Here comes the drones! Precision Hawk raises $10M Series B
PrecisionHawk, an information delivery company that uses a small, lightweight UAVs and cloud-based software to collect, process and analyze aerial data, today announced it has
PrecisionHawk, an information delivery company that uses a small, lightweight UAVs and cloud-based software to collect, process and analyze aerial data, today announced it has
The SmartAgriFood accelerator officially launched a €4 million open call for SMEs and web-entrepreneurs to develop a new generation of smart agriculture applications and services building
NewLeaf Symbiotics, a St Louis, Missouri-based agricultural biotechnology company focused on the commercialization of beneficial plant bacteria, announced today that it has closed a $17
Companies focused on big data and farm management tools are just sweeping up funds from VCs these days, as more farmers bring their ipads, laptops
aWhere, a Denver, CO based big data analytics company focused on the Ag industry, Elixir Capital, a private equity fund based in Silicon Valley and
Using a microwave radiometer and radar, SMAP will measure surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw levels across the entire globe every two to three days, providing what NASA calls the “most detailed maps yet made” of these conditions worldwide.
A company called Green & Grow is really living up to its name. The Austin-based producer of bio-products to improve ag productivity just announced
As it turns out, some VC’s don’t like bugs, either. Kalamazoo-based bioinsecticide company, Vestaron Corporation, recently closed a $10M Series C Preferred Stock. The
You have a book to sell, and a book you’d like to buy. What do you do? Chances are, hop online. In Brennan Turner’s
We are excited to announce that we are partnering with Food+Tech Connect to launch a monthly AgTech Funding Roundup! We’ll be covering companies that are using
Money keeps rolling in for agtech data platforms. FarmLink, a farming productivity solutions provider, has announced it’s raised a $40 million Series B. The
Solar panel lovers and skeptics, there’s a new ray of hope for developing more efficient, cheaper cells to capture the sun’s energy. And, it’s using
Just after signing its contract with Brazil’s biggest sugarcane company, Benson Hill Biosystems is pulling in some sweet money. Benson Hill, an ag startup
No one hates fruit flies more than farmers. Just last year, Napa’s olive crops were destroyed by the pests, costing many farmers much if
The ag world has been getting lots of funding, and Agworld is no exception. Agworld, an information management platform company in the Australian agricultural
Forget recycle; let’s talk upcycle. Nutrinsic Corporation, a company “upcycling” nutrients currently lost in waste water treatment, has raised $12.7 million to provide better
With humanitarian and public health concerns in mind, many ranchers and consumers are embracing grass-fed sources of meat. Amidst this growing interest, a California-based startup
By: Emma Bryce. This post originally appeared on Ensia Six years ago, the Norwegian coast guard filmed a Scottish fishing vessel riding gray swells, dumping
Good weather forecasting is at the heart of ag, and one Indian company just received a boat-load of funds to make their forecasts even stronger.
As many in the agriculture industry are adjusting to a growing population, environmental changes, and other Earthly concerns, German researchers are setting their sights a bit higher.