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Thiel-Backed Breakout Ventures Invests in Phylagen $14m Series A with Cultivian, AgFunder For Microbe-Based Traceability
Microbiome data analytics company Phylagen has raised a $14 million Series A round led by Peter Thiel-backed Breakout Ventures, agrifood tech venture pioneer Cultivian Sandbox, supply chain innovation fund Working Capital with participation from AgFunder.
60 AgriFood Tech Startups Nominated for 2019 AgFunder Innovation Awards – Vote Now!
Voting will close at 5 pm PT on February 28. The winners will be exclusively announced at the ReThink Agri-Food Innovation Week in San Francisco on March 20 at a special networking evening bridging the World Agri-Tech and the Future Food-Tech Summits.
Legal Cannabis, Alternative Protein or Pre-Seed Stage Deals? Vote on AgFunder’s First Focus Fund
Since we started offering our Co-Investment Funds to investors last year, we’ve been getting requests for funds with more specific investment themes.
AgFunder is Hiring a Venture Capital Investment Analyst
We are looking for an exceptional Investment Analyst to join our venture capital team. This is a different job to the investment associate we advertised previously.
AgFunder is Hiring a Venture Capital Investment Associate
Note the position is now closed but if you’d like to be considered as a future role, please fill out the application below and we can keep this on file. If you’re looking for the Investment Analyst role, click here.
Brazilian Digital Ag Startup Solinftec to Invest $50m Establishing US Operations
Solinftec is establishing its US headquarters in Indiana, creating 90 jobs in 2019 and up to 334 high-wage jobs by 2022.
8 Transformational Food Tech Startups
This Thanksgiving, we at AgFunder are thankful for our portfolio companies. Over the last year, we have invested in transformational food system companies, operating across the supply chain, from farm to fork.
AgFunder Invests in Trace Genomics $13m Series A for First Scalable Soil Microbiome Test
Trace Genomics has built the first scalable soil microbiome test to help farmers predict soil disease, soil health, and crop quality, using high-throughput DNA sequencing and machine learning.
AgFunder Invests in Foodtech Startup Chinova Bioworks’ $2m Round With DSM, Rhapsody
Chinova Bioworks has discovered a natural preservative for food and beverages using chitosan from mushrooms that can be customized for individual food and beverage companies.
AgFunder Invests in Smart Pest Management Company Aerobotics
Aerobotics, a South African agtech company with a smart scouting platform to identify pests and diseases in tree crops, has closed a $2 million Series A.
AgFunder Closes First in Series of Food & Ag Tech Funds enabled by AI
Online venture capital platform AgFunder has raised a $2.25 million fund to invest in transformational food and agriculture startups alongside its internal fund.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Interviewed by ImpactVision CEO at Davos
Ramanan interviewed the e-commerce giant in her capacity as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper — a network of teams of young people committed to solving global problems.
The Yield Expands into Agriculture, and the US, to Offer Growers Microclimate-based Decision Support
The AI-enabled ag sensor and IoT startup now offers an end-to-end microclimate sensing and predictions service for land-based crops as well as aquaculture.
EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s First Agritech Accelerator Fills First Cohort with Precision Ag, Livestock and Home Grow Tech
SproutX, the first agritech accelerator in Australia, has accepted 11 startups into its first cohort
AgFunder Joins KPMG & Bosch to Invest in The Yield’s $6.5m Series A
The Yield is an Australian microclimate sensing, IoT and predictive analytics startup for aquaculture and agriculture.
How Sustainable Is Agritech Investment?
There’s no doubt that agriculture technology, as a sector of innovation, is having a moment. But how will agritech investment play out over the long term?
How motorleaf is Helping Automate Indoor Farming
Motorleaf has built a smart and automated indoor farming operating system, consisting of hardware devices and software analytics, for cannabis and produce growers.
How Green Collar Foods is Scaling Low-Cost Indoor Ag in Inner Cities
Green Collar Foods is raising $1.5m on AgFunder to build a flagship facility in Detroit, raise investment for new GCF locations, and further enhance its AgCloud solution.
Canadian Indoor Ag Player TruLeaf Ramps Up Distribution
Through its subsidiary GoodLeaf Farms, the Canadian vertical farming company has started selling produce in Canada under agreements with major retailers and distributors.