Meet our FoodTech Tasmania 2023 Cohort!

We are more than excited to say... we have finalised our top 10 startups for our 2023 cohort!

Representing 7 different countries and bringing many impactful ideas, this cohort is ready to make a global impact in the food sector. It’s going to be great.

Learn about who are in our cohort below:

🌟 Argento Labs (London): From waste to wealth: how Argento Labs converts waste streams into high-value biotech products *read their blog here*

🌟 Corbiota (Germany): Transferring complex microbiota to poultry through patented Corbiota worms at the beginning of the rearing period *read their blog here*

🌟 Edible Cutlery (Australia): Cutlery that's deliciously edible, plant-based, and nutritious. If not eaten, it can be composted *read their blog here*

🌟 Kelpy (Australia): Kelpy is an algae biotech company with a seaweed polymer innovation capable of replacing plastic products on standard manufacturing equipment

🌟 Nanobubble Agritech (New Zealand): Build systems that add super high amounts of oxygen to outdoor irrigation water, for improved growth rate, yield and water use efficiency

🌟 Natural Trace (Singapore): An invisible tamper-proof, food-grade, bio-barcode for agri-food supply chain traceability where and when you need it *read their blog here*

🌟 Tiiga (United States): Combines sustainably produced and ethically sourced African superfruit baobab with natural, nutrient-dense ingredients to make healthy functional beverages *read their blog here*

🌟 TriBus (United States): Making every drop count using real-time soil moisture & fertilizer activity tracking technology *read their blog here*

🌟 Urban Tiller (Singapore): Redefining nutrition through sustainable leaf-based ingredients *read their blog here*

🌟 WINIM (Argentina): Innovative system to track stock and expiry dates on shelves and fight waste in retailers like supermarkets and pharmacies *read their blog here*

From the end of August to November, these 11 startups will be validating their business models, developing their pitches, and learning heaps about the Tassie food sector! They will contribute to the themes of circular economy, sustainable packaging solutions, functional food, and ingredient tech.

There’s so much they will gain in just a few months' time!

This wouldn’t be possible without the support of our partners. A big thank you to our major corporate partners, the Tasmanian Government and Meat & Livestock Australia, our supporting partners ALDI Stores Australia, Department of State Growth (Tas), Du Cane Brewing Co., Watch Me Think, FermenTasmania and our long-term SBC partners Amazon Web Services (AWS), Stripe, HubSpot, KHQ Lawyers, Facet5 Ltd and Pitcher Partners. We’re ecstatic to be working with you!

Stay tuned for more cohort updates once the program hits the ground running here.