Bioinformatics. Drone surveillance. Farm robotics. BASF Venture Capital’s Markus Solibieda talks to AFN about tech innovations the company’s backing to complement and disrupt the agri-chemicals status quo.
The agrifood industry wondered how Bayer would approach venture investing after its acquisition of Monsanto. Derek Norman talks with AFN about the company’s turn to impact investing.
Syngenta Ventures was one of the earliest corporate VC initiatives dedicated to agriculture. Shubang Shankar talks with AFN about the group’s priorities and opportunities.
Abu Dhabi has been looking at ways to produce more of its food closer to home in light of the pandemic, geopolitical flux, and advances in agtech.
Ghent’s Aphea Bio – which offers a novel, algorithm-driven approach to biological crop protection – just raised $16.6 million in a Series B round led by Astanor Ventures.
VEAT, which sells plant-based meals out of its vending machines, is rolling out across Stockholm – with other European cities in its sights.
The Dutch startup has created a fungi-based alternative protein called Fermotein which is pending regulatory approval in the EU and the US.
At the finale of this year’s TFF Challenge, there were socially distant explosions of confetti, street dancers, and potatoes suspended in midair.
“There’s an abundance of need for what they do,” Prince Khaled, Saudi royal and new investor in the Oakland-based startup, told AFN.
The UK firm is buying two US startups, with CEO Tim Steiner seeing “significant opportunities” in robotic manipulation solutions for online retail and logistics.
The Emeryville, California startup has been developing biological analytics of soil DNA data to offer farmers crop protection insights and forecasts.
Bovine mastitis is a major financial and welfare problem for dairy farmers, but standard antibiotic treatments are increasingly controversial.
Remote sensing startups like France’s SpaceSense generate satellite data insights for precision agriculture by developing pattern recognition algorithms.
With mental health in the spotlight amid Covid-19, personalized nutrition companies are busy designing ways to keep stress at bay.
Dutch startup Mosa Meat is expecting a second close of its Series B round in “the next few months” following a $55 million first tranche.
Almost 4 million more farmers in Europe are ready to use online agribusiness marketplaces as their main sources of ordering than before Covid-19.
London insect farming startup Entocycle will lead the project, which will aim to build a facility that rears black soldier flies by the millions.
Microbes such as mycoprotein and microalgae can be used to produce biomass, improve plant-based products, and create paradigm-changing functional ingredients.
Vivent uses AI to detect and interpret electrical biosignals within plants that are linked to stress, helping to diagnose pathogens and pests.
The Hamburg-based startup has built an online marketplace for secondhand agricultural machinery, using AI-powered valuation and offering EU-wide warranties.
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