‘Lab-on-a-chip’ startup Nordetect raises $1.5m, targets indoor farming
March 15, 2021
Denmark’s Nordetect wants to help CEA startups get a better glimpse of their nutrient use without waiting weeks for a lab test result.
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Lauren Manning
Lauren is a contributing writer for AFN, a lawyer, an adjunct law professor and raises cattle, sheep, and goats in Northwest Arkansas. You can contact her at [email protected].
Vertical farming startup Oishii raises $50m for bee-assisted, carbon-neutral strawberry cultivation
March 11, 2021
With backing from Sony and other investors, US-based Oishii grows the berries indoors using ancient Japanese farming practices.
Brazil’s SP Ventures looks north to back Canadian machinery manager Verge Ag
March 11, 2021
The Canadian startup aims to help farmers optimize equipment usage so they can squeeze more profitability out of their machinery.
AcreTrader gets $12m Series A funding for farmland investing & purchasing platform
March 11, 2021
Through Arkansas-based AcreTrader, investors can add farmland to their portfolios – while farmers can get financial assistance to purchase new land or infrastructure.
The Nature Conservancy invests in 5 soil health startups
March 9, 2021
The Nature Conservancy has made a major commitment around advancing soil-smart farming – and it has realized that technology is key to achieving its goal.
TradeCafe raises $7.9m to expand its online marketplace for protein commodities
March 8, 2021
The Toronto-based startup is hoping to digitalize an antiquated industry that relies on middlemen to broker deals between buyers and sellers.
Zymoscope raises $1m for its data-driven beer brewing tech
March 5, 2021
Zymoscope is applying its real-time, data-driven fermentation tech to the beer industry. Next stop: Alt-proteins
Anti-mastitis startup SomaDetect raises $6m Series A from Ag Capital Canada, Merck
March 2, 2021
The New Brunswick-based startup is commercializing its mastitis detection technology, starting with beta trials on dairies in Canada.
‘Wine-ification of coffee’ startup Demetria comes out of stealth with $3m seed funding
March 2, 2021
Demetria is replacing the antiquated coffee quality assessment process by using AI and near-infrared technology to scan beans before they’re brewed.
Brazil’s KPTL invests in poultry management platform Agrisolus
March 2, 2021
Agrisolus captures real-time data about a variety of metrics to optimize poultry production and prevent disease in the flock.
EXCLUSIVE: Why Kroger is pulling out all the stops to reduce food waste
March 1, 2021
The nonprofit Kroger unit is hoping to address food waste and hunger by supporting startups making novel foods from upcycled ingredients.
Brief: Data analytics company DTN acquires on-farm data startup Farm Market iD
February 25, 2021
Farm Market iD aggregates data from a variety of sources to offer agribusinesses support with marketing and better serving farmers and ranchers.
Where does FBN’s Gradable Carbon fit into the growing carbon credit ecosystem?
February 24, 2021
FBN will help farmers generate carbon credits through personalized agronomic assitance and allow them to control when they sell them.
Brief: Infarm launches modular growing & distribution center to expand footprint faster
February 24, 2021
The new growing center takes six weeks to construct and can produce the equivalent of up to 10,000-square-meters of farmland, according to InFarm.
Provivi raises $10m from Gates Foundation to bring insect pheromone tech to smallholder farmers
February 24, 2021
Provivi will use the funds to sell its pheremone-based pest control products to smallholder farmers in Kenya, Bangladesh, and India at cost.
Brief: Driscoll’s partners with foodtech startup Consumer Physics to measure sweetness in berries
February 23, 2021
Consumer Physics will apply its SCiO technology, which uses near-infrared spectrometers and cloud-based software, to Driscoll’s quality measurement process.
Project Well is helping healthcare system use food as medicine with $2m in seed funding
February 23, 2021
Project Well provides at-risk healthcare plan members with nutritonal counseling and tailored meal plans to target chronic disease.
Bio-fertilizer startup Anuvia raises $103m Series C funding
February 23, 2021
Anuvia is hoping to clean up conventional fertilizer with its bio-basd input that improves yields while also reducing GHG emissions and sequestering carbon.
TIPA & PerfoTec debut sustainable packaging that also boosts shelf life
February 22, 2021
The pair’s packaging is a micro-perforated compostable film that reduces food waste by extending shelf life while cutting plastic pollution.
EXCLUSIVE: SP Ventures adds World Bank in third close, exits fintech startup Brain Ag
February 22, 2021
It’s a big week for LatAm’s agrifoodtech fund, SP Ventures. The fund will close on around $50 million to $75 million, surpassing the $30 million goal it initially set.
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