Semios raises $100m to scale precision ag platform with more acquisitions likely
“You will probably see more strategic partnerships and acquisitions from Semios,” Michael Gilbert tells AFN.
“You will probably see more strategic partnerships and acquisitions from Semios,” Michael Gilbert tells AFN.
The Kansas City startup says it offers livestock producers a faster way to identify the “elite” members of a herd in order to multiply their genetics.
The startup aims to grow its footprint across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as US regions “where growing conditions are harsh.”
The Barcelona-based company started out as an online store for cut flowers. Since then it has gone B2B and added houseplants to its lineup – and now it’s using tech to revolutionize floriculture.
The Montanan startup claims it can offer “superior unit economics” thanks to a “unique hybrid facility configuration” combining conventional greenhouses with vertical farming.
The Israeli startup combines AI-driven technology with exotic and ancient crop types to breed seeds with superior nutritional qualities.
The Mumbai-based startup says it has handled rural business transactions worth over $385 million during the past year, financing more than 15% of them itself.
The deal will see VinCommerce partner with the Chinese tech giant’s Lazada platform to build an e-grocery service in the country.
The Singapore-based app claims to be the category leader for online food delivery, ride-hailing, and digital payments in Southeast Asia.
The USDA-backed startup produces vapor-releasing sachets that extend the life of fresh produce when it’s in transit from the farm.
Singapore-based Trax was Southeast Asia’s highest-funded agrifoodtech startup in 2019, according to AgFunder data.
The proposed deal would value Grab at around $35 billion and could complete as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.Â
The app allows shoppers to form groups to collectively buy farm produce and other groceries in bulk at competitive prices.
The group will use the funding to expand in the US and China – and to “fuel acquisitions, key partnerships, and investments” in plant-based products.
Eat Just made history when it became the first company in the world to get regulatory approval to serve a cell-cultured meat product last November.
This latest injection follows a $182 million round late last year which was co-led by Baidu Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund II.
LeapFrog primarily invests in African and Asian companies, with a focus on improving access to financial services and healthcare for low-income consumers.
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.
“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.
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