Dan Winson: Ledger

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder and CEO	Zetifi	Startup Daily (Tue 12 Aug 2025), SmartCompany (Wed 1 Mar 2023), @AuManufacturing, Startup Daily (Wed 7 Dec 2022), SmartCompany (Wed 7 Dec 2022), GrainCorp Ventures, Beef Central / Grain Central (Tue 23 Feb 2021), Beef Central / Grain Central (Tue 24 Nov 2020)

2 deals

Smart antenna startup Zetifi tunes in on $5 million grant

Regional NSW farm-connectivity startup Zetifi has received a $5 million federal Industry Growth Program grant toward a $10 million commercialisation plan for its smart antenna platform, working with Telstra, Nextivity and Icom.

Startup Daily Tue 12 Aug 2025 Zetifi Industry Growth Program Nextivity Australian Government Telstra Dan Winson Michiel Lotter Shailin Sehgal

2 deals

NBN and Starlink are ramping up the bandwidth battle for rural Australia

NBN Co's faster Sky Muster trial and Starlink's Oceania speed results signal a rural bandwidth contest, with SwarmFarm and Zetifi founders describing connectivity struggles and their recent raises.

SmartCompany Wed 1 Mar 2023 Zetifi Field Solutions Group NBN Co Ookla Starlink SwarmFarm Robotics Telstra Andrew Bate Dan Winson Elon Musk

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3 deals

Wagga Wagga wi-fi startup Zetifi lands $12 million Series A with Telstra helping farmers connect

Zetifi, a regional NSW farm connectivity startup, raised a $12m Series A led by Telstra and GrainCorp's ventures fund, with existing backers returning; it earlier won accelerator places, government grants and a Grow-NY prize.

Startup Daily Wed 7 Dec 2022 GrainCorp Zetifi Australian Government NSW Government SparkLabs Cultiv8 Telstra Artesian VC Cultiv8 Funds Management GrainInnovate Grow-NY muru-D Dan Winson Jonathon Quigley Luke Harwood Robert Spurway

Series A $12m

GrainCorp investment to boost digital connectivity in the bush

GrainCorp Ventures and Telstra co-led a $12 million Series A into Zetifi, a Wagga Wagga company extending Wi-Fi connectivity for regional farmers, with plans to expand teams and enter the US market.

GrainCorp Ventures Tue 6 Dec 2022 Zetifi GrainCorp GrainCorp Ventures Telstra Dan Winson Robert Spurway

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Grant

NSW, Vic farmers invited to trial Wi-Fi calling under Federal trial

Zetifi, a Wagga Wagga wireless networking firm and AVST grant recipient, is seeking NSW and northern Victorian farmers to trial Wi-Fi calling, offering 50 subsidised installations where mobile coverage is poor.

Beef Central / Grain Central Tue 23 Feb 2021 Zetifi Morrison government Dan Winson

Grant US$500k

Aussie start-up's Wi-Fi solution picks up $500,000 prize in prestigious US agtech competition

Wagga Wagga connectivity startup Zetifi won a half-million US dollar prize in the Grow-NY food and agtech competition, and plans a New York presence plus trials with Monroe Tractor and Case IH.

Beef Central / Grain Central Tue 24 Nov 2020 Zetifi Case IH Australia/New Zealand Grow-NY Dan Winson Pete McCann

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Funding announcement

The future of Australian farming includes solar-powered WiFi to eliminate blackspots

Agtech accelerator SparkLabs Cultiv8 selects seven startups for its 2019 program, profiling each venture, while recalling last year's participants' progress, including Ripe.io's completed seed round backed by Maersk Ventures.

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