Ashley Baxter
CEO & Founder, Monty Compost Co
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Ashley Baxter discusses how UQ Ventures was invaluable for her startupAbout 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, North America
Sources: monty-pro.com, businessnewsaustralia.com
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- Founded as EarthOffset, trading as Monty Compost Co, in Newstead, Qldbusinessnewsaustralia.com
- Raised A$1M led by Skalata, with Antler and QICbusinessnewsaustralia.com
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“including Monty Compost, who's looking at moving into industrial composting.”
“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?”
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