We're here to accelerate the development, commercialisation and adoption of agtech solutions that deliver real industry impact.
As the world's population grows there is increasing pressure on the agriculture sector to produce safe, high quality food in production systems that are climate smart, transparent and sustainable.
The adoption of technology presents significant opportunities for Australian agriculture, but only if a producer-centric approach is taken. We put producers at the centre of innovation.
Are you ready to make a real impact on the Australian agriculture sector?
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Farmers2Founders Accelerator is a 4-month program designed to help high potential, purpose-driven Queensland agtech businesses move much faster!
The program is fast-paced with an intense focus on matching founders with expert mentors, advisors, customers, partners and get them ready to pitch to the VCDF Partner Venture Capitalists.
In addition, you will learn through high quality programming focused on critical success pillars for rapidly scaling a business to hit major milestones.
PROGRAM PILLARS
Funding Your Growth
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Investor readiness
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Investor connections
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Investment strategy and roadmap
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Legal & accounting support
Go-To-Market & Sales
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Customer engagement & growth
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Customer connections
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Driving sales & metrics tracking
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Strategic partnerships
Team
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Attracting talent
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Interim advisory board
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Leadership development
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Building high performance teams
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Culture & purpose
Business Model Design
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Assessing scalability
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Unit economics & financials
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Business model optimisation
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Business process & documentation
PROGRAM PERKS
Opportunity to Raise
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$25K investment by F2F to the top 2 businesses
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'Top of mind' for investors via our curated investor network
Fast-track customer growth & engagement
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Access to farmers, end users and trial partners via the unique F2F TEKFARM® platform
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Fast track customer engagement and accelerate adoption of your tech solutions via a producer-centric approach
Leverage Key Industry Events
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We facilitate each team's participation in key events including engagement with investors, customers & partners
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$2K travel stipend provided to each business
Access A Growth Pathway
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Ongoing support on strategy and execution by F2F advisory team
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Pitching for F2F Venture Growth Studio
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Access F2F's portfolio of international growth programs in the ASEAN region
Next Cohort
(QLD based only)
JULY 2024
Application Deadline
JUNE 2024
Bootcamp
AUGUST 2024
AGTECH24
NOVEMBER 2024
Participation Form
Hybrid
Face to Face/Virtual/1:1
YOUR ACCELERATOR TEAM
Dr Christine Pitt
Founder & Managing Director
Duncan Ferguson
Head of Venture Growth & Investment
Luke Deacon
Accelerator Manager
Phil Doran
Senior Program Manager
David Smith
Senior Program Manager
Britta Marsh
Marketing
Cass Mitchell
Program Operations
Tasha Wright
Program Support
VC INVESTORS
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
This Farmers2Founders Accelerator is open to Pre-seed or Series A, Queensland agtech businesses with high potential for scalability and global expansion.
Your business must be solving challenges in the agrifood sector with a strong technology base and defendable IP. We strongly encourage you to be building a diverse team.
The minimum eligibility criteria includes:
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The Founder(s) must be working exclusively on their agtech business and at least one founder can commit to the program full time
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The business needs to have a functioning product ("Beta" version, at a minimum)
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The company needs demonstrable customer demand or traction
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Be willing to spend at least 10 hours per week for the next 6 months
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Be a business registered in Queensland
KEY FOCUS AREAS
We work with the best founders who are operating in innovative areas of agrifood tech, solving critical challenges for Australian farmers and the industry.
Animal Health & Productivity
Carbon Market Solutions
Data Optimisation & Analytics
Drought Resilience
Field & Crop Monitoring/Productivity
Precision Farming
Robotics & Automation
Supply Chain & Traceability
Sustainability
Fifth Harvest
The program provided us with an exceptional opportunity to rapidly enhance our skills, gain insights from industry experts and mentors and create valuable connection with professionals in the agricultural sector. The program put us in a position to successfully close our investment round.
Go Micro
We greatly enjoyed participating in the program. We got great feedback from all the mentors who were able to assist us on specific challenges. The program has helped shape our direction, achieve clarity and prepare us for funding.
Single Agriculture
The F2F team supported us in clarifying our business and mission to create an enterprise where our business and social goals worked together and ignited us to grow our customer base and almost double our revenue. The program has firmly set us on the road to success.
Bitwise Agronomy
Farmers2Founders changed our life. It was such a catalyst for us and came at a pivotal moment. We really needed that direction, the community and mentoring to help us pivot to the right direction. They helped us break everything down and put it back together in a better way, that has set us up for success.
