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Category: Startup Funding

Semios raises $100m to scale precision ag platform with more acquisitions likely

September 29, 2021

“You will probably see more strategic partnerships and acquisitions from Semios,” Michael Gilbert tells AFN.

Vytelle raises $13m Series A funding to help farmers pick the cream of the cattle crop

September 28, 2021

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.

Botmaker Burro banks $11m Series A funding in Toyota, S2G-led round

September 28, 2021

The Philadelphia-based startup claims its agricultural bots of burden are “the only plug-and-play autonomous people-scale” solution on the market.

Here’s an alternative form of funding for agrifoodtech companies to complement traditional equity

September 27, 2021

Beyond venture capital, private equity, and general debt, there is one valuable potential source of cash that many agrifoodtech startups are overlooking.

Agrifoodtech was the favored destination for climate-focused funding in past 12 months: report

September 24, 2021

Startups focused on food and water received more climate-conscious capital than those in any other sector over the past 12 months, according to Climate Tech VC.

Brief: Autonomous farming startup Blue White Robotics raises $37m Series B funding

September 23, 2021

Its self-described “robotics as a service” platform combines robotic tractors with management software to complete a range of tasks.

EXCLUSIVE: Intelinair raises $20m to scale digital agronomy product, expand into carbon

September 23, 2021

It has completely overhauled its go-to-market strategy after bringing on a former Dow AgroSciences CEO as an investor and board member.

Meet the founder: Releaf’s Ikenna Nzewi wants Nigerian palm oil to be the next big thing

September 23, 2021

Releaf recently raised $4.2 million to build palm oil processing facilities across Nigeria that it claims can boost the sector’s productivity 200x.

Advanced Farm Technologies closes $25m Series B round for its robotic harvesting system

September 23, 2021

The Californian startup has built robots that can pick field-grown strawberries. Next, it wants to move into the apple orchard.

‘Crowdfarming’ platform Steward raises $8.8m in Series A round

September 22, 2021

It saw an explosion of activity after the onset of Covid-19 as farmers sought ways to meet consumers’ rising demand for locally-produced food.

Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Aleph Farms & Mosa Meat

September 22, 2021

The Hollywood actor, who’s also joining the startups in an advisory capacity, said they’re solving “some of the most pressing issues [in] industrial beef production.”

Indoor ag startup Iron Ox closes $53m round led by Breakthrough Energy

September 22, 2021

It will use a chunk of the funding to open its largest facility yet: a leafy greens and berries-focused greenhouse in Lockhart, Texas.

EXCLUSIVE: Leaps by Bayer leads EarthOptics’ $10.3m Series A for carbon mapping

September 21, 2021

The Virginia startup is measuring soil health, compaction, and carbon content for applications in agriculture and beyond.

Brief: Eat Just nets $97m funding for cultivated meat unit, adds agrifood veterans to leadership

September 21, 2021

GOOD Meat, the cell-cultured meat business of US alt-protein startup Eat Just, has secured $97 million in funding as a continuation of the $170 million

Miyoko’s Creamery CEO on $52m funding, federal court victory & vegan cheese fails

September 20, 2021

After winning a First Amendment labeling lawsuit and raising mega-money from VCs, what next for Miyoko’s Creamery? Vegan cottage cheese, that’s what.

Debut Biotech is creating next-gen ingredients through ‘cell-free biomanufacturing’

September 17, 2021

The San Diego startup makes ingredients for food, cosmetics, and therapeutics “in a cleaner way and a much better way for the planet,” according to co-founder Nicholas Brideau.

Brief: Gates Foundation leads $707m investment in Dutch e-grocer Picnic

September 17, 2021

Picnic dispatches groceries from strategically located, automated hubs to its customers’ doorsteps using electric minivans.

Singapore plant-based producer Growthwell raises $22m in Creadev-led round

September 16, 2021

Growthwell said it’s working on “a new collection of seafood and chicken alternatives aimed at the growing number of flexitarians” across Asia.

Meet the founder: Retailo’s Talha Ansari talks supply chain digitalization in the Middle East

September 15, 2021

“At Careem, we were barely scratching the surface. From tax filing [to] transportation, we realized no-one had tried to solve the problems of the retail industry.”

Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbur-Ellis to move into carbon capture

September 14, 2021

Andes has developed a seed treatment that enhances crops’ nitrogen-fixing capabilities, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. It’s eyeing carbon next.