Enabling innovative agriculture for global impact

We are Australia's first and only dedicated agrifood tech VC firm.

We lead early-stage investments with high-conviction and hands-on support to help agrifood tech startups grow.

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We believe in a future where the global food and agriculture system is sustainable, profitable for farmers, and able to adapt to the changing needs of consumers.

Tenacious Ventures was created to find, support, and invest in remarkable entrepreneurs who are transforming the agrifood supply chain.

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A founding team who are fully committed and deeply connected.

A globally recognized food systems innovation expert, Sarah Nolet has developed, implemented and executed strategies and programs for some of Australia's leading organizations and agtech startups.
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Serial entrepreneur and agtech pioneer, Matthew Pryor has extensive experience in technology & agriculture in Australia and the USA. His experience spans creation, scaling, and exit on both sides of the table

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Sarah Nolet

Matthew Pryor

Cass Mao

Vela Georgiev

Kirsten Diprose

Komal Patel

Our Team

Meet the team that supports Tenacious Ventures, our investments and our investors.

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Investor Notes

Investment Notes: Goterra

We started Tenacious Ventures to bring high conviction support to remarkable founders solving the world’s biggest challenges in agrifood. Our first investment is a perfect example of what we’re looking for and why we do what we do.

Investment Notes: RapidAIM

Our fifth investment, RapidAIM, is enabling the transition away from conventional pesticides by providing large-scale, real-time pest analytics that gives growers and their service providers the confidence they need to make the transition.

Investment Notes: VOW

The need to sustainably meet the world’s growing demand for protein has fueled the growth of the cellular (or cultivated) meat industry, which has attracted more than US $350 million in venture capital to date...

Tenacious Ventures in the News

Square Peg, Blackbird, Tenacious Ventures and Grok pile into cell-based meat start-up Vow

Kirsten Diprose

Australia risks missing out on $700b agrifood tech industry

Matthew Pryor

Federal 'green bank' and Mike Cannon-Brookes back new 'agrifood' fund

Matthew Pryor

Enabling innovative agriculture for global impact

We believe in a future where the global food and agriculture system is sustainable, profitable for farmers, and able to adapt to the changing needs of consumers.

A founding team who are fully committed and deeply connected.

Sarah Nolet

Matthew Pryor

Cass Mao

Vela Georgiev

Kirsten Diprose

Komal Patel

Our Team

Tenacious Ventures in the News

Square Peg, Blackbird, Tenacious Ventures and Grok pile into cell-based meat start-up Vow

Australia risks missing out on $700b agrifood tech industry

Federal 'green bank' and Mike Cannon-Brookes back new 'agrifood' fund

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