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
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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
EcoPesticides Closes on Series A
January 21, 2015
New Mexico-based EcoPesticides which is developing ‘green’ biologic pesticides with has announced the completion of its $400,000 Series A from the New Mexico Startup Factory, the New
Chromatin adds another $12m in Series F
January 20, 2015
Chicago-based Chromatin, which produces sorghum seed for food and feedstock for both animals and biofuels, announced last week that they had raised another $12 million
GrowLife adds to $14.5m in recent financing for mini-hydroponics
January 15, 2015
An SEC filing is showing that GrowLife has added another $68,000 of investment to the $14.5 million in equity and debt financing they raised in 2014 over
Come pitch at the AgTech Meetup in Salinas
January 12, 2015
Agtech startups will be coming from all over California to pitch their solutions to a panel of growers and investors at the AgTech Meetup in Salina
EdenShield raises $1m to fight insects with stink moats
January 7, 2015
EdenShield a Tel Aviv based agtech company coming out of the Mofet/Trendlines accelerator has raised $1 million in financing led by the Israeli-focused crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. EdenShield
Edyn’s smart garden system named CES Best of Innovation Honoree
January 6, 2015
AgFunder listed company, Edyn, has announced today that their Garden Sensor and Water Valve has been named a 2015 CES Best of Innovation honoree in
Freight Farms raises $3.7M from Spark Capital to grow food anywhere
December 18, 2014
The Boston Globe has reported that Freight Farms has raised a $3.7 million Series B round from Spark Capital to continue building out its farm
FarmLogs lands $10M Series B to help manage farms
December 17, 2014
It’s been a big year for FarmLogs. Fresh off the heels of a $4 million Series A back in January of this year, FarmLogs has just
Koch acquires Mendel Plant Sciences
December 17, 2014
Koch has announced that it has acquired the biological research and development business of Mendel Biotechnology. The business will operate as Mendel Biological Solutions and will
640Labs acquired by Monsanto’s Climate Corporation
December 15, 2014
Monsanto’s Climate Corporation has acquired agtech startup 640 Labs to strengthen the company’s efforts to build the industry’s leading data science platform for farmers. Details of
How SWIIM System could motivate farmers to conserve more water
November 28, 2014
The software package limits wasted resources by providing farmers with tools to monitor and lease off portions of their consumptive water rights.
AGERPoint to hold investor webinar
November 26, 2014
AgFunder Event: AGERPoint, which Emily covered a couple of weeks ago, will be holding an investor webinar on Thursday, December 4 at 12:00 Pacific/3:00 Eastern. You
Eric Schmidt backs agtech startups with Farm2050 Collective
November 21, 2014
Eric Schmidt’s venture capital fund, Innovation Endeavors, and the venture arm of hardware supply chain company Flextronics, Flextronics’ Lab IX, announced the launch of Farm2050,
ROOT brings the farm to your table (or closet)
November 19, 2014
Ohneka Farms just launched ROOT, a smart countertop garden appliance, on Indiegogo on yesterday and have already raised $9,768 toward their $75,000 target.
AgBiome announces heavyweight investors in big Series A
November 18, 2014
The world of microbial solutions is getting lively. Not to be outdone by Symbiota, which just announced a $7.5M Series A backed by Flagship Ventures,
Monitoring system Edyn could take the guesswork out of gardening
November 14, 2014
The wireless “smart gardening system” could help growers of all levels — professional farmers and novice rooftop-tomato-plant hobbyists alike — make the most of their plants and resources.
Flagship VentureLabs’ unveils microbial biostimulant company: Symbiota
November 13, 2014
Flagship VentureLabs, an offshoot of Flagship Ventures, just unveiled Symbiota, a company that they’ve been developing in stealth mode for the past two years with $7.5
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