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Australian Government fund backing drought resilience innovation
Every published round Future Drought Fund 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 Future Drought Fund has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
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Fund closes reported for Future Drought Fund, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Future Drought Fund has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Future Drought Fund did.
Stories naming Future Drought Fund. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profiles seven early-stage agtech ventures at Beanstalk's Drought Venture Studio, a program backed by the Future Drought Fund, each developing tools to help farmers withstand drought.
Ag Econ leads a research effort testing floating solar on farm water storages, backed by a $6 million federal grant, with CRDC and two universities as research partners.
Beanstalk Ventures' Drought Venture Studio, supported by the national Future Drought Fund, has showcased eight agtech startups from its first cohort and moved four into a longer second phase; a second cohort is underway.
Beanstalk AgTech is launching a government-backed studio to commercialise drought-resilience agtech, inviting founder applications; eight participants will get a year of support plus as much as $250,000 without giving up equity.