#Investor

In this evoke^AG. podcast episode we explore the relationship between a startup and its investor. Hear from Liam Hescock, founder and CEO of Australian agtech startup Azaneo, and Matthew Pryor, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Tenacious Ventures.

What do you get when you have leading international agrifood tech venture capitalists (VCs) and top tier private equity investors on a panel? A lot of predictions about the future, of course. But this year a panel at evoke^AG. 2024 also spoke openly about their reflections and the stark reality - a downturn in investment, coupled with geopolitical relations and inflation brings further financial headwinds. However, it’s certainly not all bad news. While entrepreneurs don’t have as much money to access from VCs, the overall agrifood tech ecosystem is maturing, with a broader awareness of the sector. 

New Zealand agritech tool, Onside is helping its users – from farmers to big time corporates – reduce biosecurity risks and save the agricultural industry billions of dollars. With rising adoption in Australia, Onside is ready to scale into the US and will launch its Series A funding round at the evoke^AG. 2022 Investor Dinner in June in Sydney.

Applications for the evoke^AG. 2022 Startup Program are now open. This is an excellent opportunity for agrifood startups and scaleups to showcase their products, solutions and technologies at the Asia Pacific's premier agrifood tech event – evoke^AG..

The individual resumes, portfolios and corporate triumphs of Kylie Frazer and Rachael Neumann are enough to make anyone feel dually inadequate and inspired – but together, they’re the team captains of Flying Fox Ventures, and everyone wants to be picked on their side. Meeting at an industry dinner just over three years ago, both agree it was professional love at first sight, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Fleur catches up with Brad Jones (Bungulla Farms) at evoke^AG. and talks about evolving technologies, the process of bringing agtech on farm.

Our global farming industry is being faced with a major challenge; we need a much higher output, with virtually the same input.

A conversation with Andy Ziolkowski, Managing Director of Cultivian Sandbox and co-founder and Managing Partner of Cultivian Ventures.