SP Ventures’ new fund will focus on seed and Series A-stage deals across a variety of sectors in Latin America’s agrifoodtech sector.
Emerging from stealth, GrainCorp-backed FutureFeed will build a value chain from the ground up to cultivate and commercialize its seaweed additive.
The round was led by Gagarin Capital Partners, with Matrix Capital, Impulse VC, IMI.VC, along with various undisclosed business angels joining in.
EIT Food will inject $6.45 million into 13 agrifood startups to ride out the Covid-19 crisis – something CEO Andy Zynga calls “a vital lifeline” for its recipients.
Agrifoodtech startups and investors are plugging away in 2020 as if we weren’t all caught in the midst of a global pandemic. Well, almost.
It may be smaller than previous rounds; but with another big-name backer on board and demand rising, the plant-based protein maker still has plenty to be happy about.
The pandemic has created a perfect opportunity for ag robotics startups to flex their muscle, founder and CEO John Lessing tells AFN.
Named Unfold, the new venture has received $30 million in funding from the two companies, along with rights to germplasm from Bayer’s vegetable portfolio.
The Bengaluru-based startup provides a platform for smallholders to purchase inputs, secure credit, and engage data-led advisory services.
AppHarvest is planning to build the world’s largest greenhouse facility in Kentucky to address Covid-19 produce supply chain woes.
Food4All is using a $100k loan from the USDA’s Small Business Innovation Research program to help small and midsize farms tap into wholesale and institutional buyers.
“Five startups in one” is how Indigo CEO David Perry describes the company, which he says is facing its biggest challenge yet: moving to its next phase of execution.
The Korean chemical giant’s Singapore agribiz hub will “pioneer solutions for the world food supply chain through innovation, not just plain food trading,” its CEO tells AFN.
FBN plans to expand its FBN Direct range of inputs with the new funding and has a number of susainability-focused announcements in the works.
The need to revolutionize our food system is becoming critical. The problems are manifold and acute.
Mail order, frozen, plant-based chicken nuggets… Before we met Ben Pasternak, the founder of SIMULATE (formerly NUGGS), this would have sounded like the worst idea ever.
Is there a case to be made for distributed, hyper-local food processing models? SavorEat CEO Racheli Vizman thinks so.
Will this new chicken run spur a similar craze for backyard Black Soldier Flies — a tasty and nutritious snack for these trusty lockdown companions?
It offers a white-label solution to food manufacturers who want to make their meat go further with healthier, more sustainable plant-based protein.
UK Research & Innovation, the UK government’s tech grant body, has upped the amount handed out for its latest food production challenge. But grant success isn’t just about money.
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