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Why should you be part of Sprout’s latest cohort in New Zealand?

October 13, 2019

Sprout Accelerator could be that opportunity you need to be part of New Zealand's journey towards sustainability in ag and food tech. Read on for more.

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: 500 Startups leads seed round for Vietnam’s Cricket One

October 13, 2019

Cricket One is another insect-based protein startup that's taking off in Asia, but why? AFN speaks with its founder, Nam Dang, to find out.

Vertical Future raises £4m seed round to take vertical farming to Mayfair

October 11, 2019

Vertical Future plans to cut down London's carbon ‘foodprint’ with its latest £4m seed round, led by impact investor Earthworm. Read on to find out more.

Skål!: €17 million more for Matsmart, Sweden’s surplus food marketplace

October 10, 2019

LeadX Capital Partners, which is backed by German retailer Metro Group, led the round, joined by the likes of Ingka Group (IKEA), Northzone, D-Ax, and Norrsken.

UPDATE: Future Meat Technologies raises $14m Series A as Memphis Meats eyes jumbo Series B

October 10, 2019

This is the second-largest round for a cultivated meat startup after Memphis Meat's $17 million Series A.

The extraordinary opportunity in Asian Ag & Food Technology

October 9, 2019

Asia's getting richer faster than anywhere else, and there's a huge need to produce enough food for growing populations. Here's why you should get into it.

UPDATE: Food allergy detection startup allerguard raises $1.5m post-seed round

October 9, 2019

Are you an allergy sufferer and in need of peace of mind? Israeli startup allerguard could help out. It just got $1.5m in backing for its detection tech.

BREAKING: Augmenta raises $2.5m seed round from Hardware Club, Marathon VC

October 8, 2019

The Greek tech startup will use the funds to support commercialization of its real-time device that analyzes crops and manages input application.

From Russia with funds: EFKO Group launches $50m foodtech fund

October 7, 2019

EFKO Group is well known from Moscow to Vladivostok for its sunflower oils, milk products, margarine, and ketchup.

BRIEF: Barn2Door raises $3.4m Series A to connect farmers to customers

October 6, 2019

Seattle-based Barn2Door books a $3.4 million Series A, and plans to use it to continue building its tech linking farms with customers. Read on for more.

BRIEF: Foodtech Unicorn Zomato ‘finalizing’ $600m round led by Ant Financial, Temasek – ET

October 4, 2019

Indian food tech unicorn Zomato is said to be closing a $600m funding round, led by Temasek and Ant Financial, matching a similar move by rival, Swiggy.

Making the investment case for regenerative agriculture

October 3, 2019

Farmers and investors are making financial gains from regenerative agriculture, according to several speakers at the inaugural Regenerative Food Systems Investment (RFSI) Forum.

Perception is reality: data reveal gender bias in agri-foodtech investing

October 3, 2019

Just 8% of venture capital dollars invested in agri-foodtech in 2018 went to founding teams with at least one female, according to a new report by AgFunder, KK&P and The New Food Economy with support from S2G Ventures.

BRIEF: Alibaba and Bayer to create Blockchain-based Ag Tracking System

October 2, 2019

Alibaba's Ant Financial teams up with Bayer Crop Science to create blockchain-based tech to improve the lives of farmers. Read on for details.

BREAKING: Paine Schwartz closes $1.425bn food & ag private equity fund

October 1, 2019

The firm closed the fund with new and existing investors from across the globe.

From biz dev at Grubhub to Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, Steve Sanger is still selling hard

September 30, 2019

Evolv Ventures launched late last year as the venture arm of ketchup and mac-and-cheese behemoth Kraft Heinz with $100 million to invest in startups. We caught up with Steve Sanger, a partner at Evolv, to find out more about the fund's strategy and his personal shift from startup to investor

AgFunder Network Partners

Category: Investment News

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: 500 Startups leads seed round for Vietnam’s Cricket One

Vertical Future raises £4m seed round to take vertical farming to Mayfair

Skål!: €17 million more for Matsmart, Sweden’s surplus food marketplace

UPDATE: Future Meat Technologies raises $14m Series A as Memphis Meats eyes jumbo Series B

The extraordinary opportunity in Asian Ag & Food Technology

UPDATE: Food allergy detection startup allerguard raises $1.5m post-seed round

BREAKING: Augmenta raises $2.5m seed round from Hardware Club, Marathon VC

From Russia with funds: EFKO Group launches $50m foodtech fund

BRIEF: Barn2Door raises $3.4m Series A to connect farmers to customers

BRIEF: Foodtech Unicorn Zomato ‘finalizing’ $600m round led by Ant Financial, Temasek – ET

Making the investment case for regenerative agriculture

Perception is reality: data reveal gender bias in agri-foodtech investing

BRIEF: Alibaba and Bayer to create Blockchain-based Ag Tracking System

BREAKING: Paine Schwartz closes $1.425bn food & ag private equity fund

From biz dev at Grubhub to Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, Steve Sanger is still selling hard

Renewal Funds eyes earth-friendly food for its C$145m fourth fund

PathogenDx raises $7.5m Series B for cannabis pathogen testing, eyes food

Vertical farm tech Intelligent Growth Solutions expands Series A to £7m

Tastewise raises $5m Series A for consumer data platform, releases trend report

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