GrazeMate: Ledger

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Investor	Rounds	Invested
Y Combinator	Accelerator · Pre-seed	-
Antler Australia	Pre-seed	-
Meat & Livestock Australia	Pre-seed	-
NextGen Ventures	Pre-seed	-

Company	Kind	Announced	Price	Sources
GrazeMate is not recorded as having acquired anything.

Name	Role	Sources
Sam Rogers	CEO · Founder	AgFunderNews, Forbes Australia

Pre-seed $1.2m

This 19-year-old CEO just raised $1.2m to automate one of farming's toughest jobs

GrazeMate, a cattle-mustering drone startup founded by 19-year-old Sam Rogers, has raised $1.2m in a pre-seed round led by Y Combinator, with NextGen Ventures, Antler and Meat & Livestock Australia also taking part.

Forbes Australia 14 Jan 2026 GrazeMate University of Sydney Antler Australia Meat & Livestock Australia NextGen Ventures Y Combinator Jerry X'Lingson Sam Rogers

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This 19-year-old CEO just raised $1.2m to automate one of farming's toughest jobs