Corporate / CVC · 6 deals
Venture capital arm investing in agtech start-ups
Sydney, NSW
Every published round GrainCorp Ventures 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 GrainCorp Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BioScout | 8 Aug 2026, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| PlasmaLeap Technologies | Developer of zero-emissions chemical reactors for green fertiliser and fuel production | 2026, Series A | 2 | 0 |
| Levur | Sydney startup using engineered yeast to produce oils as a palm oil alternative | 6 May 2025, Pre-seed | 1 | 1 |
| ZoomAgri | Computer vision software for grain inspection and grading | 19 Jul 2023, Series A | 1 | 1 |
| Zetifi | Farm communications startup | 9 Dec 2022, Series A | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for GrainCorp Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies GrainCorp Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal GrainCorp Ventures did.
Stories naming GrainCorp Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Uniseed announces portfolio company BioScout's A$6.75 million round co-led by Demea Sustainable Investment and Astanor to scale its crop disease sensor network internationally.
Weekly roundup: Firmus completes its $2.85b round; Procore acquires DroneDeploy; Atlassian rebounds while Canva cuts guidance; plus fresh raises for Zabidou, BioScout, Vexev, Enrola, Spacetalk and others.
BioScout, an Australian maker of AI spore-detection sensors for crops, has raised a seed round from Demea Sustainable Investment, Astanor and others to expand its sensor network and European presence.
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Sydney cleantech PlasmaLeap raised a US$20m Series A to build fertiliser hubs and expand green ammonia reactor technology for farmers.
GrainCorp's venture arm has joined a Series A backing PlasmaLeap Technologies, an Australian maker of modular on-farm fertiliser systems, which will use the funds for its first hubs in NSW and Tasmania.
A weekly roundup detailing new funding rounds for six Australian startups: Lyka, PlasmaLeap, Firmable, Veyor, Lumonus and Future Minds Network, with investors and round details.
PlasmaLeap, a Sydney maker of emissions-free fertiliser technology, has closed a US$20m Series A backed by Gates Foundation, Investible, Yara Growth Ventures and other investors.
Sydney startup Levur has banked $1.2 million in a pre-seed round, with Main Sequence and GrainCorp Ventures leading, to brew palm oil alternatives; its KPMG prize win and 2024 accelerator stint are recalled.
GrainCorp Ventures announces backing for Levur, a Sydney startup engineering yeast to brew palm-oil substitutes — its third venture investment this year, after Calice and BioScout.
GrainCorp Ventures' investment arm announces a backing of BioScout, whose in-field devices detect airborne fungal crop diseases in real time, helping Australian growers cut spray cycles and manage disease threats faster.
GrainCorp Ventures and Telstra co-led a $12 million Series A into Zetifi, a Wagga Wagga company extending Wi-Fi connectivity for regional farmers, with plans to expand teams and enter the US market.
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GrainCorp has launched GrainCorp Ventures, a corporate venture fund set up with Artesian Venture Partners, intending to back early-stage agtech, animal nutrition and food innovation startups, building on prior investments including Hone and FutureFeed.