How HeavyFinance plans to finance the regen ag transition for more of Europe’s small and medium farmers
The Lithuania-based firm recently unveiled a €50 million fund backed by the European Investment Fund.
The Lithuania-based firm recently unveiled a €50 million fund backed by the European Investment Fund.
Early commitments to the fund include The Rockefeller Foundation, Builders Vision, and the Schmidt Family Foundation.
Cibus announced a $510 million close of Cibus Fund II and a $135 million close of its Cibus Enterprise Fund II.
When it comes to data management for dairy producers, there’s a massive untapped opportunity for innovation, says VC investor Innova.
A new One Acre Fund program will act as a “resilience shield” for the 97% of smallholder farmers in Africa lacking insurance.
Fund II will invest in disruptive consumer brands at seed stage up to Series A, cutting checks of around a million dollars with 25-30% of the fund reserved for follow on investments
Fund III will address “problems that transcend time and generation such as water scarcity, the food supply chain, sustainable manufacturing, mobility and energy, and under-represented healthcare.”
Water remains one of the most undervalued and underinvested resources in agrifood innovation despite its intrinsic role in the food system.
The FoodShot Global team looks back on half a decade of agrifoodtech investment and hints at what’s in store for the next five years.
Areas of interest include sustainable packaging, fermentation, agriculture biologicals, crop disease resistance, soil health and regenerative agriculture.
Multi-stage impact investment firm Astanor will continue to invest in agrifood startups with a focus on sustainability.
TerraSafe Materials, the first startup to secure funding from Big Idea Ventures’ Generation Food Rural Partners fund, will license IP from multiple universities to develop novel materials to reduce the amount of plastic waste entering the environment.
FLORA will invest in early-stage agrifood startups via the launch of its $80 million fund backed by Israel’s Kibbutzim community.
Coca-Cola and eight bottling partners have closed a $137.7m VC fund focusing on sustainability investments that will be managed by Greycroft.
The Innova Memphis Fund VI will invest in early-stage startups addressing the automation and digitization of agriculture in rural areas.
Omnivore has announced the first close of its third fund, with $150m to pump into India startups aiming to make farming more profitable, resilient, and sustainable.
Nestlé is partnering with VC firm the Yield Lab Latam to support agtech startups in Latam and bolster its own sustainability goals.
The Yield Lab Latam is targeting a $50m final close by the end of the year.
The women-led investment firm says this early stage fund will help get new innovations to Canadian producers.
S2G will provide funding for startups in capital-intensive, asset-oriented industries including agriculture, energy and oceans.
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