With herbicide resistance on the rise, Moa Technology wants to “replenish the toolbox” available to farmers, says CEO Virginia Corless.
It also saw upstream agrifoodtech deal numbers surpass downstream deals for the first time, says Omnivore managing partner Mark Kahn.
Regrow will use the funds to boost its presence in “key food-producing regions across the globe,” says founder Anastasia Volkova.
In 2021, eGrocery dominated dealmaking yet again; but upstream startups vastly increased their share of funding.
The Israeli startup’s total seed funding now stands at $28 million.
The UK-based startup secured the funds from US investor Regenerate Ventures.
The US company’s soil carbon measurement, reporting, and verification platform could help corporates better meet their emissions reductions targets.
“We have additional insecticide candidates at earlier stages in our pipeline, as well as our first fungicidal candidates,” CEO Anna Rath tells AFN.
The New Zealand startup just closed its pre-seed round.
Mashgin builds contactless self-checkout machines; while Absolute is vertically integrating the ag value chain. Elsewhere, Brightseed banked $68 million.
But early signs suggest a slowdown in 2022.
Most of the top deals involved eGrocers and Restaurant Marketplaces, highlighting the continent’s thirst for ‘quick commerce.’
It’ll expand manufacturing capacity at its Florida facility to bring its ag biofertilizer product to more farmers across North America.
The French startup will use the funding to accelerate its expansion into North America.
It recently announced the close of a $17.7 million funding round.
The Singapore-based startup has acquired stakes in ag produce supply chain businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam in recent weeks.
The San Francisco-based startup will use the funds to bring its first ingredient, which is aimed at improving gut health, to market.
The company is recreating classic refrigerator and pantry staples using novel ingredients and will launch its first product in Spring 2022.
The San Francisco-based company’s platform leverages remote monitoring and AI to bring better data and more transparent accounting to forest carbon markets.
Top Ag Biotech investment deals in 2021 covered gene editing, farm inputs, animal health solutions, and biofertilizers, among others.
I’m drowning in new food! Can someone please restructure me out of this mess?