Deadline: 4 February 2024
Farmers2Founders program is providing you with 1:1 business coaching, access to industry mentors and experts and funding to help build your agtech startup.
They will support you to acquire your first customers, build your confidence and capabilities to launch a successful agtech business.
What’s Included
- Work on your agtech startup under the guidance of expert coaches
- Build your confidence and capabilities to start a business
- Tools and resources to support the development of your startup
- Progress through a fully integrated program pathway
- Funding to help build your agtech startup
- Access the large network of industry mentors, experts and trusted service providers
- Connections to potential customers and partners
- PR and participation in events
Why apply?
- They are the largest venture creation platform in Australia
- You will have the opportunity to join the venture studio for ongoing support
- Access to real end users via the huge industry network
- Producer-centric and exclusively agrifood
- Strong industry support from RDCs and government bodies
Where
- A hybrid model of online sessions and in-person events.
Skills You Will Build
- Agtech startup best practice
- How to test your idea with real end-users
- How to build a sustainable business model
- Financing your first venture and MVP
- Value chain design
- Marketing and social media for agribusiness
- How to build a go2market strategy
- Customer acquisition and sales
- Pitching your business
Who can apply?
- The program is open to any woman- or team (as along as there is at least 50% women on the team)- in Victoria with a technology idea or concept to solve a challenge on farm or for the agricultural industry. They invite concepts focusing on specific sectors including grains, livestock, horticulture, dairy, fisheries & aquaculture and many more.
- You might be:
- A producer/farmer
- A tertiary or recently graduated student
- A tech enthusiast
- An aspiring entrepreneur interested in ag
- Note you do not have to be already working in agriculture to apply and they welcome individuals from very diverse backgrounds.
For more information, visit Farmers2Founders.
