AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech.
Funding news
🇺🇸 Havra raises $113 million to bring AI-native ERP and embedded finance to the international perishables market Rio Grande Guardian
🇳🇿 Scentian Bio raises $7m to take its AI and insect-powered ‘digital nose’ to market New Zealand Herald
🇬🇧 Fermtech raises £2.5 million seed round to scale cocoa alternative made from side streams Protein Production Technology
🇬🇧 Berry-picking robot maker secures £3m for farm trials UKTN
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
🇮🇹 Ambienta acquires majority stake in plant-based dairy producer The Bridge to expand in €4.3 billion market Protein Production Technology
🇯🇵 🇺🇸 2nd Nature is Tapped by Kanematsu Corporation to Discover Functional Ingredients in Agricultural Side Streams Global Newswire
People moves
🇺🇸 TerraClear Appoints Eric Rombokas as Director of Robotics and Hardware iGrow News
🇺🇸 Plant Based Foods Association Announces Marjorie Mulhall as Executive Director PBFA
Other news
🇨🇳 DEEP Robotics Deploys Robot Dogs for Tea Leaf Transport in China’s Zhejiang Province iGrow News
🇺🇸 Syngenta Unveils VIRESTINA Technology, a Global Breakthrough in Controlling Grass Weeds Business Wire
🇺🇸 Biotalys Achieves First Milestone in Bioinsecticide Partnership with Syngenta Global Newswire
🇺🇸 ZBiotics Expands into Hospitality Through Strategic F&B Partnerships Business Wire
🇺🇸 Beyond Meat signs Roquette pea protein supply deal through 2027 and approves 10 million share inducement plan Protein Production Technology
🇧🇪 New Belgian AI platform Backbone aims to cut costly quality failures in food production Tech.eu
🇩🇰 Novonesis & DTU to Convert Carbon Into Protein As Part of Bill Gates-Backed Project Green Queen
🇬🇧 Frontier Agriculture Rolls Out Digital Grain Monitoring Across UK Storage Network iGrow News
🇺🇸 Deere settles US right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments Reuters
🇺🇸 FarmRaise Announces Partnership with Avalo to Power AI-Driven Cotton Innovation at Scale Business Wire
🇳🇱 Source.ag Launches AI-Powered Harvest Forecast for Pepper Growers Perishable News
