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Category: AgTech

Micropep’s small peptide ag inputs get $10m from FMC, others

July 8, 2021

The Toulouse-based startup has developed technology that can enhance favorable genetic traits in crops without the need to tinker with their DNA.

Midweek Digest: Big-money B rounds for alt-protein as Aleph Farms nets $105m, Meati raises $50m

July 7, 2021

The Israeli company secured the mega-funding from L Catteron and agrifood corporates BRF, Cargill, CJ CheilJedang, and Thai Union.

Agro.Club raises $5m Series A funding to expand overseas, grow fintech offering

July 7, 2021

Agro.Club views itself as more than a marketplace, offering “commercial effectiveness” services and more to its corporate and farmer members.

We already have the blueprint to prevent the next pandemic – and it’s on our farms

July 6, 2021

On World Zoonoses Day, a call for farms in emerging markets to get access to the same tech and knowhow as their counterparts elsewhere.

EXCLUSIVE: Agrando raises $14m in Europe’s biggest farmer marketplace Series A to date

July 6, 2021

The Munich-based platform said it will use the funding for international expansion, scaling its operations, and investment in R&D.

After overtaking Alibaba, ag marketplace Pinduoduo is focusing on foodtech to hit profitability

July 5, 2021

Having overtaken e-commerce behemoth Alibaba on the active buyers front, Pinduoduo’s looking upstream at alt-protein and logistics tech, its sustainability head tells AFN.

This year’s biggest agrifoodtech IPO will probably involve a company you’ve definitely heard of

July 2, 2021

It could file its prospectus – seeking to raise a reported $10 billion at a $60 billion valuation – as soon as next week.

Midweek Digest: Stryve SPACs, Future Meat’s first factory opens

June 30, 2021

Snack maker Stryve is set for a SPAC merger, while Israel’s Future Meat has unveiled what it says is the “world’s first industrial cultured meat facility.”

Indoor farm Shenandoah Growers picks former Starbucks marketing chief as new CEO

June 30, 2021

It claims to be the US’s largest indoor farming operation to be certified organic by the USDA – and the country’s leading supplier of fresh herbs.

The top 5 misconceptions about satellite imagery for agriculture

June 29, 2021

From Landsat through to modern-day providers like Planet, satellite imagery has had a role to play in agriculture. But many misconceptions persist.

A sole focus on organic farming will not get us where we need to be

June 28, 2021

CRISPR is the best tool the EU has to achieve its ambitious agrifood sustainability goals. The bloc needs to keep that squarely in mind when regulating its use, write Rudi Ariaans and Ferdinand Los.

AgFunder’s hiring a Partner-track venture capital Investment Associate/VP

June 24, 2021

In this role, you’ll represent AgFunder to some of the smartest and most talented founders and investors in the industry, and you’ll need to be at least their equal.

Innovative program offers better approach for ag startups seeking US market entry

June 23, 2021

The next (virtual) cohort of the Cultivo program, run by America’s Cultivation Corridor, will begin later this year – and it’s accepting applications until August 2.

Midweek Digest: SupPlant & Superplum raise funds, Burger King goes veggie in Singapore

June 23, 2021

Morsels of the past week’s other agrifoodtech news from around the web, for your delectation.

Behind the scenes at the top agrifood CVCs

June 23, 2021

There’s nothing new about agrifood corporates investing directly in strategic technologies – but it is now a mainstream approach.

Brief: Local Bounti agrees $1.1bn SPAC deal backed by Cargill

June 23, 2021

The Montanan startup claims it can offer “superior unit economics” thanks to a “unique hybrid facility configuration” combining conventional greenhouses with vertical farming.