In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs.
Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through our media partners, Foodtech Weekly and Vegconomist.
In this episode, I talk with Andrew Leech, co-founder and CEO of Bovotica, an Australian startup developing probiotic and prebiotic technologies that reduce methane and improve cattle productivity. Andrew walks us through the journey of closing a $3.4M seed round—highlighting the power of warm intros, the realities of raising over 14 months, and the personal sacrifices it took (including selling his house). We dive into valuation strategy using PitchBook, structuring university spinouts, equity-based advisory deals, and how team credibility can overcome early-stage scientific risk. It’s a raw, insightful look at what it truly takes to fund and lead a deep-tech ag startup.
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