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AgriFutures growAG. is the online marketplace for agrifood innovation. Explore, find and connect with expertise, research and investment opportunities from Australia and around the world in one, easy to use location.

Startup Program

The evokeAG. Startup Program serves as a dynamic bridge within the agrifood tech landscape, linking emerging startups and ambitious scaleups with a diverse ecosystem encompassing farmers, innovators, researchers, industry giants, government bodies, and investors. Through this program, founders gain a compelling platform to not only share their stories and success but also to spotlight their groundbreaking innovation, which are pioneering transformative solutions to pressing global agrifood technology challenges. Join us on this journey of innovation and discovery.

Applications open Monday, 16 September 2024 and will close at 11.59pm AEDT on Sunday, 20 October 2024.

Apply here.

 

Startup opportunities

The four streams that form our Startup Program cater to early-stage startups right through to successful scaleups both in Australia and internationally.

evokeAG. Startup Alley

Startup Alley is focused on creating a vibrant platform that showcases the most innovative and exceptional agrifood tech and innovation startups and scaleups, both locally and globally, who are driving positive change in the agrifood sector. Designed to address global challenges and foster investment, commercial partnerships, and connections.

Apply for Startup Alley

evokeAG. Culinary Capital: A Night for Founders & Funders

The evokeAG. Culinary Capital Dinner is being reimagined for 2025 to foster deep connections and meaningful conversations between startups, investors, producers, and corporates. This event will feature a dynamic format where each table is hosted by a startup and focuses on specific future forces topics such as artificial intelligence, climate change, and biosecurity.

Apply for Culinary Capital

evokeAG. Scaleup Station

The AgriFutures evokeAG. Scaleup Station is a partnership opportunity designed to support and showcase agrifood tech companies that have successfully transitioned from the emerging startup phase to the scaleup phase and provides a pipeline for companies to grow to become partner’s of the event. This evolution recognises the growth and progress of these companies, providing them with an exclusive space at the evokeAG. 2025 event to demonstrate their advancements, connect with potential partners, and further accelerate their growth journey.

Agventure Downunder

Agventure Downunder is a new initiative in the evokeAG. Startup Strategy, designed to provide international agrifood tech startups with the opportunity to expand their technology into the Australian market. With only 10 spots available, this program offers a comprehensive approach to understanding and succeeding in the unique Australian agrifood landscape. Participants will gain invaluable insights, build robust networks, and receive tailored support to navigate the complexities of doing business in Australia.

Apply for Agventure Downunder

Objectives

  1. Elevate global visibility: Position Australian and international startups and scaleups on a world stage, enabling them to showcase their innovations to a global audience.

  2. Facilitate investment: Connect startups and scaleups with a diverse network of investors, paving the way for funding opportunities that can drive innovation and growth.

  3. Catalyse meaningful connections: Foster a thriving environment where startups can form invaluable industry connections, engage with potential customers, and cultivate vital partnerships.

  4. Showcase agrifood innovation excellence: Spotlight the collective prowess of the agrifood tech ecosystem in Australia and the Asia Pacific, reinforcing the region's standing on the global innovation map.

  5. Drive adoption and impact: Encourage the adoption of groundbreaking agrifood innovations at both farm and supply chain levels, ultimately advancing the transformation of the agrifood sector.

Get in touch

Applications open Monday, 16 September 2024 and will close at 11.59pm AEDT on Sunday, 20 October 2024.

If you have any further questions about the application process or evokeAG. Startup Program, please contact Dallas Pearce. evokeAG. Manager via [email protected].

Apply here.