Bill Gates-backed Beyond Meat is Raising Series E Round
October 19, 2015
The plant-based alternative meat producer has so far raised $17m towards its Series E from one VC as funding for the sector grows.
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Finistere Ventures Breaks Norm to Invest in a Nutritional Food Discovery App
October 14, 2015
Agtech VC veteran Finistere led a $3.4m investment round into food discovery app ShopWell alongside S2G Ventures and other VCs.
7 Questions with Anterra Capital about Food Technology and Consumer Driven Trends
October 14, 2015
AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak to Maarten Goosens, principal at Anterra Capital, about the firm’s food technology thesis,
Private Equity Exits Worth $600m, CyPhy Drones Startup Raises $22m, IFC Backs Indian Food E-Commerce and more – weekly roundup
October 14, 2015
Welcome to another addition of AgFunderNews’ weekly roundup. Drones are back in the news, PE investors exited a Scottish shellfish company and an organic frozen fruit brand for $600m, and the World Bank’s IFC has invested in BigBasket.com
Impossible Foods’ $108m Series D, ADM M&A, Brazilian Fertilizer PE Deal, Cannabis Fundings and more
October 8, 2015
AgFunderNews weekly roundup of fundings, M&A, and food and agriculture policy: what got most people talking this week was Impossible Foods’ whopping $108 million Series D round.
Fresh Food Vending Machine Developer Pantry Adds $1m to Seed Funding Round
October 7, 2015
The San Francisco startup is providing fresh, healthy alternatives to the unhealthy snacks that currently dominate vending machines.
Accenture Innovation Awards Shortlist 10 Agtech Businesses in Fair Foods Category
October 6, 2015
This is the 9th year of the Netherlands-based awards. Shortlisted innovations range from alternative protein products and food preservation tech, to animal feed and precision agriculture.
YouTube Co-Founder Leads Drinkable Supermeal Startup Ambronite to $600k Seed Round
October 1, 2015
Ambronite, a Finnish food tech startup producing organic meal replacement drinks, or “drinkable supermeals”, is the latest alternative food technology company to attract high profile investor interest.
It’s Winner Take All in Ag Big Data, Says Kleiner Perkins’ Brook Porter
September 25, 2015
Brook Porter, partner of KPCB’s Green Growth Fund, discusses the growing number of big data tools for farmers and consumer psychology surrounding food technology.
Fundings in Brief: Grocery Delivery Continues to Shine as Farmland Fund Targets $70m
September 24, 2015
An Indonesian grocery delivery business in $12m Series A, an Indian meal delivery service raises $600k and a farmland fund closure are among this week’s fundings in brief.
Tate & Lyle Ventures Exits Food Safety Company as Investment Focus Shifts
September 23, 2015
The venture capital arm of the UK food company has exited Lumora, a food safety and technology platform, to German healthcare conglomerate EBRA Diagnostics Mannheim (EBRA) as Fund II takes a new direction.
Aquaculture Startups Dominate Finals of Sustainable Seafood Business Competition
September 21, 2015
Sustainable seafood business competition Fish 2.0 has selected 37 companies to pitch to investors at its Stanford University final in November, with aquaculture-focused businesses representing over a third of the group.
Fundings in Brief: Farmland Partners, Food E-Commerce Fundings, Drone Plays, a Tate & Lyle Exit, and a New Market for U.S. Rice
September 17, 2015
This week’s news includes an at-the-market offering from Farmland Partners, two food e-commerce fundings, a drone funding and drone acquisition, Tate & Lyle’s recent exit
Why French Life Sciences VC Seventure Partners Invested in Sweetener Alternative MycoTechnology
September 14, 2015
AgFunderNews recently caught up with Seventure Partners to hear about its investment in mushroom-based flavor enhancement company MycoTechnology.
5 Questions with Cultivian Sandbox’s Ziolkowski about Food Technology
September 10, 2015
AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak to Andy Ziolkowski, co-founder and managing partner of Cultivian Sandbox, about the firm’s interest in food technology.
Fundings in Brief: Japan’s Farmnote Raises Seed Capital and Indian Animal Healthcare Companies Merge
September 3, 2015
Read about Japanese farm management tool Farmnote, two M&A deals with Indian animal health companies and a $6m Series A for IoT company LinkLabs.
Superfood Supplement Company Expands U.S. Distribution of Product Grown in Developing Markets
September 3, 2015
Kuli Kuli’s moringa-based products are now available in 500 stores across the country after the company received an endorsement from Chelsea Clinton last month.
Mushroom-derived Flavour Enhancer MycoTechnology to Complete Series A on $9.2m – exclusive
August 28, 2015
MycoTechnology closed the first round of its Series A this week on $6.7m but is set to bring on another venture capital investor next week, Alan Hahn, CEO, told AgFunderNews.
SVG Partners’ John Hartnett on Pushing Down Hill and Raising $100m for New Agtech Fund
August 25, 2015
Technology veteran John Hartnett talks to AgFunderNews about why he got involved in ag, his firm’s $100m agtech fund and establishing links between Silicon Valley and farmers in Salinas Valley.
5 Questions with Tate & Lyle Ventures as Firm Launches Second Food Tech Fund
August 21, 2015
The venture capital arm of UK food company Tate & Lyle has launched a £30 million ($37 million) fund. Here Simon Barnes, managing partner, describes the fund’s strategy and independence from the sugar manufacturer.
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