The AgFunderNews team’s favorite stories of 2024
December 26, 2024
From the XPRIZE ‘no prize’ debacle to the Israeli agrifoodtech funding scene, here are the articles we enjoyed covering the most this year.
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5 ridiculous agrifood stories from 2024
December 25, 2024
The past year was chock-full of off-beat stories including everything from soup vandalism to $500,000 shots of sake brewed in space.
ClimateAi builds ‘adaptation playbook’ via long-range forecasting: ‘I think we’ll be profitable by Q3 or Q4 of next year’
December 23, 2024
A flurry of startups offering AI-powered ag insights driven by long-range weather forecasting has emerged on the scene in recent years. But are they delivering actionable info for food & ag companies?
Guest article: The real impact of tariffs on US produce prices
December 20, 2024
The past has shown that tariffs have often been more a tool for negotiation than anything else. Will 2025 be the same?
Egg proteins… in potatoes? Molecular farming startup PoLoPo makes the case
December 20, 2024
While multiple startups engineer microbes to produce animal proteins via precision fermentation, PoLoPo and others in the ‘molecular farming’ space claim the unit economics of growing them in genetically engineered plants are more favorable.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Rebel Foods raises $210m, Terradot bags $58m, Plenty shutters Compton farm
December 19, 2024
Plus…John Kempf’s Advancing Eco Agriculture nabbed a USDA rural development award.
Exclusive: SP Ventures makes first close of new fund with backing from AGCO, FMC & others
December 19, 2024
Key areas for potential investments include bio-based crop protections, agrifintech, supply chain sectors and education.
Festive agrifoodtech vox pop part 2: From funding blues to bird flu, what keeps startups awake at night as we head into 2025?
December 19, 2024
Unsurprisingly, the challenging funding environment was top of mind for many founders, but it’s not the only thing disturbing their sleep…
BREAKING: Relief as final text of defense spending bill spares DJI drones, but battle isn’t over yet, say distributors
December 18, 2024
A defense spending bill just passed in the US Congress requires an unspecified national agency to conduct a risk assessment on DJI spray drones, prompting alarm bells among distributors.
GoodSAM Foods is blazing a path for regen ag that brings value (and money) back to farmers
December 18, 2024
This “direct trade” model cuts out the middlemen so that GoodSAM works directly with the growers and their farmer associations.
Asia biotechnology ecosystem responds to government support with 140% funding increase over 3 years
December 18, 2024
Investment in Asia biotechnology startups is on the rise, with those operating in the food, agriculture, bioenergy, and biomaterials spaces raising nearly $3.5 billion in the last three years, up over 140% against the three years prior.
Festive agrifoodtech vox pop part 1: From robotics to biologics, what are founders most excited about as we head into 2025?
December 18, 2024
Unsurprisingly, AI was top of mind for many founders, but it’s not the only thing on their list…
Biostimulant-maker Sound Agriculture bags additional $25m, will pay growers to replace nitrogen and phosphorus
December 17, 2024
Plant-and-soil health startup Sound Agriculture will use the new funding to enter new markets and develop new products.
Chonex’s water dispersible granule formulation of StrongSoil is a breakthrough in soil health restoration
December 17, 2024
Scaling soil restoration requires effective, economically viable solutions. Biofertilizers and biostimulants are emerging as critical tools for this effort.
Inside the Good Meat Project’s mission to change meat consumption
December 16, 2024
Agency, education, and myth-busting are key.
New fund from Astarte & Toesca underscores the promise of investing in Latin America’s permanent crops
December 13, 2024
Chile is becoming increasingly attractive to investors looking to back nature-based and/or sustainable agriculture-based solutions.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Nexus W2V raises $140m, Haber nets $44m, Planet A Foods bags $30m
December 12, 2024
Plus: GE salmon company AquaBounty winds down its only remaining operating farm: “We’ve been working for over a year to raise capital… Unfortunately, these efforts have not generated enough cash to maintain our operating facilities.”
Brief: Aspire raises “meaningful amount” to keep insect ag operation going
December 12, 2024
CEO David Rosenberg told us that, “It is a meaningful amount of money, but more money is needed later in 2025.”
Gooddrop’s ‘grow-to-wear’ apparel business looks to mass produce cotton using vertical farms
December 10, 2024
Gooddrop aims to grow cotton in vertical farms and keep spinning mills on the site of these farms to produce textiles.
Q&A: CEO Sam Sneddon on how WollemAI plans to become the climate tech vendor of choice in Australia and Southeast Asia
December 10, 2024
WollemAI’s CEO Sam Sneddon talks to AgFunderNews about the company’s strategic positioning and future plans
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