OUR STORY
Sustaining water and food supply to ensure the next generation has a homestead
AquaTerra Solutions Pty Ltd (AquaTerra) is a technology start‐up which provides on‐demand information about soil conditions such as moisture and temperature, and insights on farm management. The purpose of the technology is to provide insights on farming operations, informing agronomists and farmers on soil condition to help with irrigation management and fertiliser application.
AquaTerra combines new soil sensing hardware developed and manufactured in Australia, an IoT (Internet of Things) platform for power efficient connectivity over long distances, and a user-friendly analytics interface providing farms with valuable data and actionable insights. With AquaTerra’s technology agronomists can serve more clients, more accurately. Farmers can do more, with less.
MEET THE TEAM
AquaTerra’s team has combined expertise in electronics, civil and geotechnical engineering, IT and software development, mechatronics, business development and the willpower required to bring its vision of enabling smart farming into reality!
The founders are the inventors behind an Australian Patent upon which the company was built.
The founders are the inventors behind an Australian Patent upon which the company was built.
RECOGNITION
- The founders are the inventors behind an Australian Patent.
- LaunchVic AgTech Grant recipient in 2023 (by Agriculture Victoria).
- Alumni of the Farmers2Founders Harvest accelerator program.
- AquaTerra is one of the winners of the 2019 City of Melbourne grant for small businesses.
- Sponsored (and it is partially owned) by The University of Melbourne.
- Alumni of the TRaM accelerator program where it secured its first early stage investment.
- Participated in a MIT start up camp.
- Run trials in one of Australia's largest producers of organic and conventional salad and vegetables.
- Our participation in CSIRO's Impact7 led to two international early adopters in Argentina and China.
- Received advise from Agerpoint's CEO & President in the USA.