#Venture capital

As the Managing Partner of Omnivore – the largest and oldest player in the Indian agritech venture scene – Mark Kahn understands what it takes to really ‘make it’ after building a venture capital firm from the ground up that’s pioneered agritech investing in India.

Australia’s first and only specialist agrifood tech VC firm, Tenacious Ventures has reached a significant milestone – closing its first venture capital fund, oversubscribed at AUD $35M. The firm supports early-stage startups with tech-enabled new business models that are helping agriculture transition to a carbon-neutral and climate-resilient future.

It’s hardly apples for apples when it comes to comparing farm sizes and consumer spending between Southeast Asia and Australia – but the opportunities for Aussie startups to explore ASEAN destinations for their agritech are growing.

The UK is a prime destination, for Australian agritech SME’s, scaleups and startups, with plenty of capital, and a growing interest in agritech.

Too often founders are fixated with “making a difference” whether it be social or environmental and miss the mark on delivering the financial returns that every investor expects. So how do you find the right balance and meet your customer’s needs?

Olympia Yarger and her startup, Goterra is the face that launched a thousand maggots and most recently, an $8-million Series A investment.

Agrifood tech startups are finding value in collaborative investment models, while riding the wave of market volatility amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

What are the differences between the various types of investors and funding groups, what are they looking for and how do you pitch your business idea to capture their attention and win their buy-in?

This episode considers how Australia can grow its agtech footprint globally. Fleur Anderson speaks with some big global venture capitalists about what they look for in a start-up company and you will hear their examples of what kind businesses are getting looked at right now.

Our global farming industry is being faced with a major challenge; we need a much higher output, with virtually the same input.

Incremental to exponential, the “ag-itating” trends daring the industry to think differently to meet the opportunities and challenges head on.