StevTech

What StevTech does

StevTech Pty Ltd is an Australian agricultural intelligence company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Dubbo, NSW, with commercial service operations across NSW, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. The company operates an integrated platform that fuses drone imagery captured via in-house and DJI hardware, satellite imagery, weather data, and field sensors into decision-grade outputs for growers, agronomists, horticulture operators, and research institutions. Its technology stack includes proprietary components — the StevTech DBX autonomous docking station, the StevTech Processing Unit, and the StevTech Mission Control Unit — alongside distributed AI models for computer vision tasks such as weed detection (green-on-green and green-on-brown), crop establishment scoring, vegetation analysis, and anomaly detection for irrigation and crop stress. The company is an authorized DJI dealer and holds CASA Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) approval, which is the regulatory gating asset for autonomous, persistent drone operations.

StevTech generates revenue through a three-tier service model: Hire (contracted pilots and capture services), Own (customer-operated hardware with software support), and Automate (dock-based autonomous capture and managed analytics). Hardware pricing spans approximately $8K-$30K AUD for drones, $19,999 AUD for the StevTech DBX dock, and $25K AUD for LiDAR payloads, with software and analytics delivered as a recurring layer on top. The customer base spans broadacre grain, horticulture (avocado, vineyard, orchard), golf courses, and research institutions, with named enterprise relationships and institutional partnerships including GRDC Grain Automate and the NSW DPIRD Farms of the Future program. The founder and CEO is Tristan Steventon; the company is privately held and has not disclosed external funding rounds.

Name

StevTech

Legal name

StevTech Pty Ltd

Website

https://stevtech.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

StevTech is an Australian agricultural intelligence company that fuses drone, satellite, weather, and sensor data into decision-grade analytics for growers, agronomists, horticulture operators, and research institutions across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Agriculture Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Drone/UAV Data Capture & Processing Software (AFAAAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drone/UAS Application Services (Spraying, Spreading, Seeding) (AFACAIAB), Aerial Application Drones & UAS Spray Systems (AFAAADAB), UAS Launch/Recovery & Support Equipment (Catapults, Nets, Docking) (IMABAIAN), Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH)

Keywords

• Agricultural intelligence platform
• Precision weed detection
• Autonomous drone sensing
• Crop monitoring services
• Field decision support

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Macquarie

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of agricultural drones, docking stations, sensors/payloads, computers, and accessories. Products include imaging drones (DJI Matrice series, Mavic series), spray drones (DJI Agras series), docking stations (DJI Dock 3, StevTech DBX), payloads (LiDAR, thermal, RGB cameras), and proprietary processing units.
2. Service Operations (Hire): Book a StevTech pilot for one-off surveys, larger campaigns, or sensor trials. StevTech provides piloted flight capture services.
3. Processing and Analysis Services: Processing of customer-uploaded captures into maps, layers, reports, and prescription exports. Includes imagery processing, spatial analysis, and decision support outputs through the customer portal.
4. Autonomous Capture (Automate): Permanent docking station installation and management for scheduled repeat capture operations. Includes ongoing monitoring and data management services.
5. Training Services: Drone training including Remote Pilot Licence (RePL), Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC), and type ratings for imaging/spray aircraft.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

StevTech operates an agricultural intelligence platform that connects drone and dock capture, satellite imagery, weather data, and on-farm sensors to spatial processing and decision support, delivering maps, timelines, reports, and prescription exports through a customer portal. The company sells related equipment (DJI drones, docking stations, payloads, and proprietary StevTech DBX/Processing Unit hardware) and provides three service engagement models: Hire (StevTech pilots), Own (customer-operated equipment with processing services), and Automate (permanent docking station installation with CASA BVLOS approval).

Product overview

StevTech is an Australian agricultural intelligence company founded in Dubbo in 2016, operating a platform-based architecture centered on the StevTech Platform. The platform connects drone and dock capture, satellite imagery, weather data, and field sensors through spatial processing to deliver decision-support outputs. Key products include weed detection and mapping services (with AI-powered green-on-brown and green-on-green detection), crop establishment monitoring, vegetation index analysis, orchard and vineyard intelligence, thermal context imaging, and field trial intelligence. Proprietary hardware products include the StevTech DBX autonomous docking station (40-second deployment, IP66) and StevTech Processing Unit for on-farm compute. Resold equipment includes DJI Dock 3, DJI Matrice 4 series, DJI Mavic 3 series, DJI Agras spray drones, and DJI Zenmuse payloads (L2, L3, H30T, P1). Services encompass hire (pilot booking), own (equipment sales), automate (permanent docking installation), training (RePL and AROC), and the Customer Portal for accessing maps, reports, and field outputs. The company also offers a GSD Calculator tool for mission planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 73% less area treated for weed control (444 ha surveyed, 119 ha treatment area)
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• GRDC (Grains Research and Development Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024GRDC Grain Automate program for autonomous paddock trials. Founder Tristan Steventon presented at GRDC Update events on drone docking stations and weed detection. Collaborative research on agricultural drone applications.
• NSW DPIRD (Department of Primary Industries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarms of the Future program - Approved supplier status. Listed in NSW DPI Agtech Catalogue. Collaborative trials and agricultural technology adoption programs.
• CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory partnership for BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) approval for autonomous dock operations. Enables legal autonomous drone operations in Australian agriculture.
• IREC (Irrigation Research Export Committee)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on irrigation projects. StevTech featured in IREC coverage for irrigation research updates.
• University of Technology SydneysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership on autonomous drone docking for agriculture. Joint work on agricultural technology applications.
• CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partnership through Generation STEM Links program featuring regional internship in drone technology. CSIRO educational coverage of StevTech operations.
• Sphere DronesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity profile feature on Sphere Drones platform showcasing StevTech founder Tristan Steventon. Drone industry community engagement.
• DJIcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for drones, docking stations, sensors, and controllers. StevTech sells and supports DJI products including Matrice series drones, DJI Dock 3, and DJI Agras spray drones. Products integrated into StevTech field intelligence platform.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights13 records

Direct peers

• Aerobotics: Tree-crop and orchard intelligence platform using drone and satellite imagery to assess tree health, count trees, and detect stress. Directly comparable to StevTech's orchard and vineyard intelligence product, including plant position, gap detection, and tree-level performance analysis.
• Taranis: Aerial crop intelligence platform combining high-resolution drone and satellite imagery with AI-driven pest, disease, and weed detection for row crops. Closely comparable to StevTech's weed-mapping, crop-establishment, and decision-support workflow targeting commercial growers.
• PrecisionHawk: Drone-based aerial data collection and analytics for agriculture, energy, and infrastructure, including vegetation and crop health analysis. Comparable to StevTech's drone-capture-plus-analysis model for broadacre and enterprise agricultural customers.
• DroneDeploy: Drone data platform for mapping, inspection, and analytics across agriculture, construction, and energy. Comparable to StevTech in offering aerial capture, processing, and a customer portal for agricultural and industrial workflows, though with a broader, multi-industry footprint.
• Sentera: Agricultural drone sensors and analytics for crop health, stand counts, and weed pressure using multispectral and RGB imagery. Closely comparable to StevTech's precision weed detection, crop establishment monitoring, and vegetation index offerings.

Emerging players

• Agremo: Drone imagery analytics for agriculture providing stand count, weed detection, and plant health analysis via a software platform. Comparable emerging player with a similar crop-analytics feature set, though narrower geographic reach than StevTech's Australian operations.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble Agriculture: Precision agriculture portfolio covering guidance, sensing, and farm management software. Broad incumbent with overlapping field-data and decision-support capabilities, but oriented toward hardware-heavy enterprise farming rather than drone-led sensing.
• Climate FieldView (Bayer): Digital agriculture platform from Bayer that aggregates field imagery, prescription writing, and agronomic analytics at global scale. Adjacent incumbent that could expand into the same precision-spraying and field-intelligence workflows StevTech serves.
• Pix4D: Photogrammetry software suite used to convert drone imagery into maps, point clouds, and 3D models across agriculture, surveying, and inspection. Comparable to StevTech's processing layer for aerial imagery, though focused on software rather than full-service ag intelligence.

Regional players

• Sphere Drones: Australian drone distributor and integrator offering DJI enterprise products, training, and custom solutions. Regional peer sharing StevTech's Australian geography and DJI product portfolio, with overlapping customer segments in agriculture and surveying.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stev_tech
• Facebookfacebook.com/StevTech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stevtech
• Instagraminstagram.com/stev_tech

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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