SwarmFarm Robotics is transforming the future of farming

The company is helping Australian farmers use cutting edge tech with support from our Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership program and Tenacious Ventures.

Founded in 2012, SwarmFarm Robotics is a Queensland-based robotics company that develops autonomous farming platforms. The company’s robots improve crop production with cutting edge technology and farming methods. 

SwarmFarm’s robots help the agricultural sector be more efficient and work to:

  • offset the problems posed by climate challenges
  • reduce the potential for crop damage by pests and insects 
  • lessen the environmental impacts of pesticide spray drift
  • improve sustainability by using less herbicide. 

Two of our programs helped SwarmFarm develop their product: the Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESVCP) and the Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII).

The ESVCLP program supported SwarmFarm through Tenacious Ventures, an agtech venture capital firm. As of February 2024, the ESVCP has invested $5.67 billion into Australian businesses. These investments help early stage companies commercialise their innovative products.

The BRII gave SwarmFarm almost $1.1 million in funding for their proposed solution to agricultural spray drift. Funding included:

  • $98,189 Feasibility grant to validate their proposed solution
  • $990,286 Proof of Concept grant to develop a proof of concept or prototype of their proposed solution. 

The investment gave SwarmFarm the resources and support to further develop and commercialise their product. This helped the company expand their team, create new market opportunities and work with other businesses and research institutions.  

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