AI harvest: Transforming agriculture through technological evolution September 26, 2023 Rebecca Aguiar and Ana Luiza Soffiatti How will artificial intelligence impact the future of farming? From disease and pest forecasting to precision insurance, SP Ventures explores AI in agriculture.
Sponsored European agrifoodtech innovators are more likely to be developing startups in these 3 categories
Technology can’t solve everything but more Africa agrifoodtech investment is critical as climate change impacts and food insecurity worsen
Mercy Corps Ventures pilots the blockchain to get cash transfers to communities ahead of climate shock
Meet the founder: Solar Foods’ Pasi Vainikki on decoupling food production from agricultural land… ‘Our fermenter is like a big SodaStream’
The Week in AgriFoodTech: MycoWorks opens mycelium plant, Flagship et al pump $250m into Indigo Ag, Pure Harvest bags $150m
From salt-tolerant wheat to Robusta coffee that tastes like Arabica, two climate smart startups to watch
Hoxton Farms opens cultivated fat pilot facility, targets alt meat: ‘If you can’t get the fat right, it’s impossible to recreate the experience meat eaters crave’
Humble Growth closes $312m growth equity fund for disruptive CPG brands, seeks founders with humility: ‘It’s a misunderstood trait’
Meet the founders: Israel’s Fresh Start incubator on what makes a great pitch, red flags, and ‘coachable’ entrepreneurs
BREAKING: ‘Pee in drinkable water is nonsense’: Toopi Organics lands $17m to turn urine into crop biostimulants
The Week in AgriFoodTech: J.M. Smucker buys Hostess for $5bn, NotCo’s NotSnacks, Krucial monitors salmon from space
NEW REPORT: African agrifoodtech startups face headwinds as VC funding drops sharply from record-breaking 2022
Data snapshot: VCs bet on upcycling, insects and inventory management software to cut food waste in 2022
🎥 AgFunderNews round table: Foodtech investing in focus, from ‘tourist capital’ to a ‘return to fundamentals’
Data snapshot: Fish, flies and algae outshine crop CEA in the $600m+ of novel farming systems funding so far in 2023
Our oceans are in a state of emergency. Aqua-Spark’s CEO explains how startups can help restore their health
‘Boil the weed inside out’: RootWave launches high-frequency, ‘regen ag-friendly’ weed zapper for orchards
Should ag lenders and crop insurers offer ‘good soil discounts’ to farmers? Land Core develops ‘actuarially sound model’ to make it possible
Women entrepreneurs are a missed opportunity in venture capital. Here’s how investors and policymakers can change that
Sponsored European agrifoodtech innovators are more likely to be developing startups in these 3 categories
🎥 Dr. Mark Post looks back on 10 years in cultivated meat: ‘The ridiculous prices we had in the beginning have come down tremendously…’
AI harvest: Transforming agriculture through technological evolution