Brumby blog · Jul 2026
Official rebrand announcement: same team, same product, same mission, with the company moving to brumby.com and @brumby.com email addresses.
Robot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI Drones
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
GrazeMate, now rebranded as Brumby, is a YC W26 agtech startup building autonomous drone systems that herd and monitor cattle and support precision grazing.
Primary product
Autonomous drone system for cattle herding, monitoring, and pasture analytics
Founded
2025
Headquarters
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Team size
1-10
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing
Sub-industry
AgTech / livestock management
Offices
0 jobs at GrazeMate
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Business model
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$1.2M
Latest round
Pre-seed · Jan 2026
Latest amount
$1.2M
Jan 2026 · Y Combinator
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Small, highly technical, field-first team. Public hiring posts emphasize Sydney-based engineering, work in trucks and on the land, and a hands-on mentality built around serving graziers and ranchers.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job posts show a Senior Robotics Engineer role at US$100K-$160K plus 0.25%-1.00% equity, and a Robotics Intern role at US$5K-$8K per month. No company-wide compensation policy is public.
Pricing
Ranch-size-based pricing with drone leasing and monthly software fees; public sources say pricing depends on ranch size and cattle count.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Brumby blog · Jul 2026
Official rebrand announcement: same team, same product, same mission, with the company moving to brumby.com and @brumby.com email addresses.
Startup Daily · Feb 2026
Confirms the $1.2M raise, YC W26 participation, founder background, and pilot scale across large grazing areas.
Founded · Jan 2026
Profiles the founder story, the autonomous drone product, and expansion into U.S. ranch markets.
AgFunderNews · Jan 2026
Details the pre-seed round, product behavior-learning approach, monthly subscription/lease model, and pilot deployments across Queensland and New South Wales.
Forbes Australia · Jan 2026
Reports the $1.2M raise, led by Y Combinator with participation from NextGen Ventures and Antler, and describes the product as app-controlled autonomous cattle mustering drones.