It has been a pivotal year for the food and agriculture technology market. Investment volumes are set to surpass $4 billion by the end of the year, breaking all records, and we are very excited about what 2016 will bring. We hope that you enjoy our articles on AgFunderNews and we are always open to feedback.
Below we have collated 10 of the year’smost-read stories for you to enjoy over the festive period while we take a short break from publishing news. The newsletter will return on Thursday, January 7, 2016.
Thank you for all your support over the year and we look forward to connecting with as many of you as possible in the New Year.
AgFunderNews: Best Agtech Stories of 2015
December 26, 2015
Louisa Burwood-Taylor
It has been a pivotal year for the food and agriculture technology market. Investment volumes are set to surpass $4 billion by the end of the year, breaking all records, and we are very excited about what 2016 will bring. We hope that you enjoy our articles on AgFunderNews and we are always open to feedback.
Below we have collated 10 of the year’s most-read stories for you to enjoy over the festive period while we take a short break from publishing news. The newsletter will return on Thursday, January 7, 2016.
Thank you for all your support over the year and we look forward to connecting with as many of you as possible in the New Year.
Best of 2015
Six Mega-Trends in Indoor Agriculture
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Moving to Mainstream: AgTech Gathers $2.06bn in the First Half of 2015
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What is Ag Big Data? How 8 Companies are Approaching it
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Autonomous Tractor Corporation Aims to be the Tesla for Tractors
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3 Big Challenges for Indoor Agriculture
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How Monsanto & The Climate Corporation See the Future of Tech in Farming
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Why Uber-backer Tao Capital invested in Granular alongside Andreessen and Khosla
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Private Equity Investors Set Their Sights on Food & Agriculture
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Rabobank: Agtech Will Attract Over $4bn in Investment in 2015
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It’s Winner Take All in Ag Big Data, Says Kleiner Perkins’ Brook Porter
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