A solution to livestock methane emissions.
Rumin8 is commercializing a novel climate-friendly dietary supplement that radically reduces methane emissions in livestock and unlocks carbon credits for farmers.
Rumin8 is commercializing a novel climate-friendly dietary supplement that radically reduces methane emissions in livestock and unlocks carbon credits for farmers.
Location: Australia, Western Australia, Perth
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $16.91M
Founded date: 2021
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Starshot C... | starshotca... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 26.01.2023 | Seed | $12M | Breakthrou... |
| 01.07.2022 | Seed | $4.91M | Prelude Ve... |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.01.2025 | Rumin8 CEO on livestock methane reduction: ‘It must be profitable for farmers; without them, none of this happens’ | Livestock methane reduction has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks, with a barrage of bad press around feed supplement Bovaer (3-NOP) driven by misinformation that spread like wildfire on social media. So what, if a... |
| 17.09.2024 | The Silent Threat: Methane Emissions and Our Food System | Methane emissions are a ticking time bomb. They lurk in the shadows of our food system, quietly contributing to climate change. While carbon dioxide often steals the spotlight, methane is a potent player, packing a punch far greater than it... |
| 17.09.2024 | Explained: How Methane Emissions Are Linked to the Food System, and What We Can Do About It | 8 Mins Read Methane has highly detrimental impacts on the planet, with the food system – particularly livestock – the main emitter of the gas. What can we do about it? When we talk about greenhouse gas emissions, many of us are really just ... |
| 03.04.2024 | Data snapshot: From ‘lightning in a box’ to microbial carbon capture, agrifoodtech investment moves upstream in Australia as investors focus on climate mitigation | Data Snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new re... |
| 26.01.2023 | Rumin8 Raises US$12M Phase 2 Seed Funding | Rumin8, a Perth, Australia-based climate technology company, raised $12M in Phase 2 Seed funding. The round was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, with participation from Harvest Road Group. The company intends to use the funds to acceler... |
| 26.01.2023 | The week in agrifoodtech: Drive-thru grocery Addie’s bags $10m, Bill Gates invests $12m into methane reduction | The US state of Massachusetts got its first drive-thru grocery store with the launch of Adie’s, which also raised $10 million. In agtech, Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures pumped $12 million into methane-reduction tech and AgFunder l... |
| 25.01.2023 | Bill Gates just invested in a startup that's trying to stop cows from burping and farting so much | Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures led a $12 million seed funding round into Rumin8. The Perth-based startup is developing a seaweed-based feed aiming to cut methane from livestock emissions — like the burps and farts of cows. ... |
| 25.01.2023 | Bill Gates just invested in a startup that's trying to stop cows from burping and farting so much | Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures has backed Australian climate tech firm Rumin8. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures led a $12 million seed funding round into Rumin8. The Perth-based star... |
| 24.01.2023 | Bill Gates investment aims to tackle cow burps | Bill Gates is backing a firm that’s working to reduce the harmful effects of cow burps. The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft has invested in Australian climate technology startup Rumin8, which is developing a dietary supplement that stop... |
| 23.01.2023 | Фонд Билла Гейтса инвестировал в стартап по сокращению выбросов метана коровами | Rumin8 привлек $12 млн от фонда Билла Гейтса и группы Эндрю Форреста. Стартап разрабатывает гранулы для домашнего скота из синтетически воспроизведенного бромоформа для сокращения выбросов метана в атмосферу. Инвестиционный фонд миллиардера... |
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