AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech.
Funding news
🇺🇸 North American agtech BinSentry clinches $25M from CIBC Innovation Banking Global Ag Investing
🇦🇺 Can AI take the guesswork out of meat? MEQ Solutions raises $15M to find out Tech Funding News
🇦🇺 Digital food safety startup Squizify lands in Japan after $10 million Series A Startup Daily
🇧🇪 Those Vegan Cowboys milks $7.3m in funding to launch animal-free casein in 2026 Green Queen
🇫🇷 France’s Agreenculture eyes expansion for ag autonomy with $7 million raise AgFunderNews
🇪🇪 ÄIO wins €1.2M grant to scale fermentation-based flavoured fats for food Tech.eu
🇺🇸 Symbrosia nets $5.8m to scale ‘most cost effective’ cultivation method for methane-busting seaweed additive AgFunderNews
🇬🇧 Future Greens secures £500,000 to convert novel waste into energy UKTN
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
🇮🇳 Zepto reportedly readies $500m IPO in India next week Tech in Asia
🇺🇸 Corteva, Hexagon Bio form multi-million dollar JV to power next-generation of nature inspired solutions Morningstar
🇮🇱 🇩🇪 ADAMA and BASF partner to co-develop breakthrough Gilboa fungicide technology Agribusiness Global
Funds, grants & accelerators
🇧🇪 Protealis secures new VLAIO grant to scale its highly innovative soy seed coating technology V Bio
People moves
🇫🇮 Solar Foods appoints Godert Zijlstra as chief commercial and product officer Nasdaq
🇺🇸 Susan Jones joins Ascribe Bio leadership team LinkedIn
🇺🇸 Kraft Heinz taps former Kellanova CEO Steve Cahillane to lead company ahead of breakup CNBC
Other news
🇧🇷 Microsoft invests In Brazil-based ERW carbon removal from InPlanet Carbon Herald
🇬🇧 Lloyds bets on regenerative agriculture with new finance transition loan AgTech Navigator
🇨🇳 Joes Future Food commissions “China’s largest” cultivated meat pilot plant Vegconomist
🇫🇮 Solar Foods selects Lappeenranta for Factory 02 as Solein scale-up plans advance Protein Production Technology
🇵🇭 Yanmar signs contract for the sale and purchase of JCM credits generated in the Philippines My News Desk
🇺🇸 Senator Schiff introduces bill to support ‘alternative protein’ development Civil Eats
