Startup · $1m raised
Helps farmers increase the yield of their crops using satellite imaging
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round FluroSat raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AirTree Ventures | Seed | - |
| Cotton Research and Development Corporation | Seed | - |
| CRDC | Accelerator | - |
| Main Sequence Ventures | Seed | - |
Every published round FluroSat 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.
Companies FluroSat has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for FluroSat, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies FluroSat has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal FluroSat did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of FluroSat is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies FluroSat acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagan | Acquisition | 2021 | - | AgFunderNews, Cotton Research and Development Corporation |
Stories naming FluroSat. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
CRDC profile celebrates FluroSat founder Anastasia Volkova topping The Australian's 100 Innovators list, recalling its startup workshop support since 2017 and FluroSat's acquisition of Dagan's soil modelling capability to form Regrow Ag.
Also AgFunderNews
Tenacious Ventures' investment note explains its backing of Regrow's US$17 million Series A alongside Cargill, covering Regrow's agricultural MRV technology, its FluroSense platform, and its formation from the FluroSat-Dagan merger.
Also SmartCompany
Deep tech firm Advanced Navigation, based in Sydney, has secured $20m from CSIRO's venture arm Main Sequence plus two US funds; two investors take board seats. OIF backed it earlier.
Tenacious Ventures' blog post reflects on Australia's agrifood tech strengths after Melbourne's Global Table event, citing FluroSat's fundraise, AgDNA's sale to CNH, Data Farming's accelerator placement, and local capital opportunities.
A year-end reflection on Australian agtech's 2017 rise, covering FluroSat's investment round, several startups' funding totals, SproutX's first accelerator cohort, Observant's acquisition, and the author's hopes for 2018.
Also Tenacious Ventures portfolio·Cotton Research and Development Corporation