China is Ready for an Agri-Food Revolution
December 19, 2016
Here the team from Bits x Bites, China’s first accelerator VC to invest in early-stage food tech startups, gives us a snapshot of the China food tech startup scene.
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Ag Industry Brief: AgLaunch Open for 2017 Applications, Hortau Appoints New Chairman, Farm491 Announces Awards, more
December 16, 2016
A broad mix of startup news and industry updates make up this week’s Ag Industry Brief.
What Happened in Ag and Foodtech in 2016? Experts Reflect
December 16, 2016
Feeling reflective as we approach the holiday season and the end of 2016? In this week’s podcast, we talk to two food and agtech experts about the trends they’ve noticed in ag and foodtech in 2016.
A List of 39 Celebrities Investing in Food and Agriculture Technology
December 15, 2016
The recent backing of Irish AI startup Nuritas by rock band U2 got us to thinking which other food and agtech startups have raised funding from celebrities. Here’s a list of 39 we found.
Agtech Innovation in South America Likely to Come from Local and Foreign Entrepreneurs
December 13, 2016
There is a slowly growing ecosystem of agriculture technology startups across South America, but innovation will also come from abroad, according to a new report.
Ag Industry Brief: AgBiome Scores Gates Foundation Grant, EU Agrifood Accelerator Launches, Alphabet Considers Food Delivery, more
December 9, 2016
AgBiome has received another grant from the Gates Foundation while a European accelerator plans to spend $1.26m on agri-food startups and Alphabet is planning to use drones to deliver food.
Tyson Joins List of Food Companies with Venture Capital Funds
December 6, 2016
Food companies are launching venture capital funds and other startup investing initiatives to stay relevant and avoid being left behind as innovative food products and services steal market share.
How Machine Learning and Big Data Are Driving Progress in Indoor Agriculture
December 5, 2016
Comet Labs and Orange Silicon Valley recently partnered on a report entitled: Bringing Digital Intelligence to Indoor Farming — urban agriculture in the age of AI. Here are their key learnings.
Ag Industry Brief: Rabobank’s Terra Accelerator Opens, Two New Agtech Competitions Launch, Scotts Acquires Majority of AeroGrow, more
December 5, 2016
Startup resources continue to grow with a new accelerator and two competitions launching last week.
Agriculture: Putting the Steam in STEM Degrees at US Universities
December 1, 2016
According to a range of universities, agriculture — ag technology in particular — is becoming one of the biggest components of STEM-focused departments and disciplines.
How Technology is Disrupting Your Thanksgiving Dinner
November 24, 2016
In honor of Thanksgiving, we use the iconic turkey dinner and customary side dishes to see just how technology is disrupting our food supply chain.
One Man’s Treasure: How Dockside Pet Products is Repurposing Unsold Food
November 18, 2016
A Canadian company is finding a new use for the perfectly edible and equally nutritious produce seconds that often get thrown away: feeding fido.
Ag Industry Brief: Pessl Partners with Huawei on IoT for Ag, Olam Deploys Phytech, IntelinAir Adds New CoFounder, more
November 18, 2016
Weather data company Pessl Instruments is collaborating with Huawei on releasing new products in 2017. Find out more and how Phytech is being deployed in Australia in this week’s Ag Industry Brief.
The Billion Dollar Food Waste Market Investors Are Missing
November 17, 2016
A collaboration between AgFunder and ReFed, this article aims to highlight some of the technologies working towards reducing food waste globally that are not always associated with the problem.
Ag Industry Brief: Big Strides in Cannabis Legalization, Organic Farmland Hits New Highs, Trimble’s Precision Ag Products, more
November 11, 2016
It was a busy week for the agriculture sector including anti-Trump CEOs, cannabis legalization, organic farmland increases and GMO bans.
Ag Industry Brief: ‘Google Glass’ of Drones Launches, IntelinAir Connects to John Deere, AgriMetis Named Startup to Watch, more
November 7, 2016
Sperm sexing technology, hi-tech glasses for drones, and an aerial imagery company working with John Deere make up a very diverse and exciting Ag Industry Brief this week!
Ag Industry Brief: Animal Feed Startup Using Insects and Waste Wins FoodBytes!, FreshDirect Launches FoodKick Offering Other Food Ecomm Startups’ Products, more
October 28, 2016
FreshDirect’s new app will also sell the wares of other food e-commerce startups such as Splendid Spoon and Hungry Root. Mad Agriculture won the Judges’ Choice Award at FoodBytes! this year alongside another two winners.
Number of Resources for Food and Agritech Startups Grows
October 26, 2016
There are now 89 resources for food and agtech startups. Some we missed the first time around and some of them have launched since the first report was published.
Institutional Farmland Investors are Interested in Investing in Agtech
October 26, 2016
Sixty-seven percent of the large institutional investors invested in agriculture in Prequin’s database said they were interested in investing in agtech.
Report: Agribusinesses Prioritizing Agritech Investment but Don’t Feel Prepared
October 25, 2016
Agribusinesses are at risk of being left behind if they don’t make technology investment a core part of their strategy, according to a new report from BCG Consulting and AgFunder.
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