S2G Leads $3m Series A for Food Waste Tech Hazel Technologies
March 15, 2018
After completing 20 pilots in one year, Hazel Technologies has raised a $3.26 million Series A round led by food and agtech VC S2G ventures.
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Nestlé Backs New European AgriFood Tech VC Five Seasons Ventures, Launching with €60m Fund
March 14, 2018
Five Seasons Ventures, a new European VC focusing on agrifood tech investments has launched its first fund, announcing a first close on €60 million ($74.3m). Backers include Nestlé, the European Investment Fund, Fondo Italiano d’Investimento, Bpifrance, and selected family offices and entrepreneurs.
Ag Industry Brief: Insect M&A, Kraft Heinz Launches Incubator, Startup Makes Egg Protein from Fungi, more
March 9, 2018
A major insect farm purchases a CPG startup, Kraft Heinz gets in the startup incubation game and more in this week’s brief.
AgriFood Tech Investment Surges to $10.1bn Bringing in a New Normal
March 8, 2018
2017 was a year of extremes in agrifood tech investing. Large deals pushed the total investment volume up to post an encouraging 29% growth, but deal count fell by 17% to 949, with the most dramatic contraction at the crucial seed stage.
Ag Industry Brief: Bowery Opening Second Farm, JUST Eyes Africa, Dan Barber Starts Selling Seeds, more
March 2, 2018
Indoor farming startup Bowery is opening a second farm while chef Dan Barber starts selling seeds and JUST creates a product just for Africa, plus more in our weekly brief.
Ag Industry Brief: Tyson Partners with Accelerators, CRISPR 3.0 Gets a Patent, Unilever Moves Toward Transparency, more
February 23, 2018
Benson Hill Biosystems patents CRISPR 3.0 while Tyson Foods looks to accelerators for innovation plus more in our weekly brief.
AgFunder Starts Investing in FoodTech and Agtech
February 22, 2018
The AgFunder platform has built a powerful, global network and we’ve had the good fortune to get to know some of the industry’s most successful entrepreneurs from the beginning of their journeys. Going forward, we will be leveraging the AgFunder platform to invest in other bold and exceptional founders who are committed to building the next generation of agrifood tech companies that will transform our food and agriculture system.
Ag Industry Brief: Syngenta Acquires FarmShots Plus More M&A, Trimble Joins THRIVE, more
February 16, 2018
North Carolina-based satellite data analytics startup FarmShots has been acquired by Syngenta for an undisclosed amount plus more in our weekly brief.
Ag Industry Brief: Walmart Buys into VR, Nestle Bets on AI with Nuritas, Florida Citrus Growers Get Some Relief, more
February 9, 2018
Both Walmart and Nestle are getting into new technologies while Florida citrus growers get some relief and the cannabis industry gets some M&A, plus more in our weekly brief.
Newly Implemented FDA Produce Rules Offer Food Safety Startups a Boost
February 8, 2018
Produce farmers from the Salinas Valley to the Hudson Valley are beginning to make sense of a new set of rules that regulate how they do business.
DEADLINE APPROACHING: Cast Your Vote in the AgFunder Innovation Awards
February 7, 2018
***VOTING CLOSED*** It’s that time of year again to recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agrifood tech sector forward with the AgFunder Innovation Awards.
Ag Industry Brief: USDA Makes Digital Moves, Argentina Supports AgriFood Startups, Wheatsheaf Comes to America, more
February 2, 2018
The USDA is shuffling its digital tools to catch up with times while Argentina’s government sends millions toward agrifood startups and more in our weekly brief.
Memphis Meats Adds Tyson to Investor List With Cargill, Gates, Branson, Musk, more
January 29, 2018
Cargill and other unspecified “food industry giants” joined the round, bringing the cultured meat company’s all time fundraising total to $22 million.
The Growing Appetite for Meat Alternatives in China
January 29, 2018
With its irresistible market size and a growing appetite for healthier food options, a fertile ground for global startups is forming for meat alternatives in China.
Ag Industry Brief: Gates Puts $40m Behind Livestock Vaccinations, Kroger Courts Alibaba, New John Deere Partners, more
January 26, 2018
Bill Gates invests $40 million in livestock health research through a Scottish non-profit, Kroger wants to challenge Amazon with the help of Alibaba, and more in our weekly brief.
Want Sustainable Protein? Look to Dairy Tech
January 25, 2018
Today dairy is our most efficient form of animal protein delivery, but large efficiency improvement opportunities remain and dairy tech can help.
Ag Industry Brief: Plenty Makes Plans in China, Remote Sensing Startups Merge, Ex-Cisco CEO Invests in Agtech, more
January 19, 2018
Indoor farm Plenty makes plans in China while startups merge and launch new products in this week’s brief.
WISErg Brings Funding Total to $57m for Food Waste Tech with Series C
January 18, 2018
Food waste-to-fertilizer technology startup WISErg has raised a $19.2 million Series C round, bringing the company’s total fundraising to $56.6 million.
Novolyze Raises €2.2m Seed Round to Prevent Foodborne Illness with Microbes
January 18, 2018
Novolyze develops and manufactures microorganisms to improve food safety validation processes for food processors and manufacturers.
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli Foodtech Hub Makes New Investments Aimed at Common Consumer Complaints
January 16, 2018
Israeli foodtech incubator The Kitchen has made two new investments in food safety device Inspecto and sugar reduction technology Better Juice, both of which are responding to pressing consumers demands.
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