GROW accelerator debuts its 9 startups
September 17, 2019
Narrowed down from over 160 applicants, the GROW accelerator showcased its nine talents to a turnout with big names like Temasek, ESG and Mondelez.
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FarmWise raises $14.5m Series A to expand its weeding robot service
September 17, 2019
The robotics-as-a-service company helps farmers weed their crops and hopes to move into other applications in the future like plant health and monitoring.
BRIEF: Picterra raises $3.3m to democratize AI-based geospatial mapping
September 17, 2019
The Swiss company’s software that can be programmed to identify and map objects in satellite and drone images for a wide range of uses, from precision agriculture to humanitarian aid.
Trigo Vision raises $22m Series A for the checkout-free future of grocery
September 16, 2019
The Israeli computer vision company uses AI to track the items shoppers place in their cart for a frictionless checkout experience.
Bellwether Coffee checks sustainability, fair wage boxes for impact fund DBL
September 12, 2019
“Bellwether Coffee has a dream team of sustainability and coffee experts and is addressing a large market ripe for improvement,” Nancy Pfund, managing partner at DBL Partners, tells AFN.
BRIEF: Kraft Heinz’s VC invests in New Culture $3.5m seed round for cell-grown cheese
September 10, 2019
New Culture is making dairy cheese without animals instead using fermentation, the addition plant-based fats, sugars and traditional cheesemaking process.
ZeaKal clinches $15 million Series C funding, hires veteran DuPont exec
September 10, 2019
Totaling $15 million, the round includes the $10 million strategic investment from Canopy Rivers announced earlier this year. Existing investors Finistere Ventures and Middleland Capital participated in the round, which was oversubscribed.
UK’s Cannaray raises £7.8m Series A in major European CBD gambit
September 9, 2019
Cannaray plans to hit the European market with medical marijuana and CBD products in the next few months with various “novel formulations” such as CBD-infused pet food.
Packaging tech TIPA raises $25m to fuel European, Australian, US growth
September 9, 2019
The Israeli startup sells compostable packaging solutions that breakdown within 180 days to packaging manufacturers and retailers
Cricket roaster Ento to take on Beyond Meat after seed round
September 8, 2019
Watch out, Beyond Meat. Edible cricket farmer and roaster, ENTO, is coming for you with a bug-based burger patty. And it’s probably healthier.
Why Fieldin stood out in crowded farm management software space
September 5, 2019
You’d be forgiven for finding the growing farm management software space overwhelming; there are now hundreds of different software tools for farmers across crop types globally. At AgFunder, we’ve reviewed many of them so it takes something special to capture our attention.
Former dairy yogurt guy raises $11m Series A to convert dairy facility to plant-based factory
September 5, 2019
For former yogurt maker and company co-owner Tom Moffitt, if you can’t beat the plant-based dairy alternatives, it’s best to join them.
Terramera raises $45m Series B on mission to reduce chemical use in ag by 80%
September 5, 2019
Karn Manhas, CEO of Terramera, believes organic input products could soon be as effective if not more effective than damaging chemicals used today.
Bioenergy DevCo captures $106m to digest waste in a city near you
September 5, 2019
Anaerobic digestion is already used widely in Europe where the population is more attuned to environmental concerns but also as there’s limited room for landfills, forcing businesses to find other solutions for food waste.
Brazil’s Agrosmart raises $5.8m Series A for digital tool serving Coca-Cola & Cargill
September 4, 2019
Agrosmart’s CEO says there were many funding options available but finding the right investors was the biggest challenge.
Aker Technologies scores $2.6m for automated crop scouting tech
September 4, 2019
The St. Louis-based company is on a mission to boost precision farming with a remote monitoring and analytics platform that gives growers, retailers and suppliers better in-field insights.
Brief: AgroSpheres raises $4m Series A with Ospraie, Wilbur Ellis, for ‘Minicell’ pesticide tech
August 28, 2019
The Virginia-based startup is developing a novel delivery system for crop protection products using nano-technology for its ‘Minicell’ platform.
Founder of abillionveg, the ‘Yelp for Vegans,’ says APAC is where the money’s at
August 28, 2019
The Yelp for vegans is here. And it has $2.6m in its pocket. abillionveg is on a mission to capture $1bn in animal welfare causes and one billion users.
Asha Impact tells AFN why it’s time to be bullish on India’s Agtech sector
August 23, 2019
Funding for agtech in India has surged 300%. The number of startups also grew 25%. Is it any wonder why Asha Impact is bullish on the sector?
Oxford spin-out MoA is rebooting decades-old science to tackle “herbicide crisis”
August 22, 2019
The startup is hunting for new “modes of action” to kill weeds, which would open up opportunities to develop entirely new classes of herbicides. It has just raised £6.3 million in Series A funding.
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