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Leaft Foods has proven viability across New Zealand's pasture-based agricultural economy.

Halter's innovative solar-powered collars for livestock have allowed farmers to create virtual boundaries for their pastures and keep track of their animals. We are giving farmers the tools to increase efficiency, safeguard water sources, and ensure the well-being of their livestock. We envision a future where pasture-based farms are successful, lucrative, and environmentally friendly.

Agovor develops autonomous electric tractors and a connected ecosystem of towable attachments that automate outdoor tasks for row-based agriculture and horticulture. The company’s flagship product, the GOVOR eTractor, uses GPS and IoT connectivity to autonomously tow interchangeable smart trailers for spraying, mowing, cultivating, hauling, and other field operations. Its platform includes a web and mobile portal for remote deployment, monitoring, and control of individual units or fleets. Agovor’s system is designed to reduce manual labor requirements and emissions by replacing traditional driver-operated tractors with battery-powered autonomous machines. The attachment ecosystem allows growers to tailor capabilities to seasonal and operational needs while maintaining a consistent interface for task management and oversight.

Marama Labs is a developer of a novel UV-Vis spectroscopy technology for scientific-analytical instrumentation. It assists customers in identifying and measuring turbid samples' characteristics by using light's spectral properties. It offers an ultra-violet and visible spectrophotometer for measuring absorption, extinction, and scattering spectra of clear and turbid liquids to help customers keep their samples intact, reduce sample preparation steps, and improve measurement turnaround time.

Metrovate is a biotechnology company that advances global health and sustainability through advanced research and development.

BioLumic develops light signals that activate plant growth and unlock the natural genetic potential of crops. The company's photogenics platform leverages innovation in plant science, light technology and genetic insights. Demonstrated results include higher yield, improved vigor, increased disease and pest resistance, and improvements in crops composition. These results have been across a variety of seeds and seedling: soybean, cannabis and vegetable and fruit crops. It is a clean technology that does not require the use of chemicals or amendments. BioLumic is a private company and was founded in 2013.

UBCO is a New Zealand and US-based tech company that designs, develops, and distributes Utility Electric Vehicles and Portable Power Supplies for on-and off-road adventures, leisure and recreation, and commercial use where vehicle utility is required. UBCO have a desire to Power Your Purpose, through it's Utility Electric Vehicles (UEVs) that can change the way people ride, work, and play. UBCO currently has a digitally connected UEV platform which includes on- and off-road transport (2×2), portable power, accessories, and software. They provide a complete solution, from users to managers across a wide range of applications.

InSoil is a climate finance company that provides farmers with financial tools, agronomy advice, and monitoring technology to enhance their soil's ability to store carbon, thereby addressing climate change while boosting yields and profits.

Novilla RNG is a biogas consulting and dairy renewable natural gas developer.

Gratwick is an entertainment company that operates a community-driven platform for live film and TV productions. It offers subscribers always-on access to productions, including behind-the-scenes livestreams, interactive chat, forums, and participation in casting and creative decisions. The platform enables producers and creators to submit projects, access community-driven funding, and produce transparently with a dedicated reality crew. Gratwick provides a web app with social feeds, creative challenges, and non-tradeable Gratcoin tokens that can be redeemed annually for rewards and experiences. It focuses on live productions and tools that help creators maintain autonomy over their content and careers from development through release.

Maalexi is a next-generation B2B trade platform empowering verified Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to participate seamlessly in cross-border food and agricultural trade. By embedding proprietary data, patented technologies, and blockchain security into every transaction, Maalexi mitigates operational risks, optimizes capital use, and enhances trade credibility — building what is effectively an intelligent food supply chain designed to strengthen global food security. The platform integrates a suite of technologies that includes ClimaSense for AI and IoT-enabled monitoring of storage and transit conditions, CredIQ for advanced AI-enabled credit scoring, TrustPrice for dynamic risk-adjusted pricing, VeriPass for secure digital onboarding, and ContractIQ for digitally enforceable Ricardian contracts. It further operates StockIntel and TrackFlow for real-time inventory visibility both in storage and transit, Inspectra for AI-based inventory inspections and exceptions, and ThreatScan for predictive infestation detection. All transactions are immutably logged through Maalexi’s Smart Blockchain Authentication System, which has already executed the world’s first Ricardian contracts in agricultural trade, giving SMEs access to legally enforceable contracts and transparent compliance. By integrating AI, IoT, and blockchain technologies on a single platform, Maalexi delivers faster and more secure cross-border trade for SMEs, provides real-time risk mitigation through deep intelligence, ensures enforceable digital contracts aligned with international arbitration standards, and builds a scalable foundation for global agri-asset tokenization. Together, these innovations make Maalexi not only a trusted supply chain partner for SMEs now but also the first mover globally, in the near future, in creating enforceable, data-rich tokenized agricultural assets — transforming how food and agricultural commodities are procured, stored and sold by SMEs in the digital economy.