Category: Investment News

Blue River Technology Raises $10M in Series A-1

March 19, 2014

Wednesday morning’s announcement of a Series A funding in the ag space tells us that while developing commercial robots may have a high price tag,

Climate Corp Acquires Soil-Analysis Business of Solum, Inc.

February 21, 2014

The Monsanto and Climate Corp duo is at it again. And this time, it’s in the dirt. On Thursday, Monsanto acquired the soil-analysis business formerly

Report: AgTech Could Cut Food Prices Nearly in Half by 2050

February 14, 2014

When it comes to talking about food security, it’s not often that we talk global, regional and locally-focused specifics. The future of climate change and

Investeco Closes Sustainable Food Fund

February 7, 2014

Investeco, Canada’s first environmental investment company just announced it has closed its Sustainable Food Fund, with Canadian foundations as lead investors. Completing its final close

BrightFarms, Hydroponic Greenhouse Company, Raises $4.9M in Series B

February 5, 2014

Greenhouses just got a little greener. BrightFarms, a New York City-based company bringing commercial hydroponic greenhouses to urban areas, raised $4.9M in a series-B round.

R&D is Key for Food Security: Davos Discussion

January 24, 2014

This week at Davos, ag and agtech was at the heart of a topic that touches each of us. Nearly 870 million people in the

Chromatin, Inc., a Sorghum AgTech Company, Rakes in $70M

January 23, 2014

Sorghum just made a sweet deal. Chromatin, Inc., a Chicago-based agtech company focused on sorghum production, recently closed its Series E round, bringing in $36

Vertical Farms: Coming to a City Near You

January 20, 2014

As US urban city populations grow, vertical farms are cropping up across the nation. According to the World Health Organization, city growth is exploding, and

Mid-western Startup FarmLogs Raises $4M, Signaling VC Looking Over the Valley

January 16, 2014

Silicon Valley-ers are looking beyond the hills. FarmLogs, a Michigan-based software startup that provides management tools to increase farmer productivity, has raised $4 million in

Agtech Helps Pull Cleantech Investment Out of 5-Quarter Slump

January 15, 2014

While Cleantech startups have faced declining investment over the past 5 quarters, there are finally signs that cleantech investment is taking an upturn. With significant