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The South West CONNECT Hub finale – The Pitch Night!
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Some amazing speakers and panelists wrapped up the Collie CONNECT Tech and Innovation Series
Check out the Internet of Things Demo from Cisco-Curtin Centre for Networks and the Fireside Tech Forum here

Top: Professor Iain Murray AM, Siavash Khaksar, Dr Yifei Ren. Thank you to Cisco-Curtin Centre and Innovation Central Perth.
Above: Cameron Edwards from NBN Local, Colin La Galia from Epichem, Caitlin Lomax from INTR Studio, and Collie Shire President Sarah Stanley facilitating.

The CONNECT Regional Innovation Hub programs are delivered by Innovation Cluster and supported by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development through the Groundswell program.

AgriStart News

Program Launching Soon!

For more information contact info@agristart.com.au

It was so fantastic to see our Connect Hubs, Harvest and Startup Network alumni Lucy Anderton from FARMSMART and the Theron family from Gloria Dieu Farms win the $15 000 Albany IHub Pitch It competition!

From Innovate Albany - "Fifteen innovators in total battled for three hours to win over the judges’ business acumen. Gloria Dieu Farms value add not only their own apricots and also other producers’ strawberries and apples aiming to create no wastage of food. With their prize money they will be investing in a promotional campaign and improving their production practices to be more efficient.
Lucy Anderton will be investing her winnings into her initiative FARMSMART. Farmsmart is a scenario planning tool with the capacity to do budgets and compare actuals using science and data to assist with decision making on farm."

Opportunities

Support for agrifood and beverage businesses in WA
Do you need help in the areas of business planning, manufacturing for growth, sales & marketing, financial health or environmental sustainability?
Eligible businesses can apply for up to two vouchers with a combined maximum value of $15 000 to engage a consultant or technical expert. Vouchers will be offered on a competitive basis and require a dollar-for-dollar co-contribution.
A service provider quote is required with the application - don't leave it too late, get started today! NB. Previous successful applicants must wait 12 months from the date of their Service Completion Form submission before re-applying for future rounds.
For more information and to start your application visit the WA Agrifood and Beverage Voucher Program website.
Applications for round 3 close 5.00pm (AWST) 15 November 2021

Applications are now open for the 2021 Innovate with nbn™ Grants Program - delivered in partnership with the Regional Australia Institute. There is $95,000 in total funding up for grabs to support regional and remote businesses drive the development and adoption of their bright ideas.
Businesses are encouraged to apply for one of the seven categories including: Agriculture, Arts, Education, Health, Indigenous Business, Tourism and Women in Regional Business. The winner of each category will receive a
$10,000 grant. Each category winner will go into the pool to become the overall Innovate with nbn™ champion and receive an additional $25,000.
Applications close on close 30 November 2021. For more information click here.

Congratulations to evokeAG and AgriStart's Startup Network program participant ThinkBio who was selected as one of 45 global food system innovators, shortlisted for the food and agri discovery program: FoodBytes! Pitch 2021.
Kreotec is Thinkbio’s flagship product which uses selected strains of naturally occurring bacteria to deliver a sustainable form of nitrogen to agricultural crops.
Recognised for outstanding innovation in the fields of sustainable supply chains, improved resource management and the next frontier of nutrition, the top 45 start-ups globally will now vie for selection in FoodBytes! Pitch 2021’s top 15, and the opportunity to participate in FoodBytes!’ live streamed public pitch competition on 8-10 November. The ultimate winner will be chosen in each of three sectors: FoodTech, AgTech and CPG.

evokeAG 2022 Investor Dinner applications have opened.

The evokeAG. 2022 Investor Dinner will offer investment-ready startups who have previously raised capital in funding rounds – or just plain bootstrapped their own company to date – to pitch to a room full of domestic and international investors over an intimate dinner, and networking drinks.

The exclusive event on the eve of evokeAG. offers the chance to facilitate conversations and connections between international and local investors and agrifood tech founders.

Applications are now open for investment-ready startups to pitch at the evokeAG Investor Dinner in Perth on Tuesday, 22 February.
Check out the article for more information if you would like to attend as an investor or startup

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