Fundings-in-Brief Weekly: AeroFarms Raises $20m Series B from Global Investors, more
December 10, 2015
Startups focused on food technology, ag biotech, GPS navigation and food e-commerce make up this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
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WG Center for Innovation and Technology Announces First Six Tenants at Grand Opening
December 10, 2015
The Center for Innovation and Technology is being sponsored by Bayer CropSciences, Farm Credit, Monsanto, Prophet North America, Toro Micro-Irrigation, Taylor Farms and JV Smith Companies, and is still open for applications.
Government-led Coalition Invests $12.9m into Clean Energy Agtech Innovations for Emerging Markets
December 10, 2015
USAID, the Government of Sweden, the Government of Germany, Duke Energy Corporation, and the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation have pledged a total of $47m to clean energy projects for agriculture.
Paine & Partners Takes Majority Stake in AgBiTech as Biological Players Lead the Big 6
December 9, 2015
Paine & Partners acquired the Australian pest control business through its fourth fund as industry insiders discuss the development of the ag biological industry.
AquaSpy’s Moeller: Agriculture is a Vertical Business; Tracking Weather is Not Enough
December 7, 2015
It’s been a long road since 1998 to get AquaSpy technology into the hands 3,000 subscribing farmers and agribusinesses, CEO Bruce Moeller tells AgFunderNews.
Google Campus Inspires UK’s First Agtech Startup Facility, Farm491
December 7, 2015
Farm491 will offer startup space in two new facilities near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, and give startups access to 491 hectares of farmland for testing and research.
Monsanto Commits to Carbon Neutral Footprint by 2021 as Environmental Coalition Puts Agribusiness on Trial
December 4, 2015
In the first week of COP21, the Paris Climate Change conference, Monsanto announced a carbon neutral crop production plan as a group of food, farming and environmental organizations announced plans to put the agribusiness on trial for crimes against humanity at the Hague.
World Agri-Tech Investment Summit Accepting Submissions for Technology Showcase
December 4, 2015
The World Agri-Tech Investment Summit is now accepting submissions for the Technology Showcase at its event in San Francisco on March 16 – 17, 2016.
DJI Launches Agriculture Drone, COP21 Encourages Agricultural Commitments, FDA Approves GMO Salmon, Arlon Leads Sugar M&A, more
December 3, 2015
This week’s news-in-brief covers the launch of a new crop-spraying drone, a $20m commitment by New Zealand to combat agricultural emissions, and agribusiness PE fund Arlon leads sugar business M&A.
The Challenges Facing UK Farmers and their Adoption of Agtech
December 2, 2015
The need to engage more effectively with ag scientists and other agtech stakeholders was one of the main challenges cited by UK farmers speaking at the Realizing our Economic and Agricultural Potential conference in Cambridge last month.
Monsanto Ventures Leads $6.6m Series A for Plant Response Biotech With Middleland
December 2, 2015
The Spanish crop protection company raised funding from Monsanto, Middleland, Spanish investment firm Caixa Capital Risc, and biotech company Novozymes, to expand its product line.
Harvest Power Adds $20m to Series D for Expansion of Food Waste Business
December 1, 2015
Harvest Power wants to develop the organic food waste sector in the US through the expansion of its anaerobic digesters and consumer-facing soil supplement products.
Where Technology and Turkey Meet this Thanksgiving
November 25, 2015
As consumers scramble to find a bird to roast this holiday season, a non-profit organization has launched a new website to help them: BuyingPoultry.com.
Prequin: Agriculture Funds to Raise over $3.9bn in 2015 Surpassing 2014 Volumes
November 25, 2015
A further 36 funds, across farmland, agribusiness and agriculture technology, are still in the market targeting $7.5 billion collectively, according to Prequin.
Ag Weather Data Platform aWhere Goes From Series A to Big Ag Partnerships
November 23, 2015
It’s been quite a year for aWhere, which closed its $7 million Series A round of funding in September 2014 on AgFunder, as the company sets its sights on the financial markets.
Fish 2.0: Helping to Fill 3 Gaps in Aquaculture
November 20, 2015
Mike Betts, director of investments at AgFunder, shares his key takeaways from the event and his thoughts on the growing aquaculture sector.
Precision Farming Expo to Highlight the Changing Landscape of Precision Ag
November 20, 2015
AgFunderNews speaks to a fruit grower, a precision farming technology company and producer of the Precision Farming Expo about developments in the space.
Descartes Labs Raises $5m Series A for A.I. Analysis of Ag Imagery Data
November 19, 2015
Cultivian Sandbox led the round as Descartes Labs focuses on providing agriculture insights and global crop production forecasts to a range of stakeholders.
Water Management Platform SWIIM Raises $3m Series A from Aussie Family Office
November 18, 2015
goFARM Australia, the agriculture investment firm backed by the Costa Group, drew parallels between SWIIM’s technology and process, and Australia’s well-managed water entitlements system.
Smart Barn Attributes Winning Verizon Powerful Answers Award to Farming Language
November 17, 2015
Ohio-based farm management service Smart Barn has been named as one of 12 winners in Verizon’s third annual PAA tech competition, winning in the IoT category.
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