The challenges facing agriculture have never been more urgent, or the opportunities more profound. 

A $1.1 trillion annual funding gap stands between current agrifood systems and our climate goals. Labour shortages affect up to 80% of large farms in Australia and the USA. Over a billion meals are wasted daily, fueling climate change and ecological degradation. Yet within these challenges lies extraordinary potential for transformation.

At Tenacious Ventures, we believe that innovation in agriculture and food remains one of the most underinvested opportunities to drive meaningful climate impact and systemic change alongside healthy financial returns.

Impact beyond the obvious

Our impact manifests primarily through our portfolio companies as they deliver resilience, decarbonization, and ecological sustainability across agri-food value chains. To date, they've achieved remarkable measurable outcomes: avoiding over 321,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, diverting nearly 12,000 tonnes of waste from landfill, and removing 12,750 tonnes of glyphosate from use.

But some of the most significant impact resists easy quantification. SwarmFarm's robots aren't just reducing herbicide use; they're enabling farmers to fundamentally rethink weed management and farming systems. Phyllome's automated plant factory has unlocked capabilities in peptide engineering with potential far beyond their original scope. Ornata is making the benefits of autonomy and precision agriculture available for every farm. These represent genuine catalysts for system-wide transformation.

Expanding our capacity for impact

With Fund II's first close complete and over $50M in assets under management, our ability to catalyze change continues to grow, not only as investors but as ecosystem builders. Through 24 podcast episodes, 23 industry reports, 8 community events, and 15 speaking and mentoring opportunities, we're fostering the conversations and connections that accelerate sector-wide progress. This year, through our education delivery, advisory work and thought leadership, we've also been crowding in capital, accelerating research translation, and sharing learnings across the ecosystem.

To our founders, investors, and partners: thank you for championing solutions that prove profitability and sustainability can advance together! Here’s to more impact in 2026! 

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Explore the full impact update from 2025 in our report - link on the right