How motorleaf is Helping Automate Indoor Farming
July 20, 2016
Motorleaf has built a smart and automated indoor farming operating system, consisting of hardware devices and software analytics, for cannabis and produce growers.
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Canadian Cannabis Hybrid Greenhouse Company Raises $3.6m
July 12, 2016
Supreme Pharmaceuticals, a listed Canadian company producing medical cannabis in a hybrid greenhouse, has raised $3.6 million in a private placement.
4 Things Every Investor Should Know About Vertical Farming: Lessons Learned From AVF Summit
June 27, 2016
Chris Powers, an entrepreneur, writer, and urban agriculture evangelist, offers his four key takeaways from the Association for Vertical Farming’s Summit in Amsterdam two weeks ago.
Illumitex and AVF Award Malaysian Community Design First Place in 2016 Vertical Farming Competition
June 6, 2016
The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) and Illumitex created the 2016 Vertical Farming Award competition to promote innovation and awarded first prize to a Malaysian community project.
Rabobank’s FoodBytes! Selects 10 Startups to Pitch in SF
May 31, 2016
A few themes standout among the finalists this year including technologies serving the seafood and aquaculture segment of the food and agtech market.
Association for Vertical Farming to Reveal Sustainability Certification Scheme at Summit
May 30, 2016
AVF has initiated a project to create a sustainability certification scheme for vertical farming.
Trace Register’s Seafood Traceability Tech Wins $250k Humanity Contest
May 26, 2016
Trace Register won the contest entitled “Rethink Supply Chains: The Tech Challenge to Fight Labor Trafficking” held by San Francisco-based Humanity United.
Private Equity Firm Amerra Invests in European Aquaculture Company as Investors Take Note of Sector
May 25, 2016
Amerra Capital Management, a New York-based agribusiness asset manager, has acquired more than 90 percent of the Andromeda Group, a Mediterranean aquaculture company.
Industry-in-Brief: Freight Farms Receives NASA Grant, White House Launches Microbiome Initiative, more
May 23, 2016
Freight Farms will use the NASA funding to build a new type of indoor ag facility based on its shipping container model, while a new report concluded that food products derived from GM crops are not only safe, but beneficial for the environment.
Cannabis Goes Global as Privateer Eyes End of Prohibition
May 15, 2016
AgFunderNews caught up with Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer, to talk about international ambitions, raising capital, and focusing on cannabis brands.
Fundings-in-Brief: Agrilyst Scores $1m Seed Round During a Busy Week for M&A
May 12, 2016
The indoor agriculture software service Agrilyst raised the round ahead of a cannabis platform rollout, while 4 M&A deals this week span ingredients, biofuel, meat products, and food e-commerce.
Why Bosch Invested in an Aussie Agtech Sensor Company
May 6, 2016
We recently had a chance to chat with Gavin Smith, regional president with responsibility for Oceania at Bosch, to find out more about his investment in The Yield.
How Green Collar Foods is Scaling Low-Cost Indoor Ag in Inner Cities
May 5, 2016
Green Collar Foods is raising $1.5m on AgFunder to build a flagship facility in Detroit, raise investment for new GCF locations, and further enhance its AgCloud solution.
Report: Legal Cannabis Industry Key to Growth in Indoor Agriculture
May 4, 2016
Consumer demand for legal cannabis has fueled technological development in the indoor agriculture industry as a whole, according to a new report from Newbean Capital.
Industry-in-Brief: Indonesia Partners with Fish Traceability Tech, Costco to Open, Chicken Processor, Investment Firms Merge, more
April 29, 2016
Fish traceability, Paine & Partners Verdesian Life Sciences, farmland investment, GMO labeling, and dangerous pesticides make up this week’s Industry-in-Brief.
Aquaculture Sensor Startup Raises $2.5m from Bosch after Launching Oyster Product
April 28, 2016
The Yield raised the funding from Bosch’s Netherland subsidiary as the tech group looks to the broad agriculture sector for growth.
Circular Economy and True Sustainability: the Next Phase for Vertical Farming
April 21, 2016
The vertical farming sector is more than just a movement; it’s evolved into an industry and the conversation needs to move on, according to the Association for Vertical Farming.
How Private Equity Giant KKR and Sundrop Farms Are Spending $100m on Indoor Agriculture
April 20, 2016
AgFunderNews caught up with Philipp Saumweber, founder and CEO of Sundrop Farms, and Ken Mehlman, global head of public affairs for KKR, to discuss the 2014 investment.
3 Key Takeaways from Indoor Ag Con
April 14, 2016
Mike Betts, director of investments for AgFunder, shares his thoughts on the development of the indoor ag industry.
Industry-in-Brief: USDA Visits Cuba with Obama, Philips Lights Up Indoor Ag in Space, Mars Labels GMO Food, more
March 25, 2016
Vilsack’s visit to Cuba with Obama, lighting indoor lunar greenhouses, winners of a water innovation accelerator, and Mars joining the GMO labeling party are all featured in this week’s Industry-in-Brief.
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