Brief: Gates Foundation leads $707m investment in Dutch e-grocer Picnic
September 17, 2021
Picnic dispatches groceries from strategically located, automated hubs to its customers’ doorsteps using electric minivans.
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Data Snapshot: 2020 was a bumper year for agtech M&A – and 2021 could be even bigger
September 16, 2021
M&A activity was concentrated in the US, which hosted over half of all deals – with Europe and Asia Pacific accounting for 19% and 11% respectively.
Acumen’s new ag fund ushers commercial capital to farmers’ fight against climate change
September 16, 2021
The impact investor aims to prove the commercial “climate resilience” opportunity in African agtech ventures like Kenya’s SunCulture and Nigeria’s Tomato Jos.
Meet the founder: Retailo’s Talha Ansari talks supply chain digitalization in the Middle East
September 15, 2021
“At Careem, we were barely scratching the surface. From tax filing [to] transportation, we realized no-one had tried to solve the problems of the retail industry.”
Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbur-Ellis to move into carbon capture
September 14, 2021
Andes has developed a seed treatment that enhances crops’ nitrogen-fixing capabilities, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. It’s eyeing carbon next.
AgBiome closes $116m Series D round led by Blue Horizon, Novalis LifeSciences
September 14, 2021
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based startup captures and screens microbes found in the natural world to identify apt candidates for pest control and crop protection.
Data Snapshot: 2021 set to break new record for agrifoodtech investment; $24bn raised in H1
September 9, 2021
While mega-deals involving seven Chinese e-Grocery startups accounted for $3.8 billion of H1’s figure, funding to other countries is still on track to outpace 2020 levels, according to the latest data from AgFunder.
Here’s why a residential real estate platform acquired FarmlandFinder
September 2, 2021
The deal originated when FarmlandFinder CEO Steven Brockshus sent a message to the real estate company CEO on LinkedIn looking for guidance on growth.
Data Snapshot: Florida, Michigan among leading US states by 2020 agrifoodtech investment
September 2, 2021
The State of the Agrifoodtech Union.
He says it’s not about climate. So why is Bill Gates investing in farmland?
August 27, 2021
Gates isn’t the only one to have recognized that farmland investments can lead to solid returns.
Brief: Pinduoduo reports first-ever profitable quarter; commits $1.5bn to ag development
August 27, 2021
The e-commerce company said it’ll re-invest its profits into a new ‘non-commercial’ initiative aimed at promoting agtech, digitalization, and rural development in China.
Data Snapshot: Insect ranches, vertical ag among 2020’s top-funded ‘Novel Farming’ startups
August 26, 2021
Novel Farming Systems – which includes CEA, aquaculture, and insect production – was the second best-funded agtech category last year, according to AgFunder.
AgFunder raises $21m for New Carnivore alt-protein fund from ADM, Alexandria & others
August 26, 2021
New Carnivore has made seven deals to date, co-investing with leading VCs such as Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and DCVC.
Soil biology specialist Biome Makers bags $15m Series B funding
August 25, 2021
Prosus Ventures led the Series B round, with JME Ventures and Seaya Ventures among the other participating investors.
BREAKING: FMC, Omnivore lead $5m investment in Indian ag robotics startup TartanSense
August 25, 2021
Founder and CEO Jaisimha Rao claims it’ll have “the world’s largest fleet of agriculture robots in the next 18 months.”
EXCLUSIVE: Ai Palette raises $4.4m to help brands predict the food trends of the future
August 24, 2021
The Singapore-based startup secured the Series A funding from Exfinity Venture Partners, pi Ventures, and AgFunder, among others.
India’s AgNext banks $21m Series A funding, delivers 5x return for exiting investor
August 20, 2021
The startup will use the capital to cement its presence in India and expand its food quality assessment platform to the Middle East and Europe.
Sound Agriculture closes $45m late stage round led by Leaps by Bayer
August 19, 2021
The US startup uses “rapid epigenetics” to stimulate crops’ root zones and enhance the performance of synthetic fertilizer, while reducing usage.
Brief: Cox Enterprises acquires indoor ag startup BrightFarms
August 19, 2021
The US startup said it plans to build a “national network of new high-tech farms that will accelerate the salad industry’s transition to indoor farming.”
Putting the fin in fintech, XpertSea changes course following $20m Series B round
August 17, 2021
The Canadian startup is hoping to give aquaculture farmers a boost by floating them cash while they wait 30-90 days for payment from buyers.
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