Connecterra Raises $1.8m for Intelligent Animal Health Monitoring Technology
The Dutch connected wearables company serves the dairy industry and attracted a globally diverse set of investors to its seed round.
The Dutch connected wearables company serves the dairy industry and attracted a globally diverse set of investors to its seed round.
AgFunderNews can reveal that Syngenta has promoted Derek Norman to head of corporate venture capital at the Swiss agribusiness.
Swiss agribusiness Syngenta has announced the winners of its first ever Syngenta Crop Challenge, which challenged entrants to develop a model that predicts the seed varieties farmers should plant next season to maximize yield.
AgEagle was one of the first drones companies in the agriculture sector. It’s also the second most popular drone manufacturer for clients of software company DroneDeploy.
Slantrange has raised the funding from a wide range of investors including venture capital firms, angel syndicates, and a farming organization.
The agribusiness, which is already a PrecisionHawk customer, has invested a small amount in the drone company’s Series B round.
The drone technology company is the first ag-related investment for Yamaha Motor Ventures, which was joined by Verizon Ventures, NTT Docomo, and USAA as new investors in PrecisionHawk.
The USDA’s lacking regulation of gene-edited mushrooms has raised criticism while citizens in China protest Chem China’s acquisition of Syngenta over GMO Concerns in this week’s industry-in-brief.
Kevin Zussman is an agtech investor with Cultivian Sandbox, a venture capital firm that invests in food & agriculture technology startups. Here writes about pivoting into food and agriculture from other industries.
An organic, vegan food delivery service, a Spanish e-grocer, and a social impact-focused meal delivery company are some of this week’s fundings as the food e-commerce segment shows no signs of slowing.
The agricultural drones market is flying. A new report from RnR Market Research states that it’ll be worth nearly $3.7 billion by 2022. DroneDeploy also reported that it’s its largest commercial sector for DroneDeploy.
A busy week of fundings includes wastewater treatment tech, drones, satellite imagery, food e-commerce, precision agriculture, and biopesticide startups.
Until about five years ago, traceability in the seafood industry was virtually non-existent. Now startups are emerging to tackle different parts of the supply chain.
Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce joined the round led by OurCrowd and Eshbol Investments.
We speak to three of the most established ag data companies to find out more about their methods of data collection and how they think their data will set them apart from others.
Last week Geosys partnered with Pessl Instruments and SST Software, while Farmers Edge announced a deal with The Weather Company. This follows a series of precision ag partnerships last year.
General Mills has decided to label GMO foods in the wake of the GMO bill’s demise, while satellite imagery company Geosys partners with a precision ag platform and a weather station company, and Farmers Edge teams up with The Weather Company.
The Kansas ag data startup hopes to address concerns from farmers about sharing their data, and provide another revenue stream for them.
Precision irrigation company HydroBio won a patent for its technology while a startup company using fresh vegetables to naturally sweeten food in this week’s Industry-in-Brief.
A follow-on financing for an animal health company, and an insect protein Series A are two of this week’s fundings-in-brief.