Brief: Temasek invests $500m into impact fund LeapFrog
LeapFrog primarily invests in African and Asian companies, with a focus on improving access to financial services and healthcare for low-income consumers.
LeapFrog primarily invests in African and Asian companies, with a focus on improving access to financial services and healthcare for low-income consumers.
The Nature Conservancy has made a major commitment around advancing soil-smart farming – and it has realized that technology is key to achieving its goal.
The Danish startup aspires to become the leading supplier of concentrated pheromones as an active ingredient to companies formulating spray-on inputs for row crops.
It’s environmentally clean, growing at double digits, and able to increase the convenience of doorstep grocery delivery, writes Manuel Gonzalez.
The UK food delivery app also said it will pay its self-employed drivers IPO bonuses of up to $13,827 each.
Zymoscope is applying its real-time, data-driven fermentation tech to the beer industry. Next stop: Alt-proteins
The projects will complement BASF’s offerings in seeds, seed treatments, biological and chemical solutions, and digital services.
SPACs are all the rage these days, and in agtech, we saw our first high profile SPAC earlier this year when AppHarvest listed on the NASDAQ at a $1 billion valuation.
TenderCuts is the first consumer-focused investment by the VC arm of state-owned agricultural bank NABARD, the fund’s CEO Rajesh Ranjan tells AFN.
The Winnipeg-based precision ag company’s share price leapt by almost 18% in its first day of trading.
FMC Ventures’ Amar Singh speaks with AFN about the advantages and challenges of being the newcomer in agrifood corporate venture investing and its laser-focus on crop protection.
The Tennessee startup is the first company in the US to grow the indigo plant at a scale usable by the commercial denim industry.
“We are excited to accelerate Seiyu’s digital transformation […] to become Japan’s leading omnichannel retailer,” said new CEO Tsuneo Okubo.
The New Brunswick-based startup is commercializing its mastitis detection technology, starting with beta trials on dairies in Canada.
Demetria is replacing the antiquated coffee quality assessment process by using AI and near-infrared technology to scan beans before they’re brewed.
Agrisolus captures real-time data about a variety of metrics to optimize poultry production and prevent disease in the flock.
Farm Market iD aggregates data from a variety of sources to offer agribusinesses support with marketing and better serving farmers and ranchers.
ADM Ventures’ Victoria de la Huerga talks with AFN working for a company that was acquired by ADM–then helping the corporation build its venture investing strategy.
The agrifoodtech sector not only rebounded quickly from Covid’s impacts, it far outpaced last year’s performance. Investor confidence speaks to a maturing sector and an environment ripe for new bets on next generation technologies.
Next Gen will use the funds to launch its first brand, plant-based chicken substitute TiNDLE, in Singapore and other Asian cities.
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