2014 Roundup: Top Drone Deals
February 19, 2015
Despite current regulations keeping drones grounded, $86 million was invested into the burgeoning UAV industry last year.
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Earth Equity Farms nabs seed round
January 29, 2015
SEC filings report that Berkeley-based Earth Equity Farms has raised an additional $267k, bringing their total round to $822k, which they launched last year. According to the companies website,
Silicon Valley doubles down on Planet Labs’ nano-satellites with $95m investment
January 21, 2015
Planet Labs, which operates the largest fleet of earth-imaging satellites, has announced the first closing of their $70 million Series C, with continued backing from some
GrowLife adds to $14.5m in recent financing for mini-hydroponics
January 15, 2015
An SEC filing is showing that GrowLife has added another $68,000 of investment to the $14.5 million in equity and debt financing they raised in 2014 over
Founders Fund goes up in smoke, joins $75m cannabis investment company
January 9, 2015
It’s no secret that billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is a big fan of marijuana. So it’s fitting that his $2 billion investment company, Founders
Paine & Partners raise $893M for new agriculture fund
January 8, 2015
Paine & Partners, a global private equity firm focused on investing in food and agribusiness has announced that they’ve closed $893 million in capital commitments for their
Freight Farms raises $3.7M from Spark Capital to grow food anywhere
December 18, 2014
The Boston Globe has reported that Freight Farms has raised a $3.7 million Series B round from Spark Capital to continue building out its farm
Could grandma and grandpa help urban agriculture take root in Singapore?
December 16, 2014
An international architectural and design consultancy has revealed a conceptual proposal to address two major concerns in the city-state: its rapidly aging population and its lack of locally grown produce.
Eric Schmidt backs agtech startups with Farm2050 Collective
November 21, 2014
Eric Schmidt’s venture capital fund, Innovation Endeavors, and the venture arm of hardware supply chain company Flextronics, Flextronics’ Lab IX, announced the launch of Farm2050,
ROOT brings the farm to your table (or closet)
November 19, 2014
Ohneka Farms just launched ROOT, a smart countertop garden appliance, on Indiegogo on yesterday and have already raised $9,768 toward their $75,000 target.
AgBiome announces heavyweight investors in big Series A
November 18, 2014
The world of microbial solutions is getting lively. Not to be outdone by Symbiota, which just announced a $7.5M Series A backed by Flagship Ventures,
RoyseLaw launches AgTech Incubator
November 6, 2014
A couple of years ago if you were an agtech company there wasn’t much for you in the way of ag-focused incubators or accelerators. Today we can
Council on Foreign Relations meets to discusses the future of food
November 5, 2014
The discussion, Technology on the Menu: Food of the Future, focused on advancements within the AgTech space and how new technologies and methods from each sector might shape the way the global community produces its food in the coming decades.
New York gets its own AgTech Meetup
November 4, 2014
The NYC AgTech Meetup Group will be kicking off its first monthly event in New York on Thursday, November 6th, at 7pm. As this was the first
GAI and Larta announce GAI AgTech Week conference
October 31, 2014
The world of AgTech has been on fire, seeing $401 million in deals in the first half of this year compared to $277 million in deals
Biowaste fuel company Harvest Power raises $20M
October 29, 2014
Harvest Power, which turns organic biowaste into bioenergy, natural soils, fertilizers and mulches, announced a $20 million financing round. The lead investors were True North Venture Partners,
Bon Appetech focuses on innovation with foodtech conference
October 28, 2014
This spring Bon Appetech is hosting a foodtech focused conference to jumpstart the “Good Food Innovation” movement, and build a more robust ecology around food and
CARANA works to develop Guyana’s growing potential
October 14, 2014
CARANA Agribusiness, an emerging affiliate of the CARANA Corporation, sets to boost Guyana’s production potential and commercial viability by scaling sustainable farms, modernizing the industry, and diversifying crops.
Here comes the drones! Precision Hawk raises $10M Series B
September 19, 2014
PrecisionHawk, an information delivery company that uses a small, lightweight UAVs and cloud-based software to collect, process and analyze aerial data, today announced it has
NASA’s ‘SMAP’ satellite may help farmers prepare for drought
September 4, 2014
Using a microwave radiometer and radar, SMAP will measure surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw levels across the entire globe every two to three days, providing what NASA calls the “most detailed maps yet made” of these conditions worldwide.
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