AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech.
Funding news
🇫🇷 Edonia raises €15M to scale microalgae protein as an alternative to meat Tech.eu
🇺🇸 Kutlerri.ai raises $4M to expand AI agents for restaurant sales, costs Fast Casual
🇩🇪 Berlin agtech hexafarms raises €4.8M to sell greenhouse sensors and scouting robots by subscription Tech Funding news
🇩🇪 German female-founded startup Finches raises €2 million to bring AI early warnings to agricultural sourcing EU Startups
🇧🇷 BioLinker raises $1.7M to build automated biotech lab in the Amazon Latamlist
🇮🇳 Myca raises $1.3m pre-seed to put AI agents in charge of agribusiness field operations AgFunderNews
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
🇺🇸 Uber Eats to buy ezCater for $2.3B Restaurant Dive
🇩🇪 Amazon and Microsoft back 750 million-litre water restoration project in Germany EME Outlook
🇺🇸 How PepsiCo & Grimme are cutting supplier waste with VR Procurement Mag
🇺🇸 Beam Global to acquire drone tech firm ScoutDI for approx. $24 Mln RTT News
Funds, grants & accelerators
🇺🇸 NFWF launches $18 million fund to protect US great plains grasslands ESG News
🇺🇸 Grand Farm lands $5M federal grant for year-round indoor AgTech test track Dealroom
🇺🇸 More funding available for farmers through USDA’s Regenerative Pilot Program in 2027 Brownfield Ag News
People moves
🇺🇸 Vonnie Estes to retire from IFPA after years connecting fresh produce with innovation LinkedIn
🇧🇪 Biotalys appoints Christine Berwaerts and Ioana Tudor as independent directors iGrow News
🇺🇸 Brijesh Krishnaswamy joins Beyond Meat as COO LinkedIn
Other news
🇺🇸 Vylor completes separation from Corteva, created to ‘reimagine agriculture’ Michigan Farmer News
🇺🇸 Farmer sentiment drops as concerns about input costs increase Purdue
🇨🇳 China to foster 10,000 ‘high-potential’ agtech firms in drive towards self-reliance in farm science AgNavigator
🇺🇸 Enko Chem announces research expansion to new crop pests Hartford Business
