Fundings-in-Brief: Self-Heating Packaging Startup Raises $2.4m, Cannabis.net Closes Angel Round, more
March 4, 2016
Heat Genie’s $2.36m funding round through SeedInvest headlines this week’s fundings-in-brief.
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Hungryroot Raises $3.7m Series A for Gluten-Free, Quick Recipe Meal Kits
March 2, 2016
The New York meal kit delivery service is hoping to differentiate itself in the overheating food e-commerce market.
Industry-in-Brief: Surterra Opens Florida’s First Cannabis Cultivation Plant, FoodBytes! Selects Startups, more
February 26, 2016
Politicians are also urging a close eye is kept on the mergers of Dow Chemicals and DuPont and Syngenta and ChemChina in this week’s Industry-in-Brief.
Industry-in-Bref: FarmLink Divides Company in Two, Dietary Guidelines and Menu Labeling Developments, more
February 19, 2016
FarmLink’s division, rules around healthy eating and food labeling, and updates in the GMO labeling debate make up this week’s Industry-in-Brief.
Fundings-in-Brief: Monsanto Leads $7.5m Series A for Understory, Symbiota Re-Brands to Raise $56m, more
February 18, 2016
A busy week of fundings brings newly-named Indigo, Understory, American Botanicals and Gaia Herbs to this week’s Fundings-in-Brief
Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round from a Zuckerberg as Cricket Farming Heats Up – exclusive
February 18, 2016
The cricket farming startup is keeping its cards close to its chest when it comes to the technology it’s building but revealed an interesting line-up of investors.
Fundings-in-Brief: Ag Drone Tech Company Raises $7.4m, Food Traceability Technology Raises $10m Series B
February 11, 2016
MicaSense’s $7.4m investment from a drone company and Label Insight’s $10m Series B investment from a global accounting firm are just two of this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
Memphis Meats Closes Seed Round Oversubscribed on $2.75m, Expects Huge Demand for Cultured Meat
February 11, 2016
Co-founder and CEO of the cultured meat startup Memphis Meats talks to AgFunderNews about the company’s history and challenges ahead.
Industry-in-Brief: Hellmann’s Introduces Eggless Mayo to Compete with Food Tech Startups, GM Developments, more
February 5, 2016
Hellmans’ new eggless mayo, genetically modified pigs, a U-turn from the FDA and USDA grants are some of this week’s industry news-in-brief.
Fundings-in-Brief: Memphis Meats to Raise $2m Seed Round, FarmDrop Raises $4.3m, more
February 4, 2016
Cultured meat manufacturer Memphis Meat, UK farm-2-consumer company FarmDrop and Syngenta’s acquisition by ChemChina are some of this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
Food-X’s New MD Andrew Ive on Getting to Know Food Tech and Preparing for Cohort IV
February 2, 2016
The food technology-focused accelerator’s new managing director, Andrew Ive, talks to AgFunderNews about getting to know the sector since joining in November.
McDonald’s Supply Chain Director on Agriculture Technology and GMO
January 22, 2016
AgFunderNews caught up with McDonald’s UK supply chain director Connor McVeigh to find out more about the fast food restaurant chain’s influence on farming practices and his views on agriculture technology.
Fundings-in-Brief: Ag Data, Food Waste Tech, Light Aircraft & More Bring in $43m of Agtech Investment
January 21, 2016
Investment rounds by startups in the UK, Singapore, and the US contributed to the week’s funding volumes.
UK Food Waste Meter Technology Startup Winnow Raises $3.3m at Series A
January 20, 2016
Food waste is becoming a serious problem globally. Winnow is just one of a growing number of startups hoping to mitigate its effects.
FoodBytes! Brooklyn Open for Startup Demo Applications
January 15, 2016
The first FoodBytes! Summit for 2016 is set to take place in Brooklyn, New York, on March 3, 2016, and applications are now open.
Fundings-in-Brief: General Mills’ VC Arm Funds Snack Maker, Japanese Farm-to-Restaurant Startup Raises Series A
January 14, 2016
Japan’s Planet Table closes $850k Series A, India’s FreshMenu raises $16.5 million, while Lok Capital and Aspada Investment Company invest in supply chain tech.
California Safe Soil Raises $5.9m in Equity Capital to Construct ‘Fork-to-Farm’ Facility – exclusive
January 14, 2016
The food waste-to-fertilizer startup is constructing its first commercial scale facility in Sacramento after signing a food supply agreement with a local supermarket.
Indian Healthy Ingredients Startup WIMWI Foods Raises Seed Funding from CIIE
January 13, 2016
Indian business incubator CIIE, which was responsible for India’s first agtech accelerator, contributed to the funding round alongside two angel investors.
Tao Capital Leads Final Agtech Fundings of 2015 with $8m Investment in Cannabis Tracking Software
January 5, 2016
The family office invested in the Series B round of MJ Freeway, a cannabis tracking software provider, as food e-commerce companies in Asia continued to raise funds.
Fundings-in-Brief Weekly: AeroFarms Raises $20m Series B from Global Investors, more
December 10, 2015
Startups focused on food technology, ag biotech, GPS navigation and food e-commerce make up this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
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