‘It takes a lot of capital’: AgTechs lament VC roadblock


A fundamental disconnect between venture capital firms and AgTech startups, in part due to long development cycles, is damaging Australia’s prospects of leading the global charge for change in food systems.

That was the message from some of Australia’s flourishing AgTech startups at the Southstart festival in Adelaide this week amid a “funding apocalypse”, particularly as companies move beyond the seed funding stage.

Since its peak during the pandemic, global …

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