Calling aspiring Victorian AgTech entrepreneurs & innovative researchers!

The AgTech Seeds pre-accelerator program helps you build a super-powered team to take on the huge opportunities that exist in AgTech today.  

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Rocket Seeder's AgTech Seeds program is suitable for the following groups of people:
 

• Aspiring Victorian AgTech entrepreneurs

• Innovative researchers and research teams at Victorian universities and research organisations 

• Farmers/producers with a great idea, looking to scale this in Australia and beyond!

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This program will help you build a network with others who share your passion and ambition - to build a team and launch a company to solve the a problem in the Victorian agriculture sector.

Funding will be provided for teams who validate problem-solution fit and need financial support to build their MVP.

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AgTech Seeds Webinar Series

Are you curious to find out what it takes to build and launch innovative products in the agriculture and food sector? Every startup founder has their own origin story and battle scars to accompany their growth.
 

Join us online for the AgTech Seeds webinar series and hear from leading start-up founders and their researchers!

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Fireside chat with 

Emma Weston

In this fireside chat, you hear from Emma Weston, co-founder of AgriDigital, share her firsthand experience on what has enabled AgriDigital's success to date, as well as reflections on how this success could have been enhanced and accelerated by access to research in Australia's universities.

Fireside chat with 

Jordy Kay &
Eddie Attenborough

In this fireside chat, you will hear how Jordy Kay, co-founder of Great Wrap, came to work with Eddie Attenborough, a chemical engineer from Monash University, to develop the proprietary technology that forms the basis of Australia's only compostable cling wrap using food waste diverted from landfill.

Fireside chat with 

Phoebe Gardner
& Alex Arnold

In this fireside chat, you will hear from the co-founder's of Bardee, Phoebe Gardner (and architect) and Alex Arnold (a geneticist and cherry farmer), about how the came together to create and rapidly scale a circular food system with insects!

Fireside chat with 

David Lyall

In this fireside chat, you get the opportunity to hear David Lyall, co-founder of Bee Innovative, share his firsthand experience on what has enabled him success to date, as well as reflections on what he would do differently next time to accelerate the launch and growth of the company.  

What is this program focused on?

The AgTech Seeds Pre-accelerator Program supports the creation of early-stage AgTech startups in Victoria by bringing together “hybrid” teams of aspiring AgTech entrepreneurs and researchers creating AgTech-applicable IP/know-how at Victorian universities/PFROs.

It will facilitate entrepreneur-researcher matches to increase startup investability and value, and help teams validate the market for their idea and technology and engage with potential Victorian early-adopter customers.

What is AgTech? (in the context of this program)

AgTech uses digital technology to provide the agricultural industry with the tools, data and knowledge to make more informed and timely on-farm decisions and improve productivity and sustainability.

Areas of application may include plant or animal science, crop protection & Input management, precision agriculture, indoor agriculture, sensors & smart farm equipment, imagery, animal technologies, processing & packaging, supply chain and hardware.

Do you have a question?

Book a 30-minute session with our AgTech Seeds Program Manager, Nicki Marks by hitting the button above.