Copia Global’s $50m round proves investor interest in Africa’s oft-ignored rural consumer
Copia’s food and products delivery service is one of a kind as it aims to revamp e-commerce models in Africa with a team of local agents.
Copia’s food and products delivery service is one of a kind as it aims to revamp e-commerce models in Africa with a team of local agents.
The Boston, US-based startup says its natural, microbial alternative to traditional nitrogen fertilizer is crop-agnostic, non-GMO, and cost-effective for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs.
SwiftVee is helping farmers secure fairer prices for their animals amid both drought and increasing global meat prices.
Chicago-based impact investment fund VestedWorld has supported more than 20 African startups addressing critical social and market needs, like improving cost and value chain for food.
A strategic partnership with Walmart includes putting Plenty’s vertically-grown greens on Californian store shelves this year.
It aims to create a “universally accessible cellular agriculture platform” by providing growth media and other solutions at relatively low cost.
The Dutch VC invested in the 25-year-old tilapia farming company to curb Africa’s reliance on food imports and address skyrocketing protein needs.
The Kirkland, Washington startup offers farmers high-precision plant and soil health management.
It uses “precision therapies, software, and nutrition to help treat cancer, for the millions of patients who desperately need better outcomes,” according to CEO Anand Parikh.
Full Harvest’s recent Series B fundraise will go towards accelerating data insights for sellers and buyers of surplus and imperfect food.
The Shenzhen-based startup is about to open its first commercial-scale factory, which it says will bring prices of its plant-based products below those of animal equivalents.
The Bandung-based startup plans to launch into other major fish and shrimp farming markets, including China and India.
It’s the largest single funding round yet for a cell-cultured meat startup, according to AgFunder data.
The Argentine startup will use the funds to strengthen its e-commerce and fintech offerings, as well as for growing its footprint in Brazil.
Infarm is doubling down on its Growing Centres with a target to have 100 across 20 countries by 2030. The Qatar Investment Authority will work with it to build the emirate’s first Growing Centre by 2023.
The UK startup offers an AI-driven gene editing platform that uses CRISPR technologies to build more resilience in plants and better crop sustainability.
Australia’s Jupiter Ionics says it has found a way to produce ammonia – a key fertilizer ingredient – on-demand, using only air, water, and renewable electricity.
Many of big deals during H1 involved startups automating simple, everyday tasks within broader agricultural operations.
The Series A round led by Collaborative Fund will allow the Boston-based startup to enhance its ‘liquidation platform’ that helps CPG brands reduce food waste.
Ho Ren Hua also announced the launch of Thai Wah Ventures, which will invest in startups working across agritech, supply chain, bioplastics, and novel ingredients.