How much did BioScout raise?

BioScout raised $4.8M at Seed, announced 13 August 2026.

Who founded BioScout?

Lewis Collins is Founder & CEO of BioScout.

What does BioScout do?

BioScout operates in Food & Agriculture and is based in Australia.

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BioScout raises $4.8M

BioScout announced a Seed round of $4.8M on 13 August 2026. The company operates in Food & Agriculture and is based in Australia. It was founded by Lewis Collins, Founder & CEO.

Raised

$4.8M

Stage

Seed

Industry

Food & Agriculture

Country

Australia

Founder

Lewis Collins

Founder & CEO, BioScout

LinkedIn profile bioscout.com.au

Outreach angles

-Dr Lewis Collins founded BioScout to build an AI-powered early warning platform that tracks airborne crop diseases before they spread.
-Collins has taken BioScout from research backing by Hort Innovation into a commercial biosecurity platform used across regional Australia.
-BioScout just closed an A$6.75M ($4.8M) seed round to expand its disease surveillance network for growers.