Bill Gates has invested in Rumin8, an Australian startup that aims to reduce methane emissions by cows

Bill Gates has joined the investors of the Australian startup Rumin8, which is developing a feed additive from which cows emit less methane into the atmosphere.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures LLC, headed by the founder of Microsoft, and Andrew Forrest's Harvest Road Group participated in the second stage of the $12 million seed round. And the total investment in Rumen8, according to StartupDaily estimates, reached $17.44 million. According to Gates, this is already his 103 "foray into climate startups."