European Agri-FoodTech startups raised $3.4 billion in funding in 2019 across 419 deals, a 70% year-over-year growth, according to AgFunder’s latest research. Looking ahead to
US alternative protein investment in the first quarter of 2020 reached $741m, just shy of the $741m total in the whole of 2019, according to GFI.
Despite a slow down in investment in 2019, Ag Biotech was still one of the top categories for seed funding, and the most active upstream category.
Technology has a role to play in helping farmers adopt these 25 practices which focus on everything from better resource management to smarter genetic selection in livestock
Come rain, shine, or coronavirus, there’s just no halting the AgFunder Research mothership. AgFunder just unfurled its new 2020 Farmtech Investment Report — a data-driven snapshot of global investment in startups building technologies for the farm.
A new study suggests that plant-based proteins didn’t make much of an impression on Chinese consumers as meat supplies ran dry.
The news cycle for the entire Covid-19 pandemic crisis has been awash with crises in the food industry, forcing various tech providers to step up to the challenge. But which will be left wanting when the virus eventually subsides?
A shift in consumer habits in the region amid Covid-19 presents new opportunities for e-grocers, meal kit makers, and health-conscious food and drink brands.
For Earth Day, we asked satellite imagery analytics company Geosys to provide an overview of how climate change has impacted agriculture industries all over the world using data from its 2019 Climate & Crop Report.
Mercaris, an organic and non-GMO trading platform and data service, thinks Covid-19 brings market risks as well as unique opportunities.
Covid-19 has laid bare the region’s food supply chain problems. Collaboration between government and industry – often tech-based – will be key to solving them.
As the nation’s leading state for corn, pork, eggs, and renewable fuels, it is no secret that Iowa is a world leader in agriculture production. The state is also building a fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem for the next generation of agtech businesses.
Covid-19 is impacting much more than restaurants and grocery stores; farmworkers, logistics suppliers and more are struggling to keep up and it’s impacting the supply of fresh produce and staples. Here’s a look at the impact on pricing for a few food and ag products.
The BAT group of companies may have invested less in agrifood startups in 2019 than in previous years – but they’re still betting big on the sector.
Luckin Coffee scored one of China’s top agrifoodtech startup fundings just before its May IPO, while e-grocer MissFresh landed the country’s biggest deal.
Alternative protein had a blockbuster year in 2019, doubling its 2018 funding dollars to $1 billion.
The third edition of AgFunder’s annual China AgriFood Startup Investing Report shows that the trade war and swine flu have taken a toll – but there are still plenty of reasons to be bullish.
The region’s smallholders are increasingly active users of mobile tech, according to a new study – but adoption of solutions developed specifically for them remains low.
Jeff Bezos committing $10 billion to fight climate change through his new Earth Fund could not have been timelier. Climate change is for real. Here’s a look at some Indian agritech innovations that are trying to address climate change risks.
Here’s a list of the top 20 deals in the Agribusiness Marketplace category. Six involved Chinese companies. Indian and Japanese startups also closed big rounds.
Americans need better access to healthy food to lower risk of Covid-19 complications