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“HARVEST has been a great program and shifted my strategic thinking into a new gear. With direct access to innovative thinkers and business experts it was highly beneficial for my business and establishing important networks.”

Red Earth Pollen

“Participating in the HARVEST program has been an invaluable experience for my business. It has opened doors to customers and investors within a short space of time, that would probably have taken months or years for me to develop on my own. It has also given me valuable frameworks, expert advice, and confidence I needed to develop and progress my start-up. The connections with other Founders in the same boat has also been an unexpected benefit, as we’ve been able to help each other and also build new friendships. It has truly been an ‘accelerator’ in many ways and I’m very grateful to have been included in the 2025 cohort.”

UpWaste Australia

“The HARVEST Accelerator program has allowed us and take a deep dive into the business. As founders and working IN the business, we don’t work ON the business, but doing the Harvest Program allowed us to focus on a particular direction where we think we can add value and solve problems. The highlights of the program were meeting and spending time with the other members of the cohort, the networks we’ve meet, and the connections we made through the program. We’re scaling very quickly, and the program has been really good for us in that respect. I don’t think we understood how hard it is to keep your head above water during that scaling process. We’ve got the support of the cohort, the program and events like this that can help us achieve our goals.”

Energy Farmers Australia

“We have done several accelerator programs now and the insights, mentorship, and connections we gained have been the best we’ve received and invaluable for our growth and development. The HARVEST program has played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of the industry and refining our business strategies – it’s absolutely been the best program we’ve participated in.”

Founder, COO QL Space

“I have personally seen the value delivered by Innovation Cluster’s programs and events. Our sister company, received fantastic support through their program (and has since been acquired). I have been a guest speaker at one of the pitch events, which attract a strong group of startups and industry stakeholders.”

Founder/CEO, Emapper

“HARVEST has given us the opportunity to meet with WA industry and connect with a number of new dealers within WA and led to attending local field days to promote our products. The connections and field trip to Esperance provided good industry contact and feedback on issues they were trying to solve.”

Agtecnic, NSW

“The program was outstanding! I’m really pleased and happy that I made the decision of participating. As new to the region and to the sector, it provided me with tools, connections and a feeling for the industry that would have taken me probably at least a year to acquire.”

ClimAdapt

Founded in May last year, ResonAg spun out from a previous successful startup in a different sector. We joined the HARVEST Accelerator to expand beyond our oil, gas, and mining networks, as we had little limited agricultural industry connections. HARVEST provided the network and support we needed to enter the agtech ecosystem.

ResonAg has miniaturized the same MRI technology used in hospitals to measure water in the human body and adapted it to measure moisture in the soil. We do it in real-time while seeding, ensuring each seed is placed at the optimal depth. Why is that important? Every seed has a specific moisture requirement. For example, with canola, a 2% deviation in moisture can cause a 30% drop in emergence. This innovation improves planting accuracy, optimising crop establishment and boosting overall yield.

As a company, we completed our pre-seed raise last June and are now finalising our seed round. Since then, we’ve grown to a team of six.

Through HARVEST, we were one of the companies funded by Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development to attend EvokeAG, where we introduced ourselves to the global agtech community. The response was incredible, and since then, we’ve been approached by VCs and private investors.

HARVEST proved to be an excellent launchpad, helping us refine our pitch and strategy before taking it to a broader stage like EvokeAG.

Importantly, HARVEST helped us connect directly with growers. Those early conversations have now turned into real partnerships, with growers being the first to adopt our technology.

Overall, our experience with HARVEST has been very positive, both during and after the program. It has opened several doors for us, and we highly recommend it.

In recent news, we are pleased to announce that our application with University of WA for a government AEA grant (Low-cost sensing for liquid food supply chain authentication) was successful! We look forward to working with UWA using our cutting edge ASIC based NMR spectrometer.

I applied for HARVEST because it seemed like a very targeted business accelerator program that would help me grow my business, UpWaste, which is a B2B trading and management platform for food waste and agricultural by-products. My background is in research and education so I was looking for a program that would address a lot of my knowledge gaps in scaling a start-up – particularly questions I had around private investment, how to pilot with early adopters, and refining my value proposition. I’m glad to say that HARVEST has filled these gaps, helped me to formulate a realistic strategy, and confidently execute it.

I had only just begun developing the concept and business plan for UpWaste when I applied for the HARVEST program. I felt overwhelmed with the dual tasks of learning how to establish a start-up while doing. As a solo founder with no previous tech experience – but a lot of knowledge about the problem I wanted to solve, and who my customers were – I felt frustrated that I couldn’t move quicker to develop a tangible solution.

From the very first bootcamp we attended, Tash and the facilitators provided invaluable insights, structured frameworks, and honest, direct feedback that were relevant to many, critical aspects of my business. HARVEST helped me to refine my product/market fit, develop realistic strategies for funding and growth, and most importantly, taught me how to communicate my value proposition clearly and concisely to customers and investors.

The Agristart network is remarkable and has helped me to make connections with important contacts that would have taken me years to develop on my own. The benefits of participating in the program included consultation and guidance from industry experts, including feedback on strategy, direction, and opportunities which have been invaluable.

I have made more progress in the few weeks since finishing up the program than I did in the months prior to participating. Significant wins include acquiring my first seed funding from an early adopter and acquiring a handful of mid-size to large customers.

“We look forward to seeing our cohort of passionate innovators make valuable connections and build their capability and confidence. The program enables participants to develop closer relationships with businesses in the agriculture and food industry and to improve their product or services to address issues in the food production system.”

Business Development Manager, Investment Services, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

• Blog: Cohort announcement & bootcamp ›
• Blog: Masterclass 1 ›
• Blog: Mid-program review & site visits ›
• Blog: Masterclass 3 ›
• Blog: Agtech Showcase & Pitch Night ›
• Blog: Dalwallinu Field Trip ›