Babylon Micro-Farms closes $2.3m seed round
January 8, 2020
The “plug and play” system is designed to let nearly anyone reap the benefits of an indoor farming operation.
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Meet AgFunder’s venture partner Tom Shields
December 26, 2019
Tom Shields is a venture partner at AgFunder and works with the deal team on sourcing and leading investments. A serial entrepreneur, he has co-founded two highly successful companies, NetGravity (IPO 1998) and Yieldex (acquired by AppNexus/AT&T in 2015).
Stuck for holiday gift ideas? How about … a chocolate bar-sized wheat DNA sequencer!
December 23, 2019
If you’re still on the lookout for agtech-themed holiday gifts, here’s a suggestion: How about a chocolate bar-sized portable DNA sequencer that accurately and quickly diagnoses wheat viruses? (More gift ideas welcome, by the way!)
Protifarm raises Series B to scale robot-grown beetle “tofu”
December 12, 2019
The Netherlands-based alt-protein company is one of a small number catching investor interest for farming insects for human consumption rather than for animal feed.
How IGS reduces vertical farming costs
December 11, 2019
It can be hard to explain exactly how Intelligent Growth Solution’s tech works, so we caught up with Niall Skinner, lead mechanical engineer at IGS to get an in-depth explanation.
she1K angel syndicate bets on ‘democratised’ vertical farming with investment in Farmshelf
December 2, 2019
she1K, the world’s first angel network led by global corporate executive women, has syndicated an early-stage investment into Farmshelf, a New York-based vertical farming startup.
Booming, blooming micro-algae
November 25, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of species of micro-algae float through the world’s waterways. Just a fraction have been categorised or studied. It leaves an imaginarium of
Robot fish, alternative packaging, blockchain among winners at final Fish 2.0
November 14, 2019
The six winning startups beat out 150 total applicants in a competitive 18-month accelerator program featuring investors and experts.
Bowery CEO: Building tech is expensive, takes time but has direct impact on economics of vertical farming
November 12, 2019
Bowery Farming, the New York-based vertical farming startup that counts Google, First Round Capital, and famous chef Tom Collichio as investors, has just raised an
EXCLUSIVE: Let there be Lemna! UK’s DryGro secures £1.4m Series A to build out duckweed production
November 7, 2019
A European family office led the round, which requested anonymity, with investment advisors Fonte Capital and EthicalFin both helping to bring in the latest tranche.
The second generation of vertical farming is approaching. Here’s why it’s important.
November 4, 2019
As vertical farming moves into its next phase where operating expenses are dropping, Boaz Toledano writes that it will be able to compete with the industry organic industry.
A startup cheat-sheet for London’s World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
October 15, 2019
The cheat-sheet comprises 14 international agri-tech start-ups that will present their tech at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London on October 15-16; they come with a special seal of approval from the organizers, the Brighton-based Rethink Events.
EXCLUSIVE: 500 Startups leads seed round for Vietnam’s Cricket One
October 13, 2019
Cricket One is another insect-based protein startup that’s taking off in Asia, but why? AFN speaks with its founder, Nam Dang, to find out.
One small steak for man, one giant leap for space-grown meat!
October 7, 2019
Aleph Farms — a startup designing bio-reactor grown and 3D-printable beef steaks — has been busily turning the International Space Station into, well, an International ‘Space Steak’ Station.
Indoor AgTech Landscape: 1,000+ companies innovating inside
September 26, 2019
People are recognizing the potential opportunity for indoor growing to address many of the challenges in food and ag. Since the Plenty funding in late 2017, we have seen a surge of funding for both sunless and greenhouse approaches, says The Mixing Bowl releasing its first Indoor AgTech Landscape.
Vertical farm tech Intelligent Growth Solutions expands Series A to £7m
September 26, 2019
Vertical farm tech Intelligent Growth Solutions sealed a £7m Series A, after a second close of the round backed by Ospraie Ag Science and AgFunder.
XAG get its drones upgraded with tie-ups with Bayer and Huawei
September 25, 2019
What is dronemaker XAG working on with Bayer and Huawei? Its co-founder Justin Gong gives us the details, along with his outlook for China.
Fifth Season comes out of stealth with 60k sqft vertical farm & $35m in funding
September 24, 2019
The Pittsburgh-based startup has developed 40 different robots to shave labor costs so that it can offer produce at a competitive cost.
3 startups focused on sustainability and nutrition win big at inaugural FoodBytes! Chicago
September 20, 2019
Tia Lupita Foods, LocalCoho and Capro-X won at FoodBytes! Chicago yesterday.
What happened to those GM spider goats with the silky milk?
September 2, 2019
This is not just kidding around with mind-bending science experiments for its own sake; dozens of potential applications exist for spider silk, like new ligaments or bullet-proof vests.
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