Getting your boots dirty in the wheatbelt is the best way to expose technology startups from Perth to the potential of the agriculture market. Despite the frosty wheatbelt air, the AgriStart HARVEST field trip to Merredin last week was a great day out to see the latest in on-farm #agtech
Article Credit: EvokeAG. The evokeAG. Startup Network in collaboration with AgriStart is designed to build the networks and capability of Australian agrifood startups to support adoption of new technologies on farm. The program builds on the knowledge base provided during the evokeAG. Grassroots Series and will feature interactive online webinars
“Product/market fit needs to revalidated in every market”. Excellent advice from Andrew Coppin, Managing Director of Farmbot Monitoring Solutions and Chair of AusAgritech, at the first HARCEST 5 Masterclass – Building a Sustainable Agtech Business The HARVEST cohort had the opportunity to hear the Farmbot story and the 3 year journey it took them to get commercial.
In February AusAgriTech, a member-driven organisation representing Agritech nationally, held the National Agritech Summit 2022. The Summit speakers and panel discussion discusseed the the need for an efficient and coherent national strategy for the growth of the agritech sector, as well as adoption of commercial technologies. Agritech is a standalone
Eight businesses have been selected for the 2022 HARVEST Agtech Accelerator, Western Australia’s leading business development program for innovative agtech startups and SMEs. TechNoL: leading provider of cutting-edge technologies and innovation in fire identification and management, and has developed, designed and built AgriGard, a new way of protecting your valuable
Mandurah based startup, Tactest, has been announced as a recipient of a West Tech Fest Investor Network fund after founder Chris Fields pitched at the Regional Innovation Showcase on Monday at the Perth Town Hall. Startups participating in the events of the week long West Tech Fest, including those presenting at
Over the past 4 months the South West CONNECT Regional Innovation Hub cohort has attended fortnightly masterclasses, had sessions with their business mentors, and co-worked week to week, with the final part of the program culminating in the pitch night where startups present their businesses to a crowd of investors,
As part of the Collie Tech and Innovation Series, the Cisco-Curtin Centre for Networks brought their team down from Perth to present on the Internet of Things (IoT). The session included a demonstration of how IoT, as a network of physical objects accessed through the internet, can accelerate innovation and
We were so pleased to secure Simona Hughes from Financial Utilities to present this year again on Financial Resilience. Simona is currently a CFO for Evari Insure, Dinnertwist, KPA Architects, Australian Dental Association (WA) Inc, the Fox Group and Facial Plastic Surgery Pty Ltd. Knowledgeable, clear and engaging, Simona never
Peter Rossdeutscher received the prestigious ‘Achiever of The Year’ Award at the The INCITE Awards last week. This peak award recognises an individual’s outstanding contribution to the ICT industry in WA. Peter is the CoFounder/ Director of Innovation Cluster and AgriStart.
2 billion women in the world can’t swim. In Australia, the supposed land of water lovers, only 18% of the 6 million women age 30-65 swim regularly. Swimming Women breaks down the barriers that discourage women from swimming by providing opportunities for women to swim in safe, supportive, female focused
The Wheatbelt Development Commission and AgriStart hosted the Innovative Food and Agribusiness Day in the Shire of Chittering on Wednesday 7th July. The purpose of the day was to host a workshop on strategies for agribusinesses looking to take their business to the next level and visit some local agribusinesses
It was pleasure to have our HARVEST program alumni member Chris Baudia from GeoMoby facilitating our CONNECT Collie Tech and Innovation Series masterclass on Business Apps. Chris joined Stuart Kidd from Apps People to give the attending business owners detailed insights from concept to launch covering goals definition, the importance
For the past 3 years Innovation Cluster has facilitated the Science Industry PhD Fellowship program. The program offers a $10,000 a year top-up to PhD scholarships for 3 years, where the student is actively pursuing research to solve an industry problem or create a new business opportunity in conjunction with
Nine Australian agritech startups have been selected for the Startup Network, an educational program created by evokeAG. and Innovation Cluster/AgriStart aimed at fostering the growth of Australia’s agrifood startups and strengthening links with producers to support the adoption of new technologies.
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