Venture capital fund · 2 deals
Orange, NSW
Every published round Cultiv8 Funds Management 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExoFlare | Seed | 15 Jul 2024 | $5.3m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily | |
| Zetifi | Series A | 9 Dec 2022 | $12m | Participant | Startup Daily (12 Aug 2025), SmartCompany (30 Jan 2023), Techboard, SmartCompany (14 Dec 2022), @AuManufacturing (11 Dec 2022), SmartCompany (9 Dec 2022), @AuManufacturing (9 Dec 2022), Startup Daily (7 Dec 2022), SmartCompany (7 Dec 2022), GrainCorp Ventures |
Companies Cultiv8 Funds Management has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExoFlare | 15 Jul 2024, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| Zetifi | Farm communications startup | 9 Dec 2022, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Companies Cultiv8 Funds Management's own portfolio page lists that no published round yet places it in. The page is the source; the round is being looked for.
| Company | Site |
|---|---|
| BioScout | - |
| Black Box Co | - |
| Greener | - |
| Health Food Symmetry | - |
| HydroLeap | - |
| InnerPlant | - |
| James Tyler | - |
| Leading Edge DC | - |
| Nutrivert | - |
| Shandi | - |
| Sparklabscultiv8 | sparklabscultiv8.com ↗ |
| StenCo | - |
| Traive | - |
Fund closes reported for Cultiv8 Funds Management, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Cultiv8 Funds Management has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Cultiv8 Funds Management did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Quigley | FOUNDING Partner | Startup Daily (2 Jun 2023), Startup Daily (7 Dec 2022), Cultiv8 Funds Management team page |
| Malcolm Nutt | Partner · Founder | Startup Daily (16 Jul 2024), Startup Daily (2 Jun 2023) |
Stories naming Cultiv8 Funds Management. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ExoFlare, cofounded by ex-Data61 chief Adrian Turner, has banked $5.3 million in seed funding led by Salus Ventures to help food producers manage biosecurity risks.
Also SmartCompany
Q&A with FutureFeed's chief executive on Asparagopsis seaweed as a livestock methane-cutting feed additive: its licensing business, backers, licensees' progress, regulation, research and scaling hurdles.
SparkLabs Cultiv8 has picked ten cleantech startups for the first intake of its new accelerator, run from Orange with backing from Cultiv8 Funds Management and several agricultural research bodies.
Startup Daily reports SparkLabs Cultiv8 is seeking ten agri-food tech startups for its NSW cleantech accelerator, a half-year program offering seed backing, mentoring, workspace and investor links; applications close 17 April.
Zetifi, a regional NSW farm connectivity startup, raised a $12m Series A led by Telstra and GrainCorp's ventures fund, with existing backers returning; it earlier won accelerator places, government grants and a Grow-NY prize.