Sprout Agritech

05/06/2026

🚌Roadtrip Recommendations!

This weekend, we are so excited to welcome six exciting UK startups, joining us as part of the Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme, delivered in New Zealand for the first time in partnership with Sprout Agritech.

We're taking them on a good ol' kiwi road trip, and while we have a pretty jam-packed agenda, we'd love your recommendations for things to do and places to see along the way!

We'll be in Auckland 🚌 Hamilton - two days at Fieldays 🚌 Tauranga, ✈️ before flying our way down to Palmerston North.

What should we put on the list?

03/06/2026

See you at Fieldays 👋

We’re looking forward to heading along to Fieldays this year, and we have an action-packed agenda planned.

Here’s where you can find us across the week:

🌱 Wednesday to Saturday
Sprout will be based in the Innovation Hub over all four days at Site IN3. Drop us a message if you’d like to catch up while you’re there 📥

🌱 Wednesday 10:00am Tent Talks
Join us for Tent Talks with Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme Lightening Pitches at Site D79

🌱 Thursday, from 5:45pm
We'll be at the Fieldays Innovation Awards. We’re proud to sponsor the Prototype Award alongside our friends at Blender Design, with Kylah Morrison taking part as a judge. View all 57 Awards participants ( https://www.fieldays.co.nz/further-afield/news-from-further-afield/fieldays-2026-innovation-awards-participants-lead-the-way) and visit the Fieldays Innovation Hub during the event to meet them in person.

We'd love to see you there. Drop us a message if you would like to arrange a time to catch up.

02/06/2026

Exciting news from AGMARDT for New Zealand’s food and fibre innovators.

AGMARDT is opening a transitional Agribusiness Innovation Grant round to provide early-stage innovation funding for bold food and fibre ideas.

This transitional grant round marks a step towards how AGMARDT will operate future grant rounds, with a process designed to be easier and more targeted.

Because applying for funding takes time and effort, AGMARDT is trialling an EOI process. A short first step that lets you quickly share your idea, before being invited to submit a full application. In July, successful EOIs will be invited to submit a full application.

🎯EOIs are open until 29 June 2026.

Make sure you are following AGMARDT on LinkedIn, or keep up to date via their website or newsletter.

Know someone who has been sitting on a great idea? Send this their way!

25/05/2026

Today is the day.

👉Time to press submit.

✍️Complete those saved applications.

⏰Get that last-minute application out the door.

Today, applications close for the Sprout Accelerator Spring25 Cohort.

We are so excited to work with the next wave of agrifood system innovators growing groundbreaking startups.

As the saying goes, 'pressure makes diamonds.' 💎

Applications close tonight 🚀

Welcome to Sprout Agritech. Igniting the next wave of technology startups in the Agrifood value chain

24/05/2026

Applications for the next Sprout Accelerator are closing tomorrow, Tuesday 26 May at 11pm!

Are you working on something that has applications within the agrifood value chain? Then this is your signal to apply!

Great startups don't just happen - they're built on strong foundations. If you’re a founder, entrepreneur, researcher, or innovator with an idea, prototype, or early-stage venture, the Sprout Accelerator could be your next big step.

No fees. No equity required. Just real capability building.

Are you ready to accelerate your startup? Apply now → https://bit.ly/4lKjEhZ

22/05/2026

Weekend jobs...
Mow lawns ✔️
Apply for Sprout Accelerator ✔️

Four days to go! Applications for the Spring26 Sprout Accelerator close Tuesday 26 May! This weekend is the best time to submit it! Tick it off ✔️

Apply now 🚀https://bit.ly/4v2xS26

21/05/2026

What's it actually like to be part of the Sprout Accelerator?

It’s weekly sessions that help you sharpen your story, test your thinking, and build stronger startup foundations.

It’s regular mentoring from industry experts who challenge, guide, and open doors.

It’s two Underground events, where founders step away from the day-to-day and immerse themselves in the conversations, connections, and clarity that can shift the direction of a venture.

It's celebrating with a Pitch Presentation to industry experts and mentors who can help open further doors to connections, capabilities, and capital.

And it’s the camaraderie of working alongside a cohort of like-minded people, all building solutions for the agrifood value chain, all navigating the highs and lows of startup life together.

Sprout Accelerator applications are closing on 26 May.

Ready to go?! Apply for the Sprout Accelerator here💡 https://bit.ly/4sBuNVa

20/05/2026

5 Days to go! 🚨Time is ticking!

Applications for the next Sprout Accelerator close Tuesday 26 May. Click here to find out more or apply now 👉 https://bit.ly/4lKjEhZ

The Sprout Accelerator empowers innovators in the agrifood value chain to grow groundbreaking startups. Surrounded by a community of industry experts and cohort peers on a similar journey, you’ll learn the foundations required for growing a startup from idea to global venture.

Sound like you?

19/05/2026

Time is ticking!

Are you working on something that has applications within the agrifood value chain? Then this is your signal to apply! Applications for the next Sprout Accelerator are closing soon.

Great startups don't just happen - they are built on strong foundations. If you’re a founder, entrepreneur, researcher, or innovator with an idea, prototype, or early-stage venture, the Sprout Accelerator could be your next big step.

No fees. No equity required. Just real capability building.

Are you ready to accelerate your startup? Applications close Tuesday 26 May. Apply now → https://bit.ly/4lKjEhZ

17/05/2026

Some big wins for our Sprout Accelerator Alumni in the last month!

Congratulations...

🚀 Aimer Farming announced a $600,000 co-investment from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) as part of the Primary Sector Growth Fund.

🌱 Scentian Bio announced a $7 million raise to bring their AI- and insect-powered digital nose to market.

⛏️ CEO of Ag Assist on being named the 2026 winner of the Fonterra Responsible Dairying at the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.

Did we miss anything?!