Budget 2022: Agricultural technology patent concession 'too narrow'
The extension of the patent box scheme only applies to agtech companies patenting agricultural and veterinary chemicals, or low emissions tech.
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The extension of the patent box scheme only applies to agtech companies patenting agricultural and veterinary chemicals, or low emissions tech.
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Vow Food, an Australian start-up developing cell-cultured meat, has secured US$6m in a seed funding round. It was led by Square Peg Capital, a venture-capital fund focused on Australia, Israel and south-east Asia, along with existing investor Blackbird Ventures, another fund servicing Australia and New Zealand. Founded by entrepreneurs Tim Noakesmith and George Peppou, Sydney-based Vow Food also received AUD25,000 (then US$16,891) in 2019 in the form of a grant from the New South Wales government. Noakesmith, who is the company's chief commercial officer, said: "We believe that the only wa...
Cell-based meat startup Vow raises $7.7 million from big-name investors Neil Perry [left] with Vow co-founders Tim Noakesmith and George Peppou. Source: supplied. Sydney-based startup Vow has secured US$6 million ($7.7 million) in new funding as it continues to grow its suite of cell-based, cultured meat products at a time when interest in the alternative meat sector is blooming. The oversubscribed seed funding round was led by Square Peg Capital and included participation from existing investors Blackbird Ventures and Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes’ investment office Grok Ventures. The ...