Government · 2 deals
Every published round Grains Research and Development Corporation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlasmaLeap Technologies | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $28m | Participant | RenewEconomy (13 Aug 2026), RenewEconomy (13 Aug 2026), SmartCompany (6 Mar 2026), SmartCompany (4 Mar 2026) | |
| PlasmaLeap Technologies | Series A | 2026 | ~$30m | Participant | GrainCorp Ventures (13 Mar 2026), GrainCorp Ventures (13 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (6 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (3 Mar 2026) |
Companies Grains Research and Development Corporation has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlasmaLeap Technologies | Developer of zero-emissions chemical reactors for green fertiliser and fuel production | 2026, Series A | 2 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Grains Research and Development Corporation, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Grains Research and Development Corporation has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Grains Research and Development Corporation did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| John Woods | Chair | Cotton Research and Development Corporation |
| Francis Ogbonnaya | Senior Manager Genetic Technologies Pulses | FaBA |
| Fernando Felquer | Head of Business Development | Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming Grains Research and Development Corporation. 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.
FaBA and UQ launch their largest research project, a $5.6m effort with oat company My PlantCo to develop new oat-based foods, with GRDC committing over $720,000 to the company's project.
CRDC announces the launch of Agricultural Innovation Australia's Environmental Accounting Platform, giving farm sectors a standardised way to measure carbon; nine rural research and development corporations invested in building it.
Perth food-tech company Whole. took out the Shiseido Award at a Japanese space-ideas contest for its WINX ingredient-processing technology, and the piece recalls its 2023 seed round backed by Artesian and GRDC.
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.
Whole Green Foods has raised a $1.5 million seed round from GRDC, investing via its GrainInnovate fund, and Artesian, to advance its WINX food processing technology that reduces waste in plant-based ingredient production.
Grains and cotton research bodies GRDC and CRDC announce a $5.5m, five-year partnership with agtech firm Goanna Ag to build a network of weather stations warning growers about hazardous spray conditions.