FarmBot Founder Aronson on Open Source Tech and Encouraging Consumers to Farm
May 11, 2016
Rory Aronson wants you to steal his idea. Seriously. In founding FarmBot, he decided none of his ideas would be proprietary.
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Category: Robotics & Automation
5 Agtech Startups Present at Y Combinator’s Demo Day as Sector Moves Further into Mainstream
April 5, 2016
Leading seed accelerator Y Combinator featured five agtech startups at its recent Demo Day. Here some of them discuss the benefits of the program.
UK University Launches Government-Backed Agtech Innovation Hub
March 16, 2016
Harper Adams University’s innovation hub is the latest initiative aimed at fostering growth in the UK’s slow-growing commercial agtech sector.
ATC Finalizes First eDrive Retrofit in Step Toward Achieving True Tractor Autonomy
March 3, 2016
ATC, which is currently raising $5 million on AgFunder, will soon deliver the first retrofit of a tractor with its commercial product eDrive to FamilyFarms Group.
6 Questions with Ex-Khosla Partner Andrew Chung on his New $200m VC Fund
February 24, 2016
Former partner at Khosla Ventures Andrew Chung today launched 1955 Capital, which will invest in the energy, food and agriculture, education and health sectors.
Agriculture Technology Investment Storms to $4.6bn in 2015 as Global Investors Take Note
February 17, 2016
2015 surpassed our mid-year expectations raising $4.6bn across 527 deals and representing 94% year over year growth.
AgFunderNews: Best Agtech Stories of 2015
December 26, 2015
We have collated 10 of the year’s most-read stories for you to enjoy over the festive period while we take a short break from publishing news.
Ag Producers and Marketers Call For Industry ‘Coopetition’ in the Development of Agtech
December 23, 2015
A group of producers and agribusinesses has called for collaboration in the industry to ensure the development of effective agriculture technology.
French Agribot Maker Naïo Tech Raises €3m in Seed Funding from CapAgro
December 22, 2015
The French agribot manufacturer is developing two new robots for vegetable farms and vineyards as well as eyeing international expansion.
Blue River Tech Raises $17m Series B to Build 4th Generation Robot for Production Ag
December 16, 2015
The Californian startup that is using robots to weed, thin and spray vegetable fields, raised the capital from a heavy-hitting group of agtech-focused and technology venture capital firms.
Zymergen Seals $42M Series A to Continue Mass Production of Microbes Using Robotics
June 18, 2015
Microbial DNA maker Zymergen recently announced a $42M Series A led by Data Collective, with a group of investors participating, including AME Cloud Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurveston,
Farmers Beware: Robot Swarms Could be Taking Over Your Fields
December 5, 2013
The bots are coming for your fields, your food, and your fertilizer. Three brothers have schemed up an idea that makes John Deere look medieval.
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