Tim Cutfield
Head of Partnerships and Portfolio
Tim is Head of Partnerships at Sprout, looking after the engagement between industry and the startup community, including the Universities and Crown Research Institutes.
Tim’s background spans various sectors of the primary industries. His expertise encompasses dry stock, viticulture, horticulture, and dairy. He has held positions as Farmer Innovation Manager for Fonterra, Chief Operating Officer for GPS-it, and Regional Manager for Levno’s rollout of Milk Vat Monitoring.
Tim's entrepreneurial spirit has led him to co-found a range of startups in fashion, self-storage, rural IoT, soil carbon measurement, and a joint venture between Fonterra and LIC.
Tim's passion for exploring sustainable agriculture has taken him to innovation hubs in the US, UK, Israel, and Ireland, allowing him to gain valuable insights into emerging trends and technologies, focusing on deep tech and clean tech influences on the bio-economy.
Tim holds a BSc from Canterbury University, a PG Dip. in Viticulture from Lincoln University, and an MBA (finance) from Macquarie University.