Using robots collaborating with insects to decentralise waste management
Notable Achievements
- Designed, prototyped and commercialised an autonomous system 1.5 years.
- Raised A$8M in Series A funding, led by Grok Ventures and Tenacious Ventures.
- Upscaling from managing 10 tonnes to 45,000 tonnes of food waste per week in 2021.
Currently Operating in One Region
Press Mentions
March 16, 2023
Robotics and millions of maggots to convert food waste to fodder after pilot project's success
Shipping container-sized machines are poised to head to waste management centres in regional Australia this year after the success of a 12-month pilot project involving Albury City and waste...
Read on abcnews »May 14, 2024
Making a technological difference: Waste 2024
The Waste 2024 conference focuses on technological advancements in waste management, aiming to improve efficiency, sustainability, and resource recovery. Discussions revolve around innovative...
Read on Waste Management Review »April 15, 2024
This gross, disgusting thing could save us all
CSIRO is investing $20 million to support 750 startups and small businesses in research and development. One of the innovative projects involves using maggots to create fertilizers and animal feed,...
Read more »September 14, 2023
FLYING HIGH: Food waste management innovator Goterra wins Best Sustainability Startup
Inside the shipping container-sized units, the larvae can devour vast amounts of food waste, reducing it by 95% in just 24 hours.
Read on Startup Daily »August 17, 2023
Women thriving in agriculture
According to Aunty Cheryl Penrith, the Wiradjuri people are a matriarchal society who consider Wagga Wagga a place of celebration.
Read on Shepparton News »August 1, 2023
Cannon-Brookes-backed food waste recycling startup banks $10 million bridging round
The company, which uses black soldier fly maggots to eat through the waste, is building a $3.5 million processing plant in western Sydney.
Read on Startup Daily »More Ventures in Energy & Environment
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