GrainInnovate
VC Fund
Sydney, Australia
GrainInnovate is an agtech VC fund that invests in early-stage start-ups. It is established by the Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) and managed by Artesian Venture Partners.
- Total investments:
- 31
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 3%
- Fund size:
- $50M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries GrainInnovate invests in
Stages GrainInnovate invests in
Countries GrainInnovate invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $900k–$4.7M
- Pre-Seed
- $109k–$896k
- Series A
- $3.5M–$17M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Agriculture 17 (55%)
- AgTech 9 (29%)
- Farming 6 (19%)
- Biotechnology 4 (13%)
- Information Technology 4 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 14 (45%)
- Series A 7 (23%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (10%)
- Series B 2 (6%)
- Series C 1 (3%)
Country
- Australia 14 (45%)
- United States 4 (13%)
- United Kingdom 2 (6%)
- Spain 1 (3%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| TerraBlaster is a cutting-edge agricultural technology firm focused on transforming sustainable agriculture through enhanced automation and precise technologies. | $12.5M / Seed / Aug 25, 2026 | ||
| BioScout utilises state-of-the-art technology to detect and prevent airborne diseases allowing for proactive disease management on farms worldwide! | $4.7M / Seed / Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| MoA Technology Limited is a plant genetics company spun out from the University of Oxford. Professor Liam Dolan, FRS, has developed an innovative approach for the discovery of agricultural technologies that will enable farmers to produce healthy food from sustainable crop systems. | $29.7M / Series C / Jul 23, 2026 | ||
| Global crop protection specialists ADAMA and Australian ag-tech company. | $19.8M / Series B / Oct 01, 2025 | ||
| Messium's technology makes use of proprietary machine learning models and hyperspectral satellite constellations. | $4.5M / Seed / Sep 09, 2025 | ||
| PES Technologies has created technology that powers a game-changing soil health analysis tool, allowing farmers and agronomists to make the best decisions for their farms as quickly as possible. | $1.7M / Seed / May 13, 2025 | ||
| Azaneo develops lightning-fast electric weeding technology. Using only electrons - herbicide free. | $895.5K / Pre-Seed / Sep 10, 2023 | ||
| ZOOMAGRI provides an assessment of agricultural commodities to all participants of Agri supply chain via AI, computer vision and IoT. | $6.1M / Series A / Jul 18, 2023 | ||
| Whole manufacturers obtain low-cost, nutritious, and high-performance plant-based ingredients. | $992.2K / Seed / Apr 28, 2023 | ||
| Yarta provides tools for farmers and merchants to purchase, sell, hedge, and finance agricultural commodities. Yarta is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales and was founded in 2022. | $2M / Seed / Apr 01, 2023 | ||
| See all 31 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does GrainInnovate invest in?
GrainInnovate invests primarily in Agriculture, AgTech and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does GrainInnovate invest in?
GrainInnovate typically joins rounds of $900k–$4.7M at Seed, $109k–$896k at Pre-Seed and $3.5M–$17M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not GrainInnovate's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds GrainInnovate took part in.
When did GrainInnovate last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for GrainInnovate closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 31 investments 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?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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