# Tenacious Ventures

> Tenacious Ventures is a VC fund in Melbourne backing Agriculture and AgTech. See 24 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Total investments: 24
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tenacious-vc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tenaciousvc
- Website: https://tenacious.ventures/

Tenacious Ventures is a venture capital firm that supports early-stage agri-food innovators and invests in the food and agriculture sectors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$10M |
| Pre-Seed | $896k–$2.2M |
| Series A | $5.9M–$49M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 5 | 21% |
| AgTech | 3 | 13% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 13% |
| Farming | 2 | 8% |
| Robotics | 2 | 8% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 21% |
| Series A | 5 | 21% |
| Series B | 2 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 9 | 38% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matthew Pryor | General Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-pryor |
| Sarah Nolet | Co-Founder & General Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-nolet |
| Vela Georgiev | COO & Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vela-georgiev |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agovor | Agovor develops autonomous electric tractors and a connected ecosystem of towable attachments that automate outdoor tasks for row-based agriculture and horticulture. The company’s flagship product, the GOVOR eTractor, uses GPS and IoT connectivity to autonomously tow interchangeable smart trailers for spraying, mowing, cultivating, hauling, andother field operations. Its platform includes a web and mobile portal for remote deployment, monitoring, and control of individual units or fleets. Agovor’s system is designed to reduce manual labor requirements and emissions by replacing traditional driver-operated tractors with battery-powered autonomous machines. The attachment ecosystem allows growers to tailor capabilities to seasonal and operational needs while maintaining a consistent interface for task management and oversight. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 13, 2026 |  |
| Nbryo | Nbryo is creating the first scalable method for transferring embryos in dairy and beef breeding. | $10M | Seed | Nov 03, 2025 |  |
| SwarmFarm Robotics | Global crop protection specialists ADAMA and Australian ag-tech company. | $19.8M | Series B | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Earthodic | Earthodic is an Australian materials science business makes useful biobased coatings. | $3.9M | Seed | Oct 29, 2024 |  |
| Jupiter Ionics | Jupiter Ionics is a team of passionate scientists and engineers developing advanced electrochemical & carbon neutral Green Ammonia technologies. | $5.9M | Series A | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Goterra | Waste management infrastructure that utilises modular systems to deliver food waste management as a fee for service. |  | Series B | Dec 08, 2023 |  |
| Goterra | Waste management infrastructure that utilises modular systems to deliver food waste management as a fee for service. | $6.6M | Series A | Dec 06, 2023 |  |
| Azaneo | Azaneo develops lightning-fast electric weeding technology. Using only electrons - herbicide free. | $895.5K | Pre-Seed | Sep 10, 2023 |  |
| Earthodic | Earthodic is an Australian materials science business makes useful biobased coatings. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | May 31, 2023 |  |
| SwarmFarm Robotics | Global crop protection specialists ADAMA and Australian ag-tech company. | $8.4M | Series A | Feb 14, 2023 |  |

10 of 24 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GrainInnovate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graininnovate) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Grok Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grok-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Investible](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investible) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Closed Loop Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/closed-loop-partners-38d7) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Emmertech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emmertech) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Tenacious Ventures invest in?

Tenacious Ventures invests primarily in Agriculture, AgTech and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Tenacious Ventures's check size?

Tenacious Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$10M at Seed, $896k–$2.2M at Pre-Seed and $5.9M–$49M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Tenacious Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Tenacious Ventures?

Public channels for Tenacious Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Tenacious Ventures?

The team at Tenacious Ventures includes Matthew Pryor (General Partner), Sarah Nolet (Co-Founder & General Partner) and Vela Georgiev (COO & Operating Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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