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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Green Coffee Co brews up $25m, ChatGPT designs robotic harvesting, Zume shuts down

Weekly roundup reporting several agrifoodtech funding rounds, a fund investment, acquisitions including National Milk Records and SlantRange, and the shutdown of Zume Pizza.

FUNDED April 2023

Techboard's monthly roundup counts 40 Australian startup raises worth $498m in April 2023, headlined by Saluda Medical and Eucalyptus, plus smaller rounds and fund closes by Purpose Ventures and Proto Axiom.

Food marketplace ChefPrep raises $3 million less than a year after launching to kickstart growth

Sydney meal marketplace ChefPrep has secured $3 million in seed funding led by Artesian Ventures and Global Founders Capital, following an earlier angel round, to grow its restaurant network and delivery zones.

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FUNDED MARCH 2022

Techboard's March 2022 roundup of Australian funding: megadeals by Immutable, Saluda Medical, Linktree and Zeller, many smaller raises, acquisitions, an IPO, several fund closes, and companies still seeking capital.

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At-home entertaining startup Gathar taps Curtis Stone's star power for US expansion

Gathar, an Australian private chef platform, expands into the US with Curtis Stone, following a post-seed raise; the piece also recalls FoodByUs' series A and notes other food-tech players.

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Celebrity chef Curtis Stone joins catering startup Gathar after $1 million post-seed raise

Queensland catering platform Gathar has raised $1 million in post-seed backing from ACAC Innovation and new investors to enter the United States, with celebrity chef Curtis Stone joining the business.

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“Back to celebrating”: Private chef marketplace Gathar raises $600,000, as eased restrictions put dinner parties back on the table

Chef marketplace Gathar has raised $600,000 in seed funding led by ACAC Innovation, with FNQ Angels and the Queensland Government's Business Development Fund participating, as easing COVID-19 restrictions revive dinner party bookings.

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