The Yield: Christmas comes early for 14 Aussie startups that raised $260 million this week

Agtech startup The Yield plans to extend its precision yield management platform after securing a $1.78 million grant from the New South Wales government’s Physical Sciences Fund. The Yield was founded in 2014 by managing director Ros Harvey to use Internet of Things technology, as well as data science and artificial intelligence, to tackle challenges in farming and throughout the food supply chain. The startup has previously raised $11.5 million in funding, and last year, partnered up with ASX-listed vino giant Treasury Wine Estates and global tech leader Yamaha Motor Co on an R&D project