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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Harris Farm raised.
Companies Harris Farm acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
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MLA profiles Chief Nutrition, a maker of beef-based snack bars and supplements built from leftover meat cuts, now sold across 12 overseas markets; co-founder and CEO Brock Hatton credits consumer trust in Australian beef.
Brisbane cold brew tea maker East Forged secured $1.5 million from GMAA, venture arm of Vietnam's TTC AgriS, its largest external investment, after an earlier federal grant, to expand production and enter Asian markets.
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Profile of a regional NSW frozen-meals producer that used a two-stage government grant to buy equipment, lift output and win supermarket and pharmacy listings across the country.
ExoFlare, cofounded by ex-Data61 chief Adrian Turner, has banked $5.3 million in seed funding led by Salus Ventures to help food producers manage biosecurity risks.
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Sydney dairy tech startup Made By Cow has entered voluntary administration and ceased production, with KordaMentha appointed and its patented milk technology and equipment flagged as possible buyer prospects.
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Mushroom-based meat alternative maker Fable Food Co has raised a Series A to fund US and UK expansion, with its founder arguing fungi products beat soy and pea protein rivals on taste, price and health.
Roundup of recent raises: a New Zealand legaltech Series A, plant-based meat seed funding with a celebrity chef tie-in, hospitality software capital, and battery materials funding, plus board additions.
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Aera VC co-founder Derek Handley explains why the firm joined Fable Food Co's seed round, citing the Brisbane shiitake-mushroom meat alternative startup's retail traction, low-carbon product and experienced founding team.
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Blackbird's post announces its seed investment in Fable, a mushroom-based meat alternative maker co-founded by Michael Fox, Jim Fuller and Chris McLoghlin, describing the plant-based protein opportunity and the founders' backgrounds.
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Organic grocer About Life has entered voluntary administration and shut its eight stores amid supplier legal disputes. Its backer Green Capital Partners also backed THR1VE, which SumoSalad acquired this month.