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.
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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.
Fundings-in-Brief: Startup Manufacturing Wine without Grapes Raises $2.7m, Ashton Kutcher Invests in Farm-2-Consumer Startup, Vestaron Raises $18m, lots more
August 11, 2016
A bumper edition of fundings-in-brief includes bioinsecticides, precision ag, cannabis, lots of food e-commerce, and biotech.
Why S2G and Obvious Ventures Invested in Good Eggs as Food E-Commerce Startup Funding Falls 22% YoY
August 10, 2016
Good Eggs, which last year shocked consumers by shutting down operations outside of the Bay Area, has surprised the market again by raising $15 million.
Powerplant Ventures Raises Largest Animal-Free Food Fund to-date with $42m Close
August 10, 2016
Why 2 veggie restaurant tycoons, the founder of ZICO coconut water, and a VC from Disney’s Steamboat Ventures are placing their bets on plant-based foods.
Australia’s Venture Capital Industry Needs to Catch Up with Local Agri-Food Innovation
August 10, 2016
Agri-food technology innovation has begun to emerge as a hot topic in Australia, but if it wants to truly break through, the conversation needs to shift.
How the United Nations World Food Program is Supporting Agriculture Innovation
August 9, 2016
The WFP has tasked itself with achieving “Zero Hunger” by 2030 and is looking to agriculture innovation and technology to help get there.
HeavyConnect Joins 500 Startups, Google Starts Testing Drone Delivery, GMO Labeling Signed into Law, more
August 8, 2016
Drone delivery, GMO labeling, antibiotics in cows, agtech startups joining accelerators, new hires, and food safety are some of the issues covered in the weeks’ industry brief.
Fundings-in-Brief: 2 AI Startups, 3 US Food E-Commerce Deals, 1 Cannabis Funding, 1 Seed Genetics Play, plus more!
July 28, 2016
Israeli Computer Vision Startup Prospera Closes $7m Series A Prospera, an Israeli startup using computer vision, data science, and machine learning to monitor and analyze
3 Key Takeaways from Food Loves Tech in New York
July 27, 2016
Edible Manhattan and VaynerLive hosted the first ever Food Loves Tech Expo in New York last month to showcase technologies aiming to disrupt our food chain.
Fundings-in-Brief: Argentina’s S4 Closes $1.2m Seed Round, New Wave Foods Raises Funding for Shrimp Alternative, Indigo’s $100m, more
July 21, 2016
Cultivation Capital Leads $1.2m Round in Data Analytics Startup S4, New Wave Foods Closes Seed Round for Seafood Alternative, and Innit Raises $18m for Connected Food Platform in this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
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