Key hire
Harvest Road CEO depart suddenly
Paul Slaughter has abruptly left his role as chief executive of WA meat processor Harvest Road, becoming the latest in a series of senior departures from Twiggy Forrest's Tattarang group.
Chief Executive Officer, Harvest Road Group
Paul Slaughter
Roles
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive (former) | Mrs Mac's Pies | Beef Central / Grain Central |
| Chief Executive Officer (former) | Harvest Road Group | Beef Central / Grain Central (29 Aug 2023), Startup News (WA), Beef Central / Grain Central (24 Jan 2023), Startup Daily (23 Jan 2023), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (16 Dec 2021) |
Coverage
Stories naming Paul Slaughter. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
2 deals
Bill Gates, Twiggy invest in methane-reducing feed additive company
WA climate tech firm Rumin8 closed the second phase of its seed round, raising US$12 million from Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Harvest Road Group, with existing climate fund investors topping up their holdings.
Also SmartCompany·Techboard
Seed
$17.2m
Bill Gates fund invests in Perth startup slashing cow farts in Australian-first
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the fund led by Bill Gates, took part in a $17.24 million round for Perth climate startup Rumin8, whose cattle feed additives cut methane; Prelude Ventures, Aware Super and Harvest Road also invested.
Also Startup Daily·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews·Startup Daily·Startup News (WA)·AgFunderNews·Crunchbase News
Unnamed stage
~$5m
Twiggy Forrest backs Olympian's plant proteins venture
Andrew Forrest's family company Tattarang, via its agri-food venture Harvest Road, has taken a roughly $5 million strategic minority stake in Sydney plant-based meat maker ProForm Foods as it targets international growth.