#Startup Program

Addressing labour shortages; meeting the rising protein gap; and biosecurity solutions to safeguard Australian agriculture. These are some of the challenges and opportunities that are being tackled by 40 agrifood tech companies selected in the 2023 AgriFutures evoke^AG. Startup Program.

Andrew Bate has been sowing the seeds of the future of farming for the past decade, as Co-Founder of agritech company, SwarmFarm Robotics that’s now leading the world in the development of on-farm robotics. The AgriFutures evoke^AG. Startup Program success story and Central Queensland grain farmer will lead a panel of experts exploring the future of autonomous agriculture at evoke^AG. 2023.

As the MC for evoke^AG.’s second Investor Pitch Dinner, Tenacious Ventures’ Sarah Nolet remarked on how much things had changed since the previous evoke^AG. in 2020 and its first Investor Pitch Dinner. Australian agritech has gone from aspiring to be a global player, Sarah says, to ‘fully established, proving to the world that we’ve arrived and we’re here to stay’. So where are Australia’s areas of global advantage, and what’s the key to maximising the future for the agrifood tech ecosystem?

Applications for the AgriFutures evoke^AG. 2023 Startup Program are now open to startups and scaleups who are interested in showcasing their products, solutions and technologies at Asia Pacific's premier agrifood tech event – evoke^AG. Down to Earth to be held in Adelaide on 21-22 February 2023.

Innovative and scalable agritech solutions will be key for early-stage startups looking to score a place in the next round of the AgriFutures evoke^AG. Startup Network Program. Applications are now open for six successful founders ready to connect with growers, trial technology on-farm, and scale into new markets.

Fifteen of Australia’s most promising agrifood tech innovators have been handpicked to join the evoke^AG. Startup Program to help them to build their capacity to attract investment and customers at the upcoming evoke^AG. 2022 Sydney event.*