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Regrow raises $38m Series B funding to expand reach of its regen ag tech platform

May 24, 2022

Regrow will use the funds to boost its presence in “key food-producing regions across the globe,” says founder Anastasia Volkova.

Inflation, supply chain challenges drove Q1 2022 growth for crop genetics company Benson Hill

May 23, 2022

Consolidated revenues for the St. Louis, Missouri-based crop genetics company increased 191% to $92.4 million for the quarter.

Vertical farming faces several challenges. Zoning law is one of them.

May 20, 2022

US urban zoning laws need a rethink if the benefits of vertical farming are to be fully realized, writes real estate lawyer Jared Burden.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: Downey Jr’s FootPrint backs Motif; Unilever joins $1bn regen ag fund

May 19, 2022

Alt-protein producers raised several early-stage rounds for meat and dairy alternatives, while two more countries approved the sale of GMO wheat.

Food inflation 101: What agrifoodtech players need to know about the coming crisis

May 19, 2022

War, pandemic, and climate extremes are causing “apocalyptic” food price rises that could “tip tens of millions of people… over the edge.”

These 2 agri-fintech startups want to help Europe’s farmers get cheaper finance

May 19, 2022

Eastern and Southern Europe have recently seen the entry of Tarfin and Agro.Club, two agri-fintechs that are expanding into new markets. These regions have sufficient data availability which can be used to localize risk algorithms. They also have a large population of small to medium-sized farmers.

Data Snapshot: eGrocery still dominates China dealmaking, but upstream tech increases share

May 18, 2022

In 2021, eGrocery dominated dealmaking yet again; but upstream startups vastly increased their share of funding.

Connecting African smallholders with agronomic services, Climate Edge scores seed funding

May 18, 2022

The UK-based startup secured the funds from US investor Regenerate Ventures.

EXCLUSIVE: Anterra closes $260m Fund II, says quality of agrifoodtech opportunity ‘has increased exponentially’

May 17, 2022

Fund II will invest in ag biotech and digital solutions up and down the agrifood value chain, from fintech solutions to crop science and animal health.

Brief: Soil carbon platform Perennial raises $18m from Temasek, Bloomberg, Microsoft

May 17, 2022

The US company’s soil carbon measurement, reporting, and verification platform could help corporates better meet their emissions reductions targets.

Apply for Glocal’s 2022 program & join the Latin American agrifoodtech revolution

May 17, 2022

Agtech and foodtech startups can apply for Game Changers LatAm Series 2022 until June 15.

EXCLUSIVE: Solis Agrosciences launches to accelerate ag biotech startup innovation

May 16, 2022

The US-based company provides ag biotech startups with many of the complex processes and equipment required to grow genetically engineered plants at scale.

Vestaron banks $82m Series C funding for its crop-protecting peptides

May 16, 2022

“We have additional insecticide candidates at earlier stages in our pipeline, as well as our first fungicidal candidates,” CEO Anna Rath tells AFN.

F&A Next showcases 6 more startups disrupting everything from winegrowing to kitchen automation

May 13, 2022

F&A Next 2022 is taking place in Wageningen, the Netherlands, and online next week. AFN readers can get a discount on last-minute tickets.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: Absolute Foods scores $100m, Mashgin bags $63m

May 12, 2022

Mashgin builds contactless self-checkout machines; while Absolute is vertically integrating the ag value chain. Elsewhere, Brightseed banked $68 million.