Crop gene editor Tropic Biosciences banks $35m in fresh funding
July 6, 2022
The UK startup is applying gene-editing tech to develop high-performance varieties of three crucial commodity crops: banana, coffee, and rice.
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Virridy wants to tackle water insecurity in a world still dependent on irrigation for food
July 5, 2022
The US startup recently raised $5.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate development and adoption of its water management sensors.
Billionaire Olayan family backs UAE’s Pure Harvest in $181m fundraise
June 30, 2022
The Abu Dhabi-based startup said it will use the funding to expand its presence in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South Korea.
BREAKING: Seaweed biomaterials startup AlgiKnit nets $13m Series A funding
June 29, 2022
It also announced the official opening of its manufacturing facility in North Carolina, where it will scale production of its kelp-based yarn.
AgFunder-backed Chinova Bioworks raises $6m Series A funding for natural shelf-life extender
June 28, 2022
The Canadian startup is producing a natural shelf-life extender from mushroom stems that’d otherwise be thrown away.
BREAKING: AgFunder, S2G Ventures & Horizon Ventures invest $40m into ‘beanless’ coffee startup Atomo
June 28, 2022
The Seattle startup also launched its first beanless coffee products to consumers.
BREAKING: Clicampo raises $7.5m to digitize trade between Brazil’s farmers and retailers, reduce inequalities
June 15, 2022
The digital ag marketplace aims to bring fairer prices to restaurants and retailers and more profit to small and medium farmers.
Brief: Nanobubble startup Moleaer raises $40m to make water more impactful for agri and aquaculture
June 14, 2022
Moleaer will use its Series C funding to increase the availability of its proprietary nanobubble equipment and address water shortages.
EXCLUSIVE: Leafood raises $6.75m to develop a vertical farming network for the Baltics
June 13, 2022
The Lithuania-based startup is partnering with YesHealth Group to build and operate a network of farms across its home country and the wider Baltic region.
Brief: Cell cultured milk startup Brown Foods raises $2.36m from Y Combinator, AgFunder & others
June 9, 2022
Seed funding will enable the US- and India-based company to further develop its milk alternative made with mammalian cell cultured technology.
Data Snapshot: eGrocery & alt-protein ruled seed deals in 2021. Times have changed.
June 8, 2022
Alternative protein and eGrocery grabbed the bulk of the top 15 deals in 2021, but midway through 2022, the future for one of them is far less certain.
BREAKING: SCiFi Foods bags $22m in a16z-led round to bring hybrid alt beef burgers to market faster
June 8, 2022
Andreessen Horowitz led the Series A round, which will enable SCiFi to continue R&D on its blend of plant-based and cultivated beef burgers.
Q&A: How Harry Stebbings-backed Pachama is using to tech to improve forest carbon markets
June 3, 2022
Fresh off a Series B fundraise, Pachama discusses how its technology could make forest carbon markets less fragmented and more productive.
South Africa’s Nile secures $5.1m in Naspers-led round for its farm produce marketplace
June 2, 2022
Nile, a fresh produce marketplace connecting farmers to enterprise buyers, will use the funds to expand beyond the Southern Africa region.
Data Snapshot: Latin American agrifoodtech saw more big-money deals in 2021, upstream & downstream
June 1, 2022
2021 was “a year of momentum for ag biotech and alternative proteins” in the region.
FarmWise’s weeding robots haul in $45m Series B funding from Taylor Farms, others
June 1, 2022
The San Francisco-based startup said it will use the funding to bring its new vegetable weeding implement to market.
Modern Synthesis raises $4.1m from AgFunder, others to grow textiles from microbes
June 1, 2022
The company aims to produce a new class of biomaterials and reduce fashion’s carbon footprint with its “microbial weaving” tech.
iFarmer banks $2.1m pre-Series A to strengthen ag supply chains in Bangladesh
May 30, 2022
It will use the capital injection to expand its geographic footprint, build out its supply chain capabilities, and introduce insurance products.
Kenya’s Victory Farms nets $5m as it edges towards precision fish farming
May 27, 2022
Victory Farms, East Africa’s largest commercial fish farmer, is setting its sights further afield in DRC, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Stable raises $60m to help farmers manage food price volatility
May 26, 2022
It will use the Series B funds to grow its fintech platform which simplifies commodity hedging for farmers and food businesses.
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