Venture investors pumped $51.7 billion into agrifoodtech startups in 2021, according to AgFunder’s latest global investment report.
Fund IV will invest in seed and Series A rounds with a focus on impactful themes such as decarbonization, farm automation, and food-as-medicine.
CGIAR’s Alliance of Biodiversity International aims to “climate-proof” tropical food systems through its brand-new plant genebank.
Late-stage investment into European agrifoodtech ventures totalled $476 million in 2020 – less than a third of what they raised the previous year.
It’ll now be able to back more high-growth, ‘mid-cap’ agribusinesses aiming to become regional and global players, says chief investment officer Chris Isaac.
The corporates were attracted by Vence’s regenerative ag and sustainability credentials, according to CEO Frank Wootten.
The region is still not among the top destinations for climate tech capital, despite its huge potential.
Lowercarbon Capital led the round.
The startup recently raised $10 million in a seed round led by Acre Venture Partners.
The Jakarta-based startup links sellers of fertilizers, seeds, and other inputs with local ag stores that serve smallholder farmers across Indonesia.
Latin America and the Middle East also saw their respective shares of global alt-protein funding increase year-on-year.
VanEck launched its Future of Food ETF at the end of last year. AFN checks in with portfolio manager Shawn Reynolds to find out more.
The Kenyan retail platform connects small-scale merchants with FMCG brands and financing options so that they can grow their businesses.
Bowery announced its acquisition of robotics startup Traptic last week. Here, AFN analyzes the deal and what it means for the wider indoor ag space.
The firm has made the first close of its $15 million maiden fund, which it claims is the first to exclusively back Asia Pacific alt-protein startups.
Premium Branded Foods remained one of India’s most active categories, despite a pandemic-related slowdown.
It’s developing a range of services for the agrifood industries based around handheld spectrometers and AI.
Food retailers need technologies that can automate the supply chain to minimize disruptions and optimize inventory management.
NFTs and other “web 3.0” tools are how the Brazilian startup plans to digitalize carbon credits and preserve the Amazon rainforest.
Startups developing biological crop inputs secured a total of $892 million in funding last year.
