Q&A: SupraSensor Founder 9 Months On from Climate Corp Acquisition
March 30, 2017
We caught up with SupraSensor founder Calden Carroll to find out a bit more about the acquisition and how the startup merged with Climate Corp.
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Benson Hill Biosystems Raises $25m Series B, Reveals CRISPR 2.0
March 28, 2017
Benson Hill Biosystems has identified a more precise and efficient gene-editing tool than CRISPR Cas-9 that uses a suite of new nucleases instead of the Cas-9 enzyme, according to Matt Crisp, CEO.
Arable Raises $4.25m Series A from S2G and Middleland
March 27, 2017
Arable’s sensor, named the Mark, which is deployed in the field above the leaf canopy of the relevant crop, captures 40 different data streams.
Cool Planet Raises $19.3m to Commercialize Engineered Biochar Product That’s Increasing Crop Yields 14.9%
March 23, 2017
Cool Planet, the biofuel-turned-biological ag products company, has raised $19.3 million in venture funding from existing investors to drive the commercialization of its first products.
6 Key Takeaways from Forbes Mixing Bowl NYC
March 22, 2017
Advisory investment group The Mixing Bowl teamed up with Forbes for its New York-based event this year to discuss technology’s role in changing food and farming at scale and consumer food preferences.
Agriculture is Not Adapting Fast Enough to Changing Environment and Society, says World Bank’s Sadler
March 21, 2017
Agriculture investors need to manage the risks of the agriculture industry today, prepare for increasing volatility tomorrow, and also adapt to fundamental changes in the industry in the future, says Marc Sadler.
FarmLead’s Online Grain Marketplace Raises $6.5m Series A Led by Monsanto
March 20, 2017
FarmLead helps growers, who typically sell to a handful of local buyers, to negotiate better prices for their grain by opening them up to a new set of potential buyers online.
Ag Industry Brief: Climate Ventures 2.0 Extends Deadline, UC Merced Launches New AgTech Education Initiative, GAI AgTech Moves to Boston, more
March 17, 2017
The Climate Ventures 2.0 application deadline has been extended to March 31, 2017, while a new initiative at UC Merced aims to position current students at the edge of the intersection between food, energy, and water.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Leonardo DiCaprio invests in LoveTheWild, ProducePay raises $7m
March 16, 2017
LoveTheWild, the Boulder-based frozen seafood brand that only sources farmed fish, has closed an undisclosed Series A round of funding with Leonardo DiCaprio and seafood-focused
The Next Generation of Drone Technologies For Agriculture
March 16, 2017
The potential for drones to revolutionize agriculture reached fever pitch in 2015, but there were soon signs that the technology may have been overhyped. Step-in the next generation of drone tech startups hoping to resolve the main painpoints.
How Clean Seed’s Wireless Smart Seeder is Set to Disrupt Agriculture
March 13, 2017
Air seeding technology brought new scale and efficiencies to farming when it was first introduced, but there are several drawbacks, according to Graeme Lempriere, CEO of Clean Seed.
HarvestPort Closes $2.5m Series A with Cultivian and Taylor Farms
March 9, 2017
The round was led by Chicago-headquartered agtech venture capital firm Cultivian Sandbox. Existing investor Taylor Farms, through its venture arm, also joined the round.
Agtech Funding (& Exit) Sheet: $84m Raised in 2 Weeks (+$400m Instacart Series D), Origin Acquires AgSpace
March 9, 2017
A bumper two weeks of funding saw 14 startups raise $184m across on-farm biotech, biotech, satellite imagery, India, 3D printing, including Instacart’s $400m Series D. There was also an ag data acquisition in the UK.
Wilbur-Ellis Launched Cavallo Ventures to ‘Remain Innovative’ and Sell New Tech to Customers
March 9, 2017
Cavallo Ventures is not just focused on investing in startups; it also wants to partner with them and distribute new products to its customers.
TechAccel Joins Epicrop $3m Series A to Develop Novel Epigenetics Tools for Crop Enhancement
March 6, 2017
Epigenetics is the study of how an animal or plant cell reads and acts on the information in its genes based on the presence (or not) of certain epigenetic markers in the chromatin.
From NCGA to Texas A&M AgriLife: Richard Vierling’s on a Mission to Help Startups Ground Truth Ag Technologies
March 6, 2017
Richard Vierling recently joined Texas A&M AgriLife Research where he is responsible for the Vernon Research & Extension Center, Texas Foundation Seed Service, and business development for the AgriLife Centers.
Astro Digital Raises $16.65m Series A for Aggressive Satellite Launch Plan
March 2, 2017
The startup will use the funding to accelerate the launch of Astro Digital’s Landmapper constellation – it is planning eight launches for 2017 – and its analytics platform.
AgTech Accelerator Launches First Startup Bringing Gates Foundation to Boragen $10m Series A
March 2, 2017
Boragen’s technology, which is licensed from Penn State University, is initially focusing on next generation, synthetic fungicides using a technology with a novel mode of action.
What Inter-American Development Bank’s MIF Looks for in a Latin American Agtech Investment
February 28, 2017
Ahead of the Latin America workshop at Rethink Ag & Food Innovation Week next month, we caught up with Yuri Soares to hear more about his work in agtech at IADB.
Observant’s 4 Lessons for Agritech Startups in Wake of Acquisition by Jain
February 28, 2017
Further M&A activity from large agribusinesses like Jain is essential so we caught up with Observant to find out what pieces of advice the cofounder would give to farm-based agritech startups hoping to turn their businesses into acquirable companies.
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