Emertec: The Next M&A Revolution in Agrifood Tech Will be in Robotics
October 25, 2017
We caught up with Eric Marty, investment manager at Emertec Gestion since 2004, to find out why his firm is betting on farm robotics.
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Category: Robotics & Automation
Report: Agriculture in Top 5 Most Automatable Industries, Above Retail
October 24, 2017
In a comprehensive assessment of the potential for automation by McKinsey, agriculture ranked fourth with a 57% potential for automation, behind accommodation and food services (73%), manufacturing (60%), and transportation and warehousing (60%).
Q&A: Talking Farm Robotics With Anterra Capital’s Dan Harburg
October 18, 2017
Since he has now been on both the startup and investor sides of the table, we caught up with Dan Harburg to find out what he thinks is coming up next in farm robotics.
Robot-enabled pizza startup raises $48m Series B, bucking decline in restaurant tech
October 11, 2017
Zume is one of just a few startups creating solutions for restaurants to use in-house compared with the rest of the agrifood tech sector, but could the tide by changing as high profile investors come into the space?
How an Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Startup Got Acquired by John Deere [podcast]
October 3, 2017
In this episode, I speak to Jorge Heraud, the cofounder and CEO of Blue River Technology, a Silicon Valley startup bringing robotics to the farm. Blue River was recently acquired by John Deere, the world’s largest tractor company, for $305 million.
Blue River Was ‘Clear Leader’ in John Deere’s Search for a Robotics & AI Acquisition
September 12, 2017
Deere & Company announced plans to acquire Blue River Tech for $305 million last week as the next step in its quest to build autonomous equipment for agriculture.
John Deere Acquires ‘See & Spray’ Robotics Startup Blue River Technology for $305m
September 6, 2017
“This is the start of the next chapter in agriculture,” says Kiersten Stead from MGV, an investor in Blue River.
More than Robotics is Needed to Solve Farm Labor Shortage
July 13, 2017
Though robotics are more and more visible in the fields and in the media, the labor shortage will need to be addressed by both industry and government if food production is to stay on course.
Food Industry Leaders Take a Full-Systems Approach at Mixing Bowl Hub in Silicon Valley
June 28, 2017
Here are a few highlights from The Mixing Bowl Hub’s Food IT: Farm to Fork Conference.
Motivo Engineering Acquires Food Robotics Startup Robodondo
June 7, 2017
A Californian product design and engineering group called Motivo Engineering has acquired Robodondo, a robotics startup focused on the food industry.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Startups Raise Nearly $130m in 2 Weeks
May 11, 2017
Solyent, Thymox, Propel, Hectare Agritech, Smart Earth Seeds, Taranis, Abundant, Calysta, Ceres, and Territory have all raised funding in the past two weeks.
Abundant Robotics Raises $10m Series A for Apple Picking Robot Led by GV
May 3, 2017
Abundant will use the proceeds to commercialize its first product, aimed at reducing the $200 billion orchard farming industry’s reliance on seasonal labor.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Leonardo DiCaprio invests in LoveTheWild, ProducePay raises $7m
March 16, 2017
LoveTheWild, the Boulder-based frozen seafood brand that only sources farmed fish, has closed an undisclosed Series A round of funding with Leonardo DiCaprio and seafood-focused
AgFunder Innovation Awards 2016 Winners Announced
January 19, 2017
Your nominations were counted and verified, and the top five companies in each category are…
Hacker Unit Launches Remote Agtech Accelerator with AgFunder Alumni Mentors
January 13, 2017
The multi-sector accelerator program is launching its first agtech program alongside one for robotics and employs a different model to most.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Otto Robotics Raises $1.5m, Organic Chicken Processor Raises $2.7m, Diet to Go Raises $500k, more
January 12, 2017
A busy week of fundings saw $89m raised by startups offering technologies from farm-to-fork.
Agriculture Producers Can’t Sit on the Sidelines Waiting for Farm Robotics to Come to Them
December 22, 2016
Nathan Dorn shares his key takeaways from RoboUniverse in San Diego earlier this month and general views on the advent of farm robotics.
How Machine Learning and Big Data Are Driving Progress in Indoor Agriculture
December 5, 2016
Comet Labs and Orange Silicon Valley recently partnered on a report entitled: Bringing Digital Intelligence to Indoor Farming — urban agriculture in the age of AI. Here are their key learnings.
4 Possible Trump Policies That Could Impact Agtech
November 16, 2016
Analysts and media sources argue that it’s still too early to know what actions President-elect Trump will take in the food and ag sector, but his rhetoric and campaign pointed to 4 potential policies on trade, immigration, USDA, and regulation.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Singapore State Fund Temasek Invests in Seed Tech Company, ClearPath Robotics Raises $30m, more
October 6, 2016
This is Temasek’s 3rd agtech investment in a year.
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