Over $60m of agtech fundings this week include Engender Technologies, Inocucor, WiseRG, Planetary Resources, MastiLine, Chef’d and Kazzit.
Satellite and sensing startup Planetary Resources raised the funding from a group of high-profile individuals and venture capital investors.
MastiLine, a Dutch startup, develops and manufactures an automated monitoring system to detect the early signs of mastitis, an infection that impacts milk production for many farmers.
*Update: Strider has disclosed the participation of Qualcomm Ventures and the size of its $3 million Series B funding round. This article was originally published on May 5, 2016.
Trace Register won the contest entitled “Rethink Supply Chains: The Tech Challenge to Fight Labor Trafficking” held by San Francisco-based Humanity United.
Amerra Capital Management, a New York-based agribusiness asset manager, has acquired more than 90 percent of the Andromeda Group, a Mediterranean aquaculture company.
Swiss drone imagery company Gamaya has raised SFr 3.2 million ($3.2 million) in Series A funding to develop its hyperspectral imaging sensor and analytics software platform.
The Finnish software company helping grocery retailers launch online food delivery services has raised funding from EnterWorks and Black Dragon Capital.
Terramera, a Canadian startup that’s on a mission to change the fate of many biological ag products, has raised $10 million in venture capital.
Avrio Capital has invested in Intelia, an environment controller manufacturer and data collection company for the indoor animal agriculture industry, as well as two food companies.
Agroptima and Agrosmart are the two non-US startups that raised funding, joining startups in the animal health, gene-editing, and food delivery subsectors.
The Dutch connected wearables company serves the dairy industry and attracted a globally diverse set of investors to its seed round.
In agriculture, Caribou Biosciences is researching the use of CRISPR to promote drought tolerance, disease resistance, increase crop yields, and develop healthier crops.
The indoor agriculture software service Agrilyst raised the round ahead of a cannabis platform rollout, while 4 M&A deals this week span ingredients, biofuel, meat products, and food e-commerce.
Kirchner Food Fellowship, the agricultural impact investment arm of merchant bank Kirchner Group, has invested in Till Mobile, a supply chain communications company for the developed and emerging markets.
We recently had a chance to chat with Gavin Smith, regional president with responsibility for Oceania at Bosch, to find out more about his investment in The Yield.
Green Collar Foods is raising $1.5m on AgFunder to build a flagship facility in Detroit, raise investment for new GCF locations, and further enhance its AgCloud solution.
BiOWiSH Technologies, a company using microorganisms to increase the efficiency of fertilizers; promote drought resistance in crops; and extend the shelf-life of fresh fruit and vegetables, has raised $5m in Series B funding.
The Yield raised the funding from Bosch’s Netherland subsidiary as the tech group looks to the broad agriculture sector for growth.
Slantrange has raised the funding from a wide range of investors including venture capital firms, angel syndicates, and a farming organization.
