Co-founder and Chair, Farmbot
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Co-founder and Chair | Farmbot | Startup Daily, inforcapital.com |
| Co-founder and MD (former) | Farmbot Monitoring Solutions | Startup Daily (Tue 11 Jun 2024), Startup Daily (Thu 8 Dec 2022), Startup Daily (Tue 12 Oct 2021) |
| Managing Director (former) · Founder | Farmbot | SmartCompany (Tue 11 Jun 2024), SmartCompany (Thu 8 Dec 2022), Beef Central / Grain Central (Thu 8 Dec 2022), Startup Daily, Beef Central / Grain Central (Tue 9 Nov 2021), Beef Central / Grain Central (Mon 11 Oct 2021), inforcapital.com |
Stories naming Andrew Coppin. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Eight Australian and New Zealand startups secured a combined $67.4 million in funding across various sectors including agtech, medtech, robotics, and fintech.
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Livestock water monitoring company Farmbot, founded in Sydney, has raised a $22 million Series B led by Lewis & Clark Partners to fund US expansion and a corporate restructuring into a Delaware parent.
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Weekly roundup detailing new funding for eight local startups: home lending, document verification, farm water monitoring, alcoholic drinks, freight software, leaf protein, artist content sales and organic bedding, totalling over $36 million.
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Farm water monitoring firm Farmbot raised A$4.6 million, topping its initial $3 million goal, with Telstra and Macdoch Ventures among returning backers as it pushes US growth through subsidiary Ranchbot.
Farmbot has closed a bridge round to bankroll its push into the United States, with prior backers and fresh investors taking part, following raises in 2021 and 2022.
Agtech firm Farmbot is wrapping up a $5 million Series A+ round led by Telstra, which contributed $2 million, to fund local growth and a US launch under the Ranchbot name.
Telstra has put another $2 million into water-monitoring agtech Farmbot, its third backing of the business, to support growth and an upcoming United States launch.
Telstra has put another $2 million into water-monitoring agtech Farmbot, its third and largest backing of the company, days after leading a $12 million round in farm communications startup Zenifi.
EnergyLab has picked ten Australian climate startups for its 2022 Climate Solutions Accelerator, a six-month program, with the group sharing $750,000 from angel investors.
Water monitoring company Farmbot Monitoring Solutions raised $2.7 million, with Telstra contributing $1 million alongside Macdoch Ventures, Follow the Seed and three customers, and plans US expansion and a future Series B.
Profile of Farmbot, a Sydney agtech company monitoring livestock water systems, listing four venture rounds totalling $23 million, including a 2026 Series B backing its North American expansion.
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