AgFunderNewsย rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech.
Funding news
๐บ๐ธ ArkeaBio raises $15m for livestock methane tech, cuts headcount AgFunderNews
๐จ๐ญ Cotierra raises $3M to scale decentralised biochar across tropical agriculture Tech.eu
๐บ๐พ OrderEAT raises $2M to expand school cafeteria platform Latamlist
๐บ๐ธ DARO raises $2.5 million to scale disease surveillance across the U.S. swine industry Daro
๐ง๐ช Those Vegan Cowboys lands โฌ1.2 million backing for cow-free sports nutrition Protein Production Technology
๐จ๐ญ FOOD FOUNDERS Studio secures new funding to build its next two foodtech ventures AgFunderNews
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
๐บ๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ง Generate Capital sells biogas assets to Vanguard Renewables, Pinta Energy Biomass Magazine
๐บ๐ธ FBN and Google team up to give farm AI the context itโs been missing AgFunderNews
๐ฎ๐ช ๐ฏ๐ต Hatch Blue: partners with UMITO on Japan aquatech initiative Salmon Business
๐ซ๐ท ๐ณ๐ฑ Plantik and Hudson River Biotechnology team up to de-risk heat-tolerant strawberries AgFunderNews
๐บ๐ธ Viome acquires Sลlaria Biล to launch clinically validated consumer synbiotics and medical foods Business Wire
๐ฉ๐ช Greenforce acquires Neggst’s plant-based egg tech ahead of LIVEKINDLY merger Dealroom
People moves
๐บ๐ธ Cheerios maker General Mills names company veteran as CEO Food Dive
๐บ๐ธ Sidnee Rose Hill joins Food System 6 as Director of Programs LinkedIn
Other news
๐บ๐ธ Corteva, Inari settle US dispute over seed patents during trial Reuters
๐ณ๐ฑ GRI to launch new sustainability reporting standard for food and beverage companies ESG News
๐บ๐ธ Starbucks retreats from green goals amid $2bn cost drive FT
๐จ๐ด Colombia moves to revoke carbon market rules issued under former president Petro Carbon Herald
๐ซ๐ท Danone and Michelinโs โฌ20m fermentation scale-up site opens to outside projects in France Vegconomist
๐บ๐ธ Farmers, others sue USDA over REAP solar restrictions, funding losses DTN Progressive Farmer
๐บ๐ธ Believer Meats creditors weigh bid for US plant after UPSIDE Foods exit AgFunderNews
๐ฌ๐ง UKโs FCA drops plans for mandatory IFRS-based climate reporting ESG Today
