Startup · $3.4m raised
QUT spinout developing pre- and probiotic feed supplements and oral drenches to reduce methane emissions from cattle
Brisbane, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Bovotica raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AgriZero | Seed | $1,350,000 |
| InnovationClub | Seed | - |
| Lord Pastoral | Seed | - |
| SparkLabs Cultiv8 | Accelerator | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Bovotica, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Melt Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Bovotica acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Andrew Leech | CEO (former) · Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Jason Strong | Chair | SmartCompany |
| Professor Gene Tyson | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Professor Phil Pope | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Bovotica. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup tallying three Australian raises: legal tech firm Plexus ($6m), cattle-probiotics startup Bovotica ($3.4m seed), and beauty group York St Brands ($2m Series C plus a $4m NAB credit line).
QUT spinout Bovotica has secured seed funding to commercialise probiotic feed supplements and drenches that cut cattle methane emissions; the agtech was also in SparkLabs Cultiv8's 2024 accelerator cohort.
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