Autonomous Tractor Corporation Aims to be the Tesla for Tractors
As its name suggests, the Minnesota-based company is revamping cumbersome modern tractors into nimble, autonomous vehicles.
As its name suggests, the Minnesota-based company is revamping cumbersome modern tractors into nimble, autonomous vehicles.
Growing food was not the initial motivation for vertical farming company TruLeaf. It was a desire to find solutions to chronic disease through clean, nutritious food, Gregg Curwin, chief executive tells AgFunderNews.
Technology veteran John Hartnett talks to AgFunderNews about why he got involved in ag, his firm’s $100m agtech fund and establishing links between Silicon Valley and farmers in Salinas Valley.
The venture capital arm of UK food company Tate & Lyle has launched a £30 million ($37 million) fund. Here Simon Barnes, managing partner, describes the fund’s strategy and independence from the sugar manufacturer.
Switzerland-based Bonafide has recently raised capital from family offices, pension funds and high net worth individuals for its new Deep Blue Ventures Fund as demand for aquaculture as an investment grows, according to partner Christoph Baldegger.
There has been much debate around the suitability of private equity funds for farmland investing pushing some investment managers to present new options to investors. Australian Pastoral Funds Management is one such manager, recently launching a new product range for land and livestock investment.
A group of venture capitalists, previously active in other digital technologies, are now turning their attention to agriculture technology with a new a $40m to $50m fund.
The boutique investment arm of Australian investment management firm Challenger Limited has acquired UK alternative investment house Dexion Capital, including its agriculture investment arm.
The Seattle-based biotechnology company has developed a microbial seed coating treatment to help plants flourish in unfavorable conditions.
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Following a $1.2 million equity fundraising campaign on AgFunder and coinciding with the company’s market debut, Carana expects to enter OPIC’s due diligence phase late this summer.
Airware recently announced the first two investments for its newly established Commercial Drone Fund: Redbird, a cloud data analysis company operating out of Paris, France,
Venture capital firm Obvious Ventures announced the close of its first fund, raising $123,456,789. The firm exceeded its initial target of $100 million and, according
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International Fresh Produce Association launches year 3 of its produce accelerator