Funding

Kiwi alt protein startup Jooules chows down on NZ$1 million Seed raise

- May 17, 2024 2 MIN READ

New Zealand fermented proteins startup Jooules has raised NZ$1 million (A$920k) from local accelerator and investor Sprout Agritech. Jooules is among eight NZ$1m investments Sprout has made, with additional funding from partners US-based Finistere Ventures, dairy firm Fonterra and venture builder OurCrowd, as well as the Callaghan Innovation’s Deep Tech Incubator program. Other recent NZ$1m… Read more »

Nikolai Macnee
Funding

Kiwi agritech Metrovate plants NZ$1 million Seed raise

- May 16, 2024 2 MIN READ

New Zealand agritech startup Metrovate has raised NZ$1 million (A$920k) to develop its precision plant growth “biostimulant”. The investment was made by early-stage accelerator and commercialisation firm Sprout Agritech with support from its investment partners, US-based Finistere Ventures, Kiwi dairy giant Fonterra and venture builder OurCrowd, as well as the Te PokapÅ« Auaha Callaghan Innovation’s… Read more »

Jeremy Bryant
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AI-based ‘Siri for farmers’ digital assistant Aimer raises NZ$1 million

- November 2, 2022 2 MIN READ

An artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital assistant called Aimer has raised NZ$1 million to help dairy farmers with pasture management Kiwi startup Aimer Development was backed by food and agritech accelerator Sprout in the fifth of 30 $1 million investments the VC plans to make. Aimer founder and Chief Technical Officer Jeremy Bryant has spent more than… Read more »