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Category: AgTech

Prevtec Microbia raises $4.7 million

March 17, 2015

Montreal, QC – Prevetec Microbia announced a new $4.7 million financing round on March 12. Telesystem, Groupe Jafaco Gestion, and Desjardins-Innovatech came in with 36% of

UPDATE: Flow Hive, New Indiegogo Record

March 11, 2015

Byron Bay, Australia — In late February we told you about the sweet little Aussie start up, Flow Hive, that was taking Indiegogo by storm.

Native Traits Receives $250k From Northern Michigan Angels

March 11, 2015

Native Traits, a Michigan based bio tech company, has received a $250,000 commitment from Northern Michigan Angels investment group. Founded in 2013, Native Traits set up shop

Netafim, $500 million in Debt Financing Round

March 9, 2015

Netafim, the world’s largest provider of drip irrigation services announced a $500 million debt financing on March 6th from Israel Discount Bank, Union Bank of Israel,

AgFunder’s New Report Captures $2.36B In AgTech Investment in 2014

March 4, 2015

From precision agriculture to biotech to drones, VCs pumped funds into companies that are revolutionizing how we grow, produce, and distribute food around the world.

BioGenerator Makes $200k Investment in Apse

March 3, 2015

BioGenerator, a St. Louis based, privately funded, non-profit investment organization whose express focus is on startups and entrepreneurs in the AgTech sector, has made a

Farmers Edge Acquires GranDuke Geomatics

February 27, 2015

Taking a page out of Climate Corporation’s playbook, Farmers Edge acquired GranDuke Geomatics of Lethbridge, Alberta. According to an agreement finalized on January 9, the precision

3D Robotics Raises $50M for Drone Expansion

February 27, 2015

On the heels of the Federal Aviation Administration’s recently proposed regulations on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), California-based 3D Robotics successfully raised $50 million Wednesday led

Innovation and Investment in AgTech

February 21, 2015

Editors note: Vonnie Estes is an executive with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles commercializing biotechnologies. This article originally appeared in BioFuels Digest. Having spent

Blume Distillation pulls in $1m Series B for waste to biofuels technology

February 20, 2015

Blume Distillation, which produced biorefinery equipment for bioethanol and other ethanol based end products, announced a $1 million Series B round led by GreenTech seed, and

AgriMetis Closes $7.3M Series A

February 19, 2015

AgriMetis, a biotech company developing crop protection agents, closed a $7.3m Series A led by Syngenta Ventures and Acidophil. Lutherville-based Agrimetis, which was co-founded in

2014 Roundup: Top Drone Deals

February 19, 2015

Despite current regulations keeping drones grounded, $86 million was invested into the burgeoning UAV industry last year.

Arcadia BioSciences planning to raise $86M on IPO

February 18, 2015

Sacramento-based Arcadia BioSciences, a plant trait biotech company, has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed $86 million IPO led by Credit

A look at World Ag Expo’s ‘Top-10 New Products’

February 10, 2015

World Ag Expo announced the winners of its Top-10 New Products competition, and it’s clear that farm precision is the primary motivator for Ag innovation right now.

Village Capital’s AgTech Accelerator Announces Batch 2 Winners

February 1, 2015

Village Capital just wrapped up demo day for Batch 2 of their Agtech accelerator program (Ag Global Program), and have announced the the peer-selected recipients

Earth Equity Farms nabs seed round

January 29, 2015

SEC filings report that Berkeley-based Earth Equity Farms has raised an additional $267k, bringing their total round to $822k, which they launched last year. According to the companies website,

The Andersons launches corporate VC arm, Maumee Ventures, to invest in agtech

January 28, 2015

The Andersons (NASDAQ: ANDE), a publicly traded diversified agribusiness with operations in crops, commodity trading, ethanol, fertilizer, crop insurance, and logistics has thrown its hat into

Apps for Ag to host AgTech Hackathon

January 22, 2015

“Apps for Ag” is running a competitive hackathon partnering young farmers and mobile application developers to create open-source apps for growers. The hackathon will be

Yield Lab accelerator announces first class of agtech startups

January 22, 2015

Yield Lab, a new St.Louis-based ag tech accelerator program launched in September, announced its first class of five startups. More than 100 companies applied to the program from

Silicon Valley doubles down on Planet Labs’ nano-satellites with $95m investment

January 21, 2015

Planet Labs, which operates the largest fleet of earth-imaging satellites, has announced the first closing of their $70 million Series C, with continued backing from some