Agtech Funding Sheet: Valagro raises from Metalmark, Abraaj invests in African fertilizer co
October 20, 2016
Soil and crop technologies led the week with two crop enhancement technologies raising funding in Italy and Africa.
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World Food Day: 6 Ways Agtech Can Help Improve Global Food Security
October 17, 2016
To celebrate World Food Day, we’ve put together a collection of stories from the AgFunderNews archives to shed light on some of the technologies that are addressing food security from several perspectives.
How GODAN Wants to Empower the World’s Farmers Through Big Data Sharing
October 17, 2016
On World Food Day, AgFunderNews caught up with Andre Laperriere, the executive director of the GODAN secretariat, to find out how the initiative hopes to use open data to reduce hunger worldwide.
Agtech Funding Sheet: AnelloTech Raises $1.5m, ZymoChem Raises Seed Round, more
October 13, 2016
Microbe manufacturing was the name of the game this week with two fundings in the space alongside alternative protein and non-food biomass technologies.
Beyond Meat Raises Series F Round from Tyson Foods and Humane Society of the US
October 11, 2016
Tyson’s investment comes just a couple of weeks after an investor coalition worth over $1.2 trillion put pressure on some leading food companies to incorporate more plant-based meat alternatives into their supply chains and consumer products.
Ag Industry Brief: Damian Marley Launches Cannabis Farm in Cali Prison, Terravion Partners with Pasture Map, WHO Recommends Antibiotic-Free Meat, more
October 7, 2016
Agritech startup news… Aussie Agritech Startup Takes Top IBM Prize Melbourne-based SenseAg, an IoT-focused big data startup, won first prize at the global Apache Spark
Agtech Funding Sheet: Singapore State Fund Temasek Invests in Seed Tech Company, ClearPath Robotics Raises $30m, more
October 6, 2016
This is Temasek’s 3rd agtech investment in a year.
Ag Industry Brief: Granular Partners on Crop Insurance, Plant Response Biotech Wins Award, Monsanto Invests $1.6m in GHG Measurement
September 30, 2016
American Farm Bureau Insurance Services and Granular have partnered to simplify crop insurance for their clients, and Proagrica will offer clients on its global ag analytics platform access to Iteris ag information services.
Agtech Funding Sheet: FreshDirect to Expand with $189m PE Deal, European and Argentinian Startups Raise, more
September 29, 2016
FreshDirect was the week’s biggest deal, followed by startups from Europe, Israel, and Argentina also raising capital, making this a very diverse week for agtech funding.
Ag Industry Brief: Monsanto Licenses CRISPR, Ginkgo Bioworks Partners with Cargill, California Wants to Regulate Cow Farts, more
September 23, 2016
Monsanto’s CRISPR license comes with restrictions.
Ag Industry Brief: Bayer to Acquire Monsanto, Coalition for Responsible Gene-Editing Launches, Farmigo Sells Delivery Business, more
September 16, 2016
Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto was the week’s biggest piece of news, but we also have items from agtech startups, such as Farmigo, accelerators such as Thrive, and legislators.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Harvard Angels Invest in IntelinAir, Wheatsheaf Invests in Animal Health Tech, BayoTech Raises $1.5m, more
September 15, 2016
IntelinAir, a San Jose-based automated aerial imagery analytics startup, closed its seed round consisting of $3 million in equity and $500k in venture debt from
S2G Leads $6m Series A for Gluten-Free Flour Alternative Blue Prairie Under New CEO
September 9, 2016
Blue Prairie Brands, a startup producing chicory flour to replace white flour in food, has raised $6 million in Series A funding.
Farmers, Food Waste, and CRISPR: What to Expect from This Year’s Ag Innovation Showcase in St. Louis
September 7, 2016
For the eighth round of this annual event, 20 companies will present across multiple technology categories while panel discussions will focus on food waste, gene-editing technology and a keynote from farmers.
Ag Industry Brief: Deere’s Purchase of Monsanto’s Precision Planting Questioned, Caribous Biosciences Hires Vonnie Estes, more
September 3, 2016
John Deere’s acquisition of Precision Planting from Monsanto has been called into question by US Anti-trust officials, while Caribou Biosciences expands and Virtrus Nutrition acquires Farmeron.
Agtech Funding Catch Up: Summer’s Top 10 Deals
September 1, 2016
While it’s certainly been slow during the summer, there have been some notable fundings and we don’t want you to have missed them!
Agtech Funding Sheet: FarmShots Raises Seed Round – exclusive
August 25, 2016
FarmShots Raises Seed Round After just completing the Y Combinator accelerator program, North Carolina-based satellite imagery startup FarmShots has closed a seed round after attracting
The Challenges 9 Traceability and Food Safety Technology Startups Face in Disrupting the Industry
August 25, 2016
Two startups working on food safety and traceability technologies raised funding this week.
A Complete Guide to Startup Resources in Agriculture and Food Technology Innovation
August 25, 2016
AgFunder, AgThentic, and Ag Innovation Development Group have released a new report detailing the 77 different startup resources for food and ag startups.
Free Report: The Rise of a More Intelligent Food System
August 15, 2016
Ahead of the release of his new data-heavy report, Patrick Keating of Keating International gives an exclusive insight into how the global food system has progressed since the earliest forms of food and agriculture technology.
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