# Artesian/GRDC GrainInnovate Fund

> Artesian/GRDC GrainInnovate Fund is a VC fund backing AgTech, Software and Agriculture. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.artesianinvest.com/?product-item=graininnovate-fund

Artesian/GRDC GrainInnovate Fund is a VC fund focused on AgTech and Software. Artesian/GRDC GrainInnovate Fund invests in startups to help drive the future profitability and sustainability of Australia’s grain growers.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FarmLab | FarmLab offers an ecosystem of environmental measurement services and software, facilitating the digitisation of on-farm environmental data. In the agrifood industry, the primary challenge is the scattered and non-digitised state of environmental data, residing in spreadsheets, filing cabinets, or among various consultants and labs. Thisfragmentation impedes farmers from engaging in environmental markets, making informed sustainable decisions, and implementing precision agriculture techniques for improved yields. FarmLab addresses this by centralising and digitising crucial data, ensuring accessibility for farmers and stakeholders.FarmLab’s integrated environmental management solution connects testing labs, field samplers, and consultants, streamlining sample collection, testing, and data mapping. This approach offers standardised, accessible data, empowering farmers with critical insights for sustainable decisions and improved agricultural practices. Operating across Australia and the US, some of FarmLab’s notable projects including working with the University of Queensland and the Australian Federal government to facilitate the sampling of over 500 farms across Australia for soil carbon measurement, collecting over 20,000 samples that will be used to improve the accuracy of soil carbon estimation, and reducing the cost of measurement across the Australian landscape. | $563.8K | Seed | Oct 29, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GrainInnovate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graininnovate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prove Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prove-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Artesian/GRDC GrainInnovate Fund invest in?

Artesian/GRDC GrainInnovate Fund invests primarily in AgTech, Software and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Artesian/GRDC GrainInnovate Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Artesian/GRDC GrainInnovate Fund closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investment in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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