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Category: AgTech

Q&A: MoFo partners talk agrifoodtech exits, regenerative tech, and Covid-19

July 10, 2020

We catch up with Ward and Presser about agrifood tech investing as Presser joins NY-based law firm MoFo’s M&A and PE practices.

Agraloop aims to boost farmer incomes while cutting your wardrobe’s carbon footprint

July 9, 2020

Developed by Los Angeles-based Circular Systems, Agraloop transforms food-crop waste into natural fiber products, with energy and soil amendments as handy byproducts.

BREAKING: Cox and Bunge back Growers Edge in $40m Series B round

July 8, 2020

The media conglomerate and agribusiness giant have joined S2G Ventures and Skyline Global Partners to fund the Iowa startup, which offers a data-backed warranty service for farmers.

Startup Spotlight: How Solectrac wants to drive on-farm sustainability with its electric tractors

July 7, 2020

Solectrac says its biggest challenge is convincing farmers and investors that electric tractors can perform equally to, or better than, diesel models.

Future Food: From software to regen ag, Soilworks says key to better health is in the ground

July 6, 2020

Soilworks’ co-founders formed the regenerative ag-focused investment group after working together at B2B SaaS investor Scaleworks.

Funding for agri-drone companies in a time of corona: futurism or folly?

July 6, 2020

Recent funding for remote-sensing companies like AgroScout could signal a revival for providers of agri-drone technology.

Singapore led ASEAN with $177m funding for agrifoodtech startups last year

July 6, 2020

Singapore Economic Development Board’s John Eng says the city-state’s “unique” ecosystem of agrifood corporates and startups is winning investors over.

Tenacious co-leads Goterra’s $6m Series A to launch Australia’s first agrifoodtech VC

July 2, 2020

Goterra is an on-site food waste management technology and service that disposes of waste via modular insect farms.

Vertical farming in LatAm: AgroUrbana closes $1m seed funding

July 2, 2020

There’s space for vertical farming among Chile’s urban populations, where year-round fresh produce is not as abundant as you might think.

Distributed mini-farms and carbon-neutral eggs: The next phase of Black Soldier Fly farming

July 2, 2020

The world of Black Soldier Fly farming is diversifying. Here’s how.

TerMir wins Alexandria’s inaugural AgTech Innovation Prize

July 2, 2020

The national competition sought innovators working across an array of areas to transform the food value chain, including crop enhancement and protection, digital and data solutions, animal health, breeding and genetics, next-generation farming, and food and supply chain solutions.

Proximity to customers, funders, ag leaders make Iowa a perfect home, say 3 agtech startup founders

July 1, 2020

“If you build it; the funding will come.” It might not be the exact quote that drove Kevin Costner to build a baseball diamond in an Iowa cornfield in Field of Dreams, but it is the advice that many founders and entrepreneurs are following as they look for locations for their agtech startup businesses.