestock methane reduction startup swallows $11 million Series A

Breakthrough Victoria is investing $1.7 million in Number 8 Bio, a leading innovator in sustainable agriculture technologies