Agritech Activator

Calling all Agritech Innovators in NZ and outside. This is an excellent way to get in front of 1000's of potential customers, to discuss product market fit, test your theories or even sell your product. The event also provides a great opportunity to talk to your peer innovators over 4 days.

Great Cleantech work happening by Callaghan Innovation and Phil Anderson

🌱 Join the AgriTechNZ Family! 🌱 Are you passionate about connecting, innovating, and driving positive change in agriculture? Whether you're a tech company, researcher, investor, or just love all things agri, we'd love to have you with us! Why Join? 🌍 Be part of a fantastic community tackling local and global challenges 🤝 Connect with like-minded people and promote opportunities 🚀 Help advance the agri industry towards a brighter future Join today and become part of something wonderful! https://lnkd.in/dq6GAHtR #AgriTech #Membership #Innovation #Agriculture #JoinUs #AgriTechNZ

Know a Kiwi company ready for the global agrifood stage? Applications are now open for the evokeAG. 2025 Startup Program—but hurry, they close SOON! This is a premier opportunity for agrifood innovators to showcase their solutions at Asia Pacific’s top agrifood innovation event. evokeAG. recently won Startup Event of the Year at Startup Daily’s 2024 Best in Tech Awards. The evokeAG. 2025 Startup Program will select 40 high-potential agrifood tech startups to receive a free pass to the event, which will be held in Brisbane on 18-19 February 2025. It’s the perfect platform for startups and scaleups to tackle agricultural challenges, attract investment, form partnerships, and drive real change in the agrifood sector. Key Details: Ten spots are reserved for international startups. Innovators in agritech, foodtech, spacetech, climate tech, biotech, and sustainability are encouraged to apply. Gain exposure to global investors, build networks, and access international markets. Benefits of being selected: Startup Alley: Showcase solutions, meet investors, engage with industry leaders, and join the evokeAG. alumni network. Scaleup Station: Ten scaleups from past Startup Alley participants will demonstrate their technology and fast-track growth. Demo Stage: Present tech solutions to potential customers, investors, and experts. Culinary Capital: An interactive dinner for five startups and five scaleups to connect with investors, producers, and corporates. Agventure Downunder: Ten international startups will get tailored support to expand into Australia, including market access and tech trials. Since 2019, the evokeAG. Startup Program has helped grow 142 startups globally, creating a thriving agrifood innovation community. Don’t miss out! If you know any Kiwi companies who could benefit from this opportunity, please share this with them. https://lnkd.in/gqzRjiat

Curious about exhibiting at Fieldays® in 2025? Christchurch, Nelson, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Napier, Whangārei and Hamilton - we're coming to your place in October (and November)! Who should attend: • Business owners/representatives considering exhibiting at Fieldays® for the first time • Returning exhibitors wanting an information refresh • Industry experts interested in finding out how to be part of NZ's largest agri-event • Potential Innovation Award entrants and Hub participants Discover how attending Fieldays® can boost your business, talk to team members 1:1 over kai, and you'll also go in the draw for a $250 Stoney Creek voucher by attending. Find out what to expect at the Showcase, and register now here: https://lnkd.in/gicQcMvW #fieldays #fieldays2025

Kia ora koutou, It has been a huge privilege to lead the Agritech Activator for the last 5 years. There have been so many highlights but to summarize a few: The NZ Agritech industry growing at over 20% CAGR into a multi billion dollar sector. The NZ agriculture sector increased investment into Agritech through the likes of AgriZeroNZ; A Lighter Touch (New Zealand); Sprout Agritech; Finistere Ventures; Kia Tua; and Zag. The international partnerships built with the likes of Western Growers; Innovate UK; AgriFutures Australia, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission; Hort Innovation and Enterprise Ireland. The awesome Agritech Activator team of Sophie Rebbeck; Shane Dooley; Clara Arribas Matesanz; Kerrie Mayo; Andrew Cameron and Kevin O'Reilly. And last but by no means least our amazing customers, the Agritech entrepreneurs from Bluelab; MilktechNZ LTD; Trimax Mowing Systems; Landkind; Levno; HALO Systems by Tag IT; Robotics Plus; EKO360; AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd; BioStart; UBCO - Electric Utility Vehicles; ENVICO; ProTag; Bovonic; CropX ; Onside; Smart Machine; Cropsy Technologies; PICMI; Agovor Limited; Dataphyll Limited; Nanobubble Agritech; EatKinda; AgriSmart; and so many more! Ngā manaakitanga Simon

In the final installation of our Toolbox Tuesday series, we’ll be diving into Research & Experts 🛠   Research & Experts is an Agritech Scout tool that provides access to all the research projects funded by Callaghan Innovation, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, AGMARDT (The Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust) and Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), so you can explore the latest research relevant to your agritech business. On our market immersion to Central Otago last month, the Research & Experts tool was used to show our delegates those research projects focusing on what research specific to sustainability in agriculture that are currently available. Using a simple search filter, we were able to bring up a list of 23 relevant research projects - all in a matter of seconds! Take a look for yourself here: https://lnkd.in/dAQdX3Fm   If you’re looking to explore more funded research in the agritech space, check out the Research & Experts tool for yourself on the Agritech Activator website.

Great to see a couple of robots in action at Winepro in Blenheim, especially the Autonabit from Josh McCulloch doing its thing in the damp!

Looking for agritech at WinePro? Agritech Activator is supporting the the Vino-vation Zone at Winepro 2024. We will be hosting Agovor Limited, Tabula, AgriSmart, The Green Circle and University of Canterbury. There'll also be a few other friendly faces including Smart Machine, Robotics Plus, H₂Ortigator and Hazard Evaluation Ltd. And lastly, if you are attending, make sure you get along to hear Sophie Rebbeck's agritech floor talk on Tuesday and Thursday. ^Kev

Thanks so much having us, E Tipu: The Boma Agri Summit! It was awesome to hear new approaches to sustainability and land use from a huge range of people in the agri (and related!) industries, including Mrinali Kumar from EatKinda who just recently came along to our Victoria / Hort Connections market immersion. #nzagritech