Meet MEQ, the first tech certified by the USDA in 15 years
MEQ quietly built hardware to understand real meat better. Now it’s the first tech certified by the USDA in 15 years.
Publication
Forbes Australia
Date
July 28, 2025
Awards.
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2025)
MEQ Solutions was named a winner at the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards, taking out the Industrial: Agriculture, Environment & Sustainability category.
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MEQ Solutiona has been recognised as a 2025 National iAwards Merit Recipient in the Sustainability & Environmental Solution of the Year category!
This national recognition is especially meaningful as it follows the incredible calibre of competition from across Australia, with all state winners coming together to compete on a national stage.
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We’re proud to share that our MEQ LIVE device has been named the winner of the Sustainability & Environmental category at the 2025 Victorian State iAwards.
It’s a great recognition of the work our team is doing to help the red meat industry unlock new value through objective, data-led meat quality insights, from breeder to consumer.Read more here.
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An incredible win at the 2024 Endeavour Tech and Manufacturer of the Year awards!
Read more here.
Media Coverage.
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Melbourne tech firm's AI that demystifies wagyu beef lands $23m backing.
THE AUSTRALIAN
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MEQ Solutions sizes up $23 million Series A round for AI beef grading platform.
SMART COMPANY
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JBS Australia adopts national-first beef eating quality technology.
THE WEEKLY TIMES
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JBS gains approval for cold carcase grading camera: what it means for suppliers.
QUEENSLAND COUNTRY LIFE
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Tech driving efficiency across JBS Southern supply chains.
BEEF CENTRAL
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MEQ Camera receives USDA approval in world-first.
FOOD & DRINK BUSINESS
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USDA certification for Aussie agtech firm MEQ.
FOOD TECHNOLOGY & MANUFACTURING
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Why this Melbourne startup backed the cow while everyone else bet against it.
FORBES AUSTRALIA
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Protein-first diets and the opportunity for the red-meat industry.
FOOD & DRINK BUSINESS
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South America's beef industry and its implications for Australia.
FOOD TECHNOLOGY & MANUFACTURING
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MEQ Solutions secures $23m funding to boost global red meat trade.
CAPITAL BRIEF
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MEQ lands $23m to redefine how value is created in red-meat trade.
BEEF CENTRAL
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Can AI take the guesswork out of meat? MEQ Solutions raises $15M to find out.
TECHFUNDINGNEWS
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US VC Insight Partners backs $23 million Series A for Melbourne AI beef grading platform.
STARTUP DAILY
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Beef quality grading tech scale-up MEQ Solutions wraps up $23m Series A funding round.
BUSINESS NEWS AUSTRALIA
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Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi on where AI is most bubbly, and how the company settled on its $134 billion valuation.
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