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Cut Through Quarterly 3Q 2026

Cut Through Venture's quarterly report records a record $4.2 billion raised across 78 Australian venture rounds in Q3 2026, dominated by Firmus's $2.85 billion data centre raise, with sector trends, valuations and investor sentiment.

Also Startup Daily

AgriFood Signals: Farmbot unearths fresh funding, Homestead Capital nabs $150m, Gates backs 'HeatSmart' cassava

Roundup of agrifood industry news: funding for Farmbot, Nbryo, Oceanloop and others, Homestead Capital's fund close, two acquisitions, executive appointments, and other sector developments.

This Week in Australian Startups #174, 16th August 2026

Australian startups raised funds including Alloy Robotics, Farmbot and Atmo Biosciences. Firmus Technologies acquired Benmax while Tabcorp bought BetMakers. SafetyCulture rebranded to Mitti.

Eight ANZ startups that raised $67.4 million this week

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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Veteran agtech Farmbot digs up $22 million Series B for US push

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.

Also inforcapital.com·inforcapital.com·SmartCompany·raising.fi·ontargetish.com·Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily

The Week in AgriFoodTech: THIS bags $25m & Tender scoops up $11m for meat alternatives, Farmbot scores $4.6m

Weekly agri-foodtech roundup: raises at THIS, Tender, Ever After Foods, Farmbot and Beta Bugs; two acquisitions; Proterra's rural fund raise; grants; and AgriFORCE appointing Jolie Kahn CEO.

Eight Aussie startups that raised $36 million this week

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.

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany

The Week in AgriFoodTech: EvodiaBio scores $7.5m, Microcaps raises $10m, Aleph Farm lays off 30% of staff

Roundup of agrifoodtech news: raises across Europe, Singapore and Australia, Collaborative Fund wraps a $125m vehicle, Neutral Foods merges with Zeal Creamery, SCiFi Foods shuts down, and Aleph Farms cuts staff.

Also LaunchVic·Forbes Australia

Farmbot raises $4.6 million to sow seeds in US market

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.

Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews·AgFunderNews

Farmbot is finalising $5 million in Series A+ with Telstra leading the herd

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.

Also SmartCompany·inforcapital.com·SmartCompany

Telstra invests a further $2 million in agtech company, Farmbot

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.

10 promising climate change startups in the new EnergyLab accelerator program

EnergyLab's 2022 Climate Solutions Accelerator has taken ten Australian climate tech startups into its six-month program, backed by $750,000 in total pre-seed funding from angel investors, half again more than the prior year.

The 10 startups EngergyLab selected for its Climate Solutions Accelerator

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.

Ignition Lane's Weekly Wrap: E-I-E-IPO, Pause Fest goes on permanent pause, New Zealand raises ramp up

Weekly roundup reporting numerous Australian and New Zealand startup raises, Icehouse Ventures securing fund capital, GitLab's IPO, two acquisitions, Clover's closure, and Openpay's debt facility.

Also Startup Daily

Ten Australian startups that raised a combined $88 million this week

Weekly roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $88.18 million, spanning energy traceability, agtech, digital health and packaging, from Enosi's $1.48 million to Packform's $25 million.

Also Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·rnz.co.nz·insolvencyinsider-au.com

Investors will see some of the best emerging agtech startups at a Sydney demo day in September

An agtech accelerator will showcase its newest startup cohort at an upcoming Sydney demo day, while also recapping earlier graduates' funding rounds and commercial deals.

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.

2017: the year agtech hit the mainstream

A year-end reflection on Australian agtech's 2017 rise, covering FluroSat's investment round, several startups' funding totals, SproutX's first accelerator cohort, Observant's acquisition, and the author's hopes for 2018.

Also Tenacious Ventures portfolio·Cotton Research and Development Corporation·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews

Farmbot - Agtech, $23M Raised - Investors & Rounds | InforCapital

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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