Monty Compost
Monty Compost Co is an Australian startup dedicated to revolutionising composting through innovative technology. Founded in 2019 by Ashley Baxter as a university project, the company has developed the Monty Monitor—a smart device equipped with temperature, humidity, and gas sensors that track compost health in real-time. This data is transmitted every 15 minutes to the Monty Mobile app, providing users with actionable insights to optimise their composting process.
- Sector
- Compost facility monitoring technology
- Business model
- Hardware + SaaS (compost monitoring)
- Founders
- Ashley Baxter
- Headquarters
- West End
- Markets
- Australia
Sources: monty-pro.com, businessnewsaustralia.com
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Milestones
- 2019 Founded as EarthOffset, trading as Monty Compost Co, in Newstead, Qld businessnewsaustralia.com
- July 2024 Raised A$1M led by Skalata, with Antler and QIC businessnewsaustralia.com
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including Monty Compost, who's looking at moving into industrial composting.”
Gemma ClancyCo-Founder & Head of Marketing, Stella Startups The Startup Retro · Canva's AI buy, SAVCF report & BFF grant… · 0:55 ▶ my pick this week was, um, a company called Monty Compost. Uh, well, before we start, I'm just interested, have you ever tried to compost before?”
Gemma ClancyCo-Founder & Head of Marketing, Stella Startups The Startup Retro · Canva's AI buy, SAVCF report & BFF grant… · 16:07 ▶ In the news
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