Artesian

Artesian Capital Management is an investment firm based in Melbourne, Australia, with additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore, and London. Founded in 2004, it specializes in direct investments in seed, angel, startup, and early to late-stage technology companies, as well as fund of funds investments in venture capital. The firm focuses on clean energy startups through its dedicated seed fund, which invests in companies from approved accelerators and incubators. Artesian has developed a robust portfolio, managing over AUD 255 million in various specialized funds, including those targeting credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies. The firm prioritizes investments in Australia, China, and Southeast Asia, partnering with top-tier accelerators, incubators, and university programs to identify promising ventures.

Richard Case

Managing Director

Matthew Clunies-Ross

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Gerald Evelyn

Managing Director

Stuart Fox

Managing Partner

David Gallagher

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Tim Heasley

Managing Partner

Pankaj Khanna

Chief Financial Officer

Vicky Lay

Managing Director

Huay Mei Lee

Head of Operations and Investor Services

John McCartney

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Tam Nguyen

Fund Administration and Investor Relations Professional

Gilles Planté

Managing Partner

Kurt Tan

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager

Catherine Valeni

Manager, Funds Administration and Investor Services

Past deals in Food Processing

Zero Cow Factory

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zero Cow Factory is reinventing the meaning of traditional dairy and food industry by producing India's first animal-free milk protein and dairy products (certainly a world's first A2 milk protein) using bioengineering the microbes & precision fermentation. Our patented technology is to reproduce nature identical milk proteins to craft real dairy products that are ethical, safe, delicious, and identical to cow milk without any animal involved. Our products are free of lactose, antibiotics, hormone, cholesterol and saturated fat. Our technology is also environmentally friendly and there is 99% less land consumption, 98% less water consumption, 84% less CO2e consumption and 65% less energy consumption compared to traditional dairy industry.

Avant Meats

Venture Round in 2022
They focus on technology, commercial product innovation, and branding as well as intellectual property portfolio building in the area of ‘cell-based’ animal protein food products.

ChefPrep

Seed Round in 2022
ChefPrep is a food delivery service.

ChefPrep

Seed Round in 2021
ChefPrep is a food delivery service.

ZoomAgri

Seed Round in 2021
ZoomAgri operates an online platform which provides quality assessment of agricultural commodities. The company's products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex. ZoomAgri is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

ZoomAgri

Series A in 2021
ZoomAgri operates an online platform which provides quality assessment of agricultural commodities. The company's products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex. ZoomAgri is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

FairFlavor Foods

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
FairFlavor is developing vegan dairy alternatives to help millennials that are flexitarians that care about their health, the environment, and are bored with the available options, with cheeses, gelato, and desserts with unique creaminess and mouthfeel achieved through a patented fermentation process, and made of a nutritious novel nut that grows naturally in the Indonesian rainforest.

ChefPrep

Seed Round in 2021
ChefPrep is a food delivery service.

Avant Meats

Seed Round in 2020
They focus on technology, commercial product innovation, and branding as well as intellectual property portfolio building in the area of ‘cell-based’ animal protein food products.

ZoomAgri

Seed Round in 2020
ZoomAgri operates an online platform which provides quality assessment of agricultural commodities. The company's products include ZoomBarley and ZoomSpex. ZoomAgri is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Laconik

Grant in 2019
Laconik is focussed on developing in-paddock production focused disruptive agricultural technologies

Spoonshot

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Spoonshot Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven analytics for the food and beverage industry. Founded in 2015 and based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with additional offices in London and Bengaluru, Spoonshot provides a mobile application and online platform that offers personalized insights and recommendations. Its innovative approach combines food science and AI to analyze consumer behavior and market trends, allowing clients to develop menus, select recipes, and gather customer feedback effectively. By connecting various data sets, Spoonshot helps industry stakeholders predict future trends and identify novel opportunities, ensuring they can meet evolving consumer demands. The company, originally known as Dishq, rebranded to Spoonshot in October 2018.