BREAKING: Omnivore Closes Fund 2 on $97m to Improve Lives of India’s 500m Farm Population
Omnivore, the Indian agrifood tech venture capital firm, has closed its second fund on $97 million, exceeding a target of $75 million.
Ninjacart Raises $89m from Tiger Global in India’s Largest-Ever Farm Tech Deal
Ninjacart, an Indian agritech startup that connects farmers to retailers, has raised Rs625 Cr ($89.5m) from New York-based hedge fund Tiger Global, taking its valuation to $320 million, according to the Economic Times.
Dutch Biotech Startup Ceradis Secures €9m for New Biofungicide
It has taken the team of scientists at Ceradis more than a decade to develop a line of earth-friendly agriculture products. Now, with several on the market, the Dutch company has raised €9 million ($10 million) to commercialize a new biofungicide that prevents crop disease.
5 Key Quotes from Crop Innovation in Business in Amsterdam
Consumers and digitization were at the forefront at the Crop Innovation in Business Conference hosted in Amsterdam this week. The conference is conducted every other year and is in its 18th year.
BREAKING: Cultivian Sandbox Closes 3rd Fund on $135m with Bevy of Food & Ag Corporate LPs
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, the most established agrifood tech venture capital firm, has raised $135 million in its third fund. Founded in 2008, the firm was the first to focus entirely on technology startups operating across the food and agriculture value chain.
How a Track & Trace Tech Startup is Fighting Crop Input Fraud in Ghana
QualiTrace, a young Ghanaian startup providing a track & trace solution for agrochemical manufacturers and farmers, is trying to fight this battle that stems from the lack of proper government regulation on imports of agrochemicals.
USDA Could Help Pave the Way for Farmtech Adoption: Where are you Sonny Perdue?
Anyone paying passing attention to the agricultural sector understands that it is in the middle of an “agtech” revolution. But where is the USDA in all of this?
How a 20-Year Old Startup is Decentralizing Food Production with Modular Powdering Factories
Blendhub is a Spain-headquartered global business that’s been designing and powdering food products for clients for over 20 years.
Sidai Is Revving Up Kenyan Farming with Fleets of Motorbikes and a Fresh Round Of Funding
Many Kenyan farms struggle for access to quality farming products like vaccines, fertilizers or diagnostic equipment; the farmers also find it hard to attain or acquire sound veterinary or technical expertise, according to Sidai.
TERRA Growth Stage AgriFood Accelerator Opens for Applications!
TERRA, a non-equity-based accelerator program, is unique in its approach to acceleration by focusing on startups that are ready to scale their businesses, as opposed to those at the proof of concept stage refining their pitches for seed funding.
Make Manure Great Again: New Tech Challenge Aims to Put Animal Waste to Work
With involvement from World Wildlife Fund and The Yield Lab Institute, The Manure Challenge is exploring how technology can help us find an expedited pathway to making better use of manure.
Rockstart Raises €15m for AgriFood Tech ‘Accelerator 2.0’ Committed to Funding Startups at Later Stages
There is a need for patient capital in the agrifood sector to give startups more time to prove out their business models, according to Rockstart agrifood program director Mark Durno.
It’s Beef’s Turn for a Digital Renaissance, says ex-Climate Employee & Founder of Digital Tool PLA
The livestock industry is gearing up for its turn in the innovation saddle as more startups like Performance Livestock Analytics tap corporate partners like Wilbur-Ellis to pick up the pace
3 Obstacles Facing the Urban Agriculture Industry in New York
Results of a new study in New York suggest that urban agriculture may not be able to provide the bevy of benefits that have excited consumers and enticed investors.
How a Little Sensor is Making a Big Impact on the Global Cocoa Industry
Handheld near-infrared spectral imaging devices are giving cocoa farmers and processors a way to set fairer prices in a matter of seconds while also cutting out the middlemen
Singapore-headquartered agrifood business Olam International has partnered with sensor startup Consumer Physics to help improve its cocoa production by capturing data on the exact amount of cocoa within a cocoa bean pod.
Growing on Data: The New Go-to-Market Reality in Agriculture
Every supplier understands that there is considerable value to be captured by leveraging data and digital tools to get closer to customers and to better meet their needs. But which companies can attain that goal first, and which will be left behind?
Food-X Selects Latest Accelerator Cohort Including 5 Women-Led Startups
Food startup accelerator Food-X has unveiled the next eight startups that will participate in Cohort 9. The startups are innovating across the entire supply chain from novel flavor ingredients to AI-powered, real-time consumer insight technologies.
How Agtech Solutions Can Leverage ‘Full Stack Thinking’ to Disrupt Agriculture
Agriculture is often referred to as the last bastion of digitization, but what types of technologies will succeed?
‘Over Ten Thousand Times Sweeter Than Sugar’: Meet The Man Making Some of The World’s Sweetest Proteins
Dr. Ilan Samish is the CEO and founder of Amai Proteins — an Israeli startup lab-designing hyper-sweet, thermo-stable, zero-calorie proteins out of exotic fruits.
How TartanSense is Building Small Robots for Small Farms in India
TartanSense builds small land-based robots for small farms and smallholder farmers initially focused on pesticide application.