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NI agri-tech firm farmdrive secures £1m in pre-seed funding led by TechStart Ventures to accelerate its global livestock data platform.

PRIVATENov 13, 2025

Amount Raised

£1 Million

Round Type

Pre-Seed

SoftwareAnalytics

Investors

Techstart VenturesAscension VenturesAngel Invest

Description

Northern Ireland's farmdrive has raised £1 million in pre-seed investment to promote its livestock data and supply chain platform. The funding will facilitate product development, team expansion, and market entry in the UK and Europe. Co-founders Gareth McDonald and Gareth Gordon aim to simplify compliance burdens for farmers. Their platform currently supports over 1,000 farms across the UK and Ireland.

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Company Information

Company

farmdrive

About

farmdrive is a Northern Ireland agri-tech company that provides a livestock data and supply chain platform aimed at simplifying compliance for farmers. Founded in 2023 by two farmers turned software engineers, it serves over 1,000 beef and dairy farms across the UK and Ireland. The platform tracks over 150,000 cattle and facilitates real-time data connectivity between farmers, meat processors, and retailers. Utilizing technology to improve farming operations, farmdrive aims to be the global single source of truth for farm data.

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