EXCLUSIVE: Bucha Bio banks funding for its next-gen bacterial biomaterials
October 18, 2021
The New York-based company plans to scale up production of its fermented bio-textile called Mirai.
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N2 Applied gets $17m to turn livestock slurry into sustainable fertilizer
October 14, 2021
The Norwegian company’s tech converts animal manure into sustainable fertilizer and traps greenhouse gas emissions in the process.
Bushel acquires Cargill & ADM’s GrainBridge
October 12, 2021
The acquisition brings added data analytics capabilities to Bushel, which it says will help farmers and facilities make more profitable decisions.
Q&A: Why Toyota Ventures invested in Burro’s farm robots
October 11, 2021
Managing director Jim Adler discusses his firm’s recent investment in farm robots startup Burro and where Toyota plans to look next in agtech.
Data Snapshot: Investment in consumer-facing foodtech rebounds to $15bn in H1 2021
October 7, 2021
While investment in eGrocery services increased substantially, especially in China, the return of foot traffic to brick and mortar retailers and restaurants saw investment double in technologies servicing them.
Brief: McDonald’s pledges net zero emissions by 2050 targeting beef supply to energy sources
October 4, 2021
The fast food retailer will work with the Science Based Targets initiative to adjust its current emissions-reduction strategy across its business.
Brief: Farm data company Ag-Analytics acquires land research platform AcreValue
September 30, 2021
It has also struck partnerships with Farmer Mac and Indigo Ag, which will use the combined platforms to further their own financing and carbon offerings.
Vytelle raises $13m Series A funding to help farmers pick the cream of the cattle crop
September 28, 2021
The Kansas City startup says it offers livestock producers a faster way to identify the “elite” members of a herd in order to multiply their genetics.
Brief: Autonomous farming startup Blue White Robotics raises $37m Series B funding
September 23, 2021
Its self-described “robotics as a service” platform combines robotic tractors with management software to complete a range of tasks.
Advanced Farm Technologies closes $25m Series B round for its robotic harvesting system
September 23, 2021
The Californian startup has built robots that can pick field-grown strawberries. Next, it wants to move into the apple orchard.
Indoor ag startup Iron Ox closes $53m round led by Breakthrough Energy
September 22, 2021
It will use a chunk of the funding to open its largest facility yet: a leafy greens and berries-focused greenhouse in Lockhart, Texas.
Debut Biotech is creating next-gen ingredients through ‘cell-free biomanufacturing’
September 17, 2021
The San Diego startup makes ingredients for food, cosmetics, and therapeutics “in a cleaner way and a much better way for the planet,” according to co-founder Nicholas Brideau.
AgBiome closes $116m Series D round led by Blue Horizon, Novalis LifeSciences
September 14, 2021
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based startup captures and screens microbes found in the natural world to identify apt candidates for pest control and crop protection.
Cargill & AeroFarms talk indoor cocoa production
September 6, 2021
They’re hoping the insights they derive will revolutionize outdoor production, too.
Stockeld Dreamery raises $20m Series A funding to expand plant-based cheese lineup
September 2, 2021
The Swedish startup plans to add spreadable and melt-friendly products to its range of cheeses fermented from fava bean and pea protein.
Brief: Qatar plans $200m+ cell-cultured meat hub in partnership with Eat Just
August 31, 2021
Qatar and US-based Eat Just will build what they say is “the MENA region’s first-ever facility for cultivated meat” in the Middle Eastern country.
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