Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Northern Australia Development Program 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SwarmFarm Robotics | Grant | 2022 | $856k | Participant | SmartCompany (3 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (2 Oct 2025), SmartCompany (15 Feb 2023) |
Companies Northern Australia Development Program has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SwarmFarm Robotics | Builds small, self-driving farm robots (SwarmBots) with the SwarmConnect platform to help… | 2022, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Northern Australia Development Program, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Northern Australia Development Program has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Northern Australia Development Program did.
Stories naming Northern Australia Development Program. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian and New Zealand funding rounds totalling about $53.5 million, led by SwarmFarm Robotics' $30 million Series B for its farm robots.
Funding roundup: eight trans-Tasman startups together secured $53.56 million, topped by SwarmFarm Robotics' Series B, with Amber, Javln, Enhance Labs, Indi, Wych, Lift Women and Ambra Spirits also raising capital.
Agtech robotics firm SwarmFarm raised a $30m Series B led by Edaphon, with CEFC, QIC and Artesian taking part, to boost production and push into North America.
Queensland agricultural robotics firm SwarmFarm has raised a Series B led by a European backer, with several local investors taking part, to expand robot production and enter the North American market.
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Queensland robotics startup SwarmFarm closed a $12 million Series A led by Conexus Venture Capital, following an earlier grant and a 2020 raise, to scale its autonomous farming platform.
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Four companies, three of them manufacturers, have received federal grants totalling $18 million under the Northern Australia Development Program, with Wulguru Steel the largest recipient at $11 million for expansion projects.