AgFunder Joins KPMG & Bosch to Invest in The Yield’s $6.5m Series A
April 5, 2017
The Yield is an Australian microclimate sensing, IoT and predictive analytics startup for aquaculture and agriculture.
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Agtech Funding Sheet: Latin American Startups, Ag Marketplaces, Bio-Inputs, Sensors, more
March 30, 2017
A big two-week funding sheet includes a diverse set of food and agtech startups raising funding.
Arable Raises $4.25m Series A from S2G and Middleland
March 27, 2017
Arable’s sensor, named the Mark, which is deployed in the field above the leaf canopy of the relevant crop, captures 40 different data streams.
Cool Planet Raises $19.3m to Commercialize Engineered Biochar Product That’s Increasing Crop Yields 14.9%
March 23, 2017
Cool Planet, the biofuel-turned-biological ag products company, has raised $19.3 million in venture funding from existing investors to drive the commercialization of its first products.
FarmLead’s Online Grain Marketplace Raises $6.5m Series A Led by Monsanto
March 20, 2017
FarmLead helps growers, who typically sell to a handful of local buyers, to negotiate better prices for their grain by opening them up to a new set of potential buyers online.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Leonardo DiCaprio invests in LoveTheWild, ProducePay raises $7m
March 16, 2017
LoveTheWild, the Boulder-based frozen seafood brand that only sources farmed fish, has closed an undisclosed Series A round of funding with Leonardo DiCaprio and seafood-focused
HarvestPort Closes $2.5m Series A with Cultivian and Taylor Farms
March 9, 2017
The round was led by Chicago-headquartered agtech venture capital firm Cultivian Sandbox. Existing investor Taylor Farms, through its venture arm, also joined the round.
Agtech Funding (& Exit) Sheet: $84m Raised in 2 Weeks (+$400m Instacart Series D), Origin Acquires AgSpace
March 9, 2017
A bumper two weeks of funding saw 14 startups raise $184m across on-farm biotech, biotech, satellite imagery, India, 3D printing, including Instacart’s $400m Series D. There was also an ag data acquisition in the UK.
TechAccel Joins Epicrop $3m Series A to Develop Novel Epigenetics Tools for Crop Enhancement
March 6, 2017
Epigenetics is the study of how an animal or plant cell reads and acts on the information in its genes based on the presence (or not) of certain epigenetic markers in the chromatin.
Astro Digital Raises $16.65m Series A for Aggressive Satellite Launch Plan
March 2, 2017
The startup will use the funding to accelerate the launch of Astro Digital’s Landmapper constellation – it is planning eight launches for 2017 – and its analytics platform.
AgTech Accelerator Launches First Startup Bringing Gates Foundation to Boragen $10m Series A
March 2, 2017
Boragen’s technology, which is licensed from Penn State University, is initially focusing on next generation, synthetic fungicides using a technology with a novel mode of action.
A Guide to Seafood & Aquaculture Technology: Startups Raise $193m in 2016 but More Innovation Needed
February 16, 2017
Investment in seafood and aquaculture technology increased 271% compared to the $52 million raised across both 2014 and 2015, but there is still a huge need for technology to bring efficiency and sustainability to the industry.
Agtech Funding (& Exit) Sheet: Observant Acquired by Jain, Winnow Solutions Raises Convertible, more
February 9, 2017
The year’s first exit came from Observant, an early agtech pioneer in the precision water management space. Jain Irrigation acquired the Australian company.
TerrAvion Raises $10m Series A from Tech VCs to Expand Aerial Imaging Business
February 7, 2017
TerrAvion takes hundreds of low-altitude flights to capture bird’s-eye views of farms and raised funding from Silicon Valley venture capital firms.
A Year of Contrasts: Agtech Funding Dips to $3.2bn while Deal Activity Rises 10% in 2016
January 31, 2017
Agtech funding in 2016 was a tale of two halves as the number of deals closed increased 10% to 580 due to an uptick in seed stage activity, while investment dollars fell 30% to $3.2bn.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Insect Farming, Big Data, Soil Health Tech, Crowdfund a Cow Platform, more
January 26, 2017
Insect farming, Big Data technology, soil health products, and a Crowdfund a cow platform are just a few of this week’s agtech fundings.
Agtech Funding Sheet: TellusLab Raises $3.1m Seed to Compete with Descartes Labs, Measure Raises $15m for Drones-as-a-Service, more
January 19, 2017
A bumper week of fundings includes startups offering satellite imagery analysis, drones-as-a-software, milk products, wine e-commerce and more.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Otto Robotics Raises $1.5m, Organic Chicken Processor Raises $2.7m, Diet to Go Raises $500k, more
January 12, 2017
A busy week of fundings saw $89m raised by startups offering technologies from farm-to-fork.
Kellogg’s VC 1894 Capital Makes First Investment in AgFunder Alum Kuli Kuli
January 11, 2017
Kuli Kuli is the leading manufacturer and distributor of moringa-based products in the US.
S2G Ventures Invests $3.7m in Shenandoah Organic Chicken Company – exclusive
January 5, 2017
Organic chicken production company Shenandoah Valley Organic has raised $3.7 million in growth funding in a round led by food and ag investor S2G Ventures with other investors.
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