Indigo Agriculture

What Indigo Agriculture does

Indigo Agriculture is a privately held, founder-led Australian agricultural investment and asset management advisory firm headquartered in Newstead, Queensland, that connects institutional and high-net-worth investors with Australian agribusinesses. Founded by Principal Andrew Gatenby in 2017, the firm operates from a single office with 1-10 employees and delivers an integrated suite of four core services: Funds Management (institutional-level management of agricultural equity and direct investment portfolios for some of Australia's largest financial institutions), Agricultural Asset Management (operational oversight of farms and feedlots, including acquisitions, financial modelling, reporting, compliance and ESG), Capital (matching investors with agribusiness operators and providing supporting frameworks for reporting, systems, ESG and governance to make agribusinesses investment-ready), and Due Diligence & Advisory Services (forensic-level diligence and ongoing advisory during investment establishment phases).

The firm does not use proprietary technology or software platforms; its core product is the expertise, relationships, and judgment of its Principal, who brings over 20 years combining institutional funds management (including a founding partnership at Solaris Investment Management) with multigenerational farming family experience across feedlot management, large-scale cattle operations (27 stations covering 12 million hectares), and integrated food supply chains. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with Gatenby personally delivering services to both investor and agribusiness clients globally, particularly targeting international capital from Asia and the Middle East seeking exposure to Australian agricultural assets. Revenue mechanics combine recurring fund management fees, transaction-linked capital matching fees, project-based due diligence, and ongoing managed services fees, with bespoke, quote-based pricing reflecting the custom nature of each mandate. No parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, patents, awards, or external institutional investors are disclosed.

Name

Indigo Agriculture

Legal name

Indigo Agriculture

Website

https://indigoagriculture.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Indigo Agriculture is a privately held, founder-led Australian agriculture investment advisory firm that connects institutional and high-net-worth investors with Australian agribusinesses through integrated funds management, asset management, capital matching, and due diligence services, principally delivered by Andrew Gatenby from Queensland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Investment Advisory

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Projects & Farm Expansion Advisory (Feasibility, Site Planning, ROI) (AFACAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supply Chain, Marketing & Contracting Advisory (Grain/Livestock Marketing) (AFACAJAH), Succession, Governance & Ownership Transition Advisory (AFACAJAO)

Keywords

• Agricultural investment advisory
• Funds management services
• Agricultural asset management
• Agribusiness due diligence
• Agriculture capital matching

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Funds Management: Provides institutional-level funds management services for some of Australia's largest financial institutions, managing funds for equities and direct investments across agriculture sectors.
2. Due Diligence and Advisory Services: Provides forensic-level due diligence and ongoing advisory services for investors throughout the establishment phase of agricultural investments.
3. Capital Matching Services: Matches investors with high-quality agribusiness operators and provides supporting framework around reporting, systems, ESG and governance. Works with agribusinesses to ensure they are investment-ready.
4. Agricultural Asset Management: Provides comprehensive asset management services including operational management of assets, financial modelling, reporting and compliance, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Indigo Agriculture is an Australian agriculture investment specialist firm that delivers funds management, agricultural asset management, investor-to-agribusiness capital matching, and due diligence/advisory services. The firm connects institutional and high net worth investors with high-performing Australian agribusinesses and provides end-to-end support from strategy development through to ongoing operational management. All services are delivered directly through Principal Andrew Gatenby.

Product overview

Indigo Agriculture is an Australian agriculture investment advisory firm offering an integrated suite of four core services: Funds Management, Agricultural Asset Management, Capital (investor-farmer matching), and Due Diligence & Advisory Services. These services work together as a unified investment framework that aligns investor requirements with agribusiness capabilities—from initial strategy development and due diligence through to ongoing asset management and reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funds Management

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Cibus Capital: Specialist food and agriculture investment firm with a global mandate and active investments in Australian agriculture — comparable in fund management and advisory focus on agricultural assets, though operating from a non-Australian base.

Direct peers

• ROC Partners: Australian private equity and investment manager with an active agricultural strategy, providing capital, due diligence, and asset management to Australian agribusinesses — overlapping with Indigo's capital matching, due diligence, and asset management services.
• Gunn Agri Partners: Australian agricultural asset management and investment firm providing fund management and operational asset management to institutional investors across Australian farmland and agribusiness — directly comparable to Indigo's funds management and agricultural asset management offerings.
• Rural Funds Management: ASX-listed specialist Australian agricultural fund manager that owns, leases, and manages farmland and water assets on behalf of investors — directly comparable in offering fund and asset management of Australian agricultural assets.
• Palisade Investment Partners: Australian infrastructure and real assets manager with an agricultural portfolio that invests in and manages Australian farming assets for institutional investors — comparable as a specialist Australian agriculture investor/asset manager serving institutional capital.
• Warakirri Asset Management: Australian boutique asset manager with a dedicated agricultural strategies platform that invests in and manages farmland and agri-food assets for institutional clients — closely comparable in services (funds and asset management) and target investor base.
• Argyle Capital Partners: Australian agricultural and food investment specialist connecting capital with agribusiness operators — closely comparable to Indigo's capital matching and advisory services focused on the Australian agriculture sector.

Broad incumbents

• Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management: Established Australian/global investment manager with a large-scale agricultural funds and asset management business — overlaps with Indigo across funds management, asset management, and due diligence but at far greater scale and as part of a much broader platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/indigo-agriculture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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