Cicada GrowLab

Empowering deep tech founders to build our future agrifood system. Run by @cicadainnov in Sydney, Australia.

[Cicada Innovations @CicadaInnov]

Are you a food or ag startup? Are you innovating across sustainable supply chains, resource management or pioneering the next frontier of nutrition? Apply to pitch at @FoodBytes! Pitch 2021. Applications due May 16: https://t.co/A1lyJK3gag #FoodTech #AgTech #CPG #Startups

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

"We have the technology to measure and improve water efficiency on farms. Yet, the rate of adoption has remained low. Why is this?"

@agtechsowhat

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[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

@FolaHomes Hi there, to learn more about our incubator, please get in touch via [email protected]

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

If you want to know more about the VC investment process and what documents you’ll need when raising capital, then watch the Grassroots Series virtual session: ‘The fundamentals of funding’.

You’ll hear from both a founder and a VC > https://t.co/LFWYG20v5C.

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

What is an angel investor? Can you bootstrap your way to market? Learn the fundamentals of funding in the final session of the Grassroots Series with Ben Lee from @invertigro & Peter Huynh from @Qualgro.

https://t.co/VlATJ277dg

#grassrootsseries21 #evokeAG #cicadagrowlab

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

Your technology is only worthwhile when someone is using it. Having a clear path to market is just as important as the technology itself.

Learn some of the tips and tricks to scaling a startup in regional areas in the Grassroots Series virtual session.

https://t.co/VlATJ277dg

[Phil Morle 🖖🏻 @philmorle]

Reduce demand trajectory + fill production shortfall + avoid losses. Our #feed10b challenge at @MSeqVC

https://t.co/lfghEE3cWq

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

@DLLgroup works with farm equipment manufacturers, dealers and distributors in more than 30 countries — learn some tricks of the trade from their National Sales Manager, Greg Crawford in their Grassroots Series virtual session:
https://t.co/VlATJ277dg

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

Mentor Office Hour applications are closing this week — apply below for your 1:1 session with one of our industry experts!

Don't miss out on this opportunity to get specialist help with everything from fundraising & IP to product development.

https://t.co/Xsk1BNaJdC

@evokeAg

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

What’s different about selling into regional Australia? What should you look for in a distribution partner?

Watch today’s session to hear from @BrookeMGAS of @IntellectAgAU, Duncan Abbey of @westonfence & Greg Crawford of @DLLgroup.

https://t.co/VlATJ277dg

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

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[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

What is empathy and why is it important in helping you build and scale your business?

Watch the Grassroots Series’ virtual session with @JaneMCockburn of Kairos Now to equip yourself with tools you apply to your own conversations with customers.

https://t.co/VlATJ277dg

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

What are the best ways to connect with growers and agronomists to test your business idea?

@BrookeMGAS & @westonfence share the do’s and don’ts in the next Grassroots Series virtual session, ‘Getting tight with farmers’.

https://t.co/VlATJ277dg

#grassrootsseries21 #evokeAG

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

What is biotech and how is it being used in the agrifood industry? What are the opportunities for Australian startups in the biotech space? And what are some of the challenges?

Watch our latest Monthly Buzz session — The Science of Food — to find out!

https://t.co/6EBWPVsMkT

[Foodbytes by Rabobank @Foodbytes]

Please spread the word with your networks: Calling all food tech & agtech entrepreneurs! Sign up with this @_growlab @evokeAG program to connect with mentors - including our own @NathalieGibson - who can help get your agrifood tech idea off the ground.

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

Getting tight with farmers is a must when it comes to delivering value on farm – and it all starts with relationship building.

Watch the Grassroots Series virtual session to learn more from IntellectAg’s Brooke Sauer and Westonfence’s Duncan Abbey.

https://t.co/VlATJ277dg

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

What are the best ways to connect with growers and agronomists to test your business idea?

@BrookeMGAS & @westonfence share the do’s and don’ts in the next Grassroots Series virtual session, ‘Getting tight with farmers’.

https://t.co/VlATJ277dg

#grassrootsseries21 #evokeAG

[Cicada GrowLab @_growlab]

The legalities of launching a startup can be challenging, but skipping them isn’t an option.

Watch this Grassroots Series session for a step-by-step guide to building a solid legal foundation and avoiding the common legal mistakes made by startups.

https://t.co/LFWYG2i6uc.

[Tenacious Ventures @tenaciousvc]

The new podcast is live! And it may make you question your views on #food and #agriculture. Robert Paarlberg uses an evidence-based approach to bust some of the popular myths around farm subsidies, commercial farming and more!

Read/Listen: https://t.co/mwC43AKysp

[AgriFutures evokeAG @evokeAG]

If you’re a #startup operating in new frontiers of agrifood tech and looking to expand into Asia, apply now for the @GROWAccelerator 2021 program and help transform the future global #agrifood system. Applications close 28 Feb. https://t.co/7ed5bEZFeH