Jai Kisan’s fintech for farmers nets $30m Series A from Mirae Asset, Syngenta
The Mumbai-based startup says it has handled rural business transactions worth over $385 million during the past year, financing more than 15% of them itself.
The Mumbai-based startup says it has handled rural business transactions worth over $385 million during the past year, financing more than 15% of them itself.
The Seattle startup has inked partnerships with players from across the US foodservice value chain to advance its pizza making robots.
Hwy Haul wants to modernize the antiquated produce supply chain through its digital platform while reducing spoilage and boosting profits in the process.
Vence aims to use the Series A funds to support more rotational grazing with its GPS-enabled collars that can keep livestock within virtual boundaries.
OneSoil uses machine learning and satellite imagery to offer agricultural analytics and field insights for farmers at no cost.
The Green Island, New York-based startup launched its first product, a bacon analog called MyBacon, in November 2020.
Tortuga AgTech is preparing to build hundreds of robots to deploy in 2022 as Covid-19 boosted farmer interest in robotics to address labor shortage issues.
The Netherlands-based startup is culturing meat in the lab using a technique that can change pluripotent stem cells from a newborn animal into any desired cell type.
The San Diego-based startup is digitalizing the meal preparation business so that smaller players can streamlime operations, cut inefficiencies, and boost profits.
US-based Monarch Tractor will use the funding to build its “pilot series” tractors for farmers in its home state of California, Oregon, and Washington.
With backing from Sony and other investors, US-based Oishii grows the berries indoors using ancient Japanese farming practices.
Through Arkansas-based AcreTrader, investors can add farmland to their portfolios – while farmers can get financial assistance to purchase new land or infrastructure.
The UK-based network for smallholders secured funding from new and existing investors including AgFunder, Octopus Ventures, and Rabo Frontier Ventures.
The Danish startup aspires to become the leading supplier of concentrated pheromones as an active ingredient to companies formulating spray-on inputs for row crops.
It’s environmentally clean, growing at double digits, and able to increase the convenience of doorstep grocery delivery, writes Manuel Gonzalez.
The Los Angeles-based startup wants to replace petroleum with pedals. Its bike-drawn containers are able to deliver the same load as a typical truck – with 100% less emissions.
The New Brunswick-based startup is commercializing its mastitis detection technology, starting with beta trials on dairies in Canada.
The Chengdu startup can “grow into a benchmark enterprise in the industry” thanks to its tech-led approach to transporting farm produce, said one investor.
The North Carolina startup is tapping into the microbiome to develop non-antibiotic treatments for respiratory infections in cattle and other animals.
The Pennsylvanian startup makes RhizoSorb, which can be deployed as a fertilizer additive or soil amendment to improve crop uptake of phosphorus and other nutrients.