Agrifood Signals: Havra nets $113m for fresh produce ERP, ZBiotics GM probiotic expands to hospitality sector

Zachary Abbott, PhD. founder and CEO, ZBiotics. Image credit: Elaine Watson

ZBiotics founder Dr. Zack Abbott
Image credit: Elaine Watson

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

Fieldwork Robotics
Image credit: Fieldwork Robotics

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

LYNX M20 Wheeled-Legged Robot. Image credit: DEEP Robotics
LYNX M20 Wheeled-Legged Robot. Image credit: DEEP Robotics

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

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