Brief: Exit for CoverCress as Bayer buys majority stake in gene-edited cover crop startup
The deal will enable CoverCress to further commercialize its namesake winter oilseed product and bring farmers another source of revenue.
The deal will enable CoverCress to further commercialize its namesake winter oilseed product and bring farmers another source of revenue.
When news hit about Oman’s central investment agency Oman Investment Authority partnering with a foodtech company – MycoTechnology – on protein supply, it was worth taking a closer look.
The Estonian startup is producing edible and compostable food-grade packaging materials from plant-derived polysaccharides.
The Latin American agrifoodtech ecosystem is maturing but more collaboration is needed to maximize the opportunity ahead, argued panelists at a recent GLOCAL event.
Ghanaian agrifintech AgroFides is linking farmers to lenders and using its credit scoring tools to build their financial profiles to unlock more financing.
Sustainable Farming is both under-funded and a major opportunity for investors wishing to get involved with climate tech.
The Beef Alliance is seeking startups offering solutions for feedyards, with a focus on technologies that can enhance sustainability in cattle feeding.
Marica Quarsingh calls her cell-cultured seafood startup, Sea-Stematic, the “Tesla of seafood” to communicate how seafood should be produced: sustainably and with the right market insights.
The startup provides automation software, connected hardware devices, and an e-commerce platform to create efficiencies for the local industry.
Crop2Cash’s online sales and payments marketplace is helping Nigeria’s unbanked farmers build a financial identity and improve their livelihoods.
Investors should view the current tech industry downturn as an opportunity to funnel more patient capital one area holding strong: climate tech.
The startup has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based milliner Nick Fouquet to develop three hats featuring its Reishi biomaterial.
The forthcoming program aims to help produce growers generate residual income from carbon credits and become more resilient to climate change.
Smaller-sized farmers in Mexico have no access to credit. Verqor wants to change that by digitizing more of the country’s ag operations.
Yeap Proteins is using yeast recovered from industrial sidestreams to produce a complete protein ingredient.
Ahead of its forthcoming Series B fundraise, the US-based company has landed $5.3 million in new capital for its phosphorus fertilizer additive.
Circular economy startups addressing food waste, plastic alternatives and upcycling in Europe’s agrifood sector raised just 2.6% of VC funding last year.
Chief innovation officer Ethan Soloviev shares how his other day job – running a regenerative farm – informs his work at the impact intelligence platform.
The French startup is aiming to have its first biofungicide product on the market within the next three years.
Natasha Dhayagude, co-founder and CEO of Chinova Bioworks reveals to Agfunder her journey and maneuvering the bio-foodtech space
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