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FarmLogs Raises $22m Series C as CEO Vows Never to Exit to Agribusiness
January 11, 2017
The South African media group led the round for data analytics and record-keeping tool FarmLogs, joined by existing investors.
The Carbon Contract: How Ag Data Can Enable Robust Carbon Markets
December 30, 2016
Wade Barnes writes about the role precision ag technologies can play in offsetting carbon emissions and participating in the carbon market in Canada.
Agtech Funding Sheet: HelloFresh Raises $88m Series G, Algrn Bio Raises Seed Round for Hypoallergenic Peanuts, more
December 22, 2016
Emerging market farm-to-consumer platforms joined a biotech company producing hypoallergenic peanuts, a precision ag startup, a an online seed retailer, and a large European meal kit delivery service.
How Decisive Farming Hopes to Differentiate Itself in Frothy Digital Ag Space
November 3, 2016
Decisive Farming recently raised $6 million in Series A funding and focuses on one key area to keep the competition at bay.
How Does Agtech Fit an Impact Investing Thesis?
October 5, 2016
Agriculture technology has emerged as a new destination for investors, but it still lacks definition. Here are five ways to think about it.
Iowa Farming Business Complains of “Giving Away” Too Much Time to Agtech Startups, Develops Tech In-House
June 13, 2016
One of the criticisms laid at the door of agtech startups is that they doesn’t interact enough with the farming community they are trying to serve.
How Big Data is Disrupting Agriculture from Biological Discovery to Farming Practices
June 9, 2016
Vonnie Estes is an agtech consultant with a particular focus on building biotech-focused startups. Here she drills down into the disruption taking place in the industry through innovations in big data.
What Makes Good Ag Big Data?
March 24, 2016
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.
Avrio Capital Closes Third Largest Agtech Fund on $110m
February 9, 2016
This is Avrio Capital’s third agtech fund and will revisit some subsectors of agtech which co-founder Aki Georgacacos believes have been overheated in recent months.
Fundings-in-Brief: Microbiome Research Company Raises 6m, Frutarom Acquires NJ Biotech Firm for $20m, more
January 28, 2016
A $110m financing for a refrigerated warehouse, a microbiome research company’s Series B funding and ChemChina’s continued bid for Syngenta contribute to this week’s fundings-in-brief.
Farm Management Company VitalFields Closes $1.2M Series A Funding Round
May 28, 2015
VitalFields announced recently that it has secured $1.2 million in Series A funding from an international syndicate of investors, including SmartCap, the investment arm of
Canadian AgTech Sector Ripe for Opportunities
May 13, 2015
Editors Note: Joseph Regan is a managing partner at Bioenterprise Capital, a Canadian VC firm investing in agriculture technology. He was recently a panelist on
AgTech Industry Takes in $1.04 Billion in Q1
April 22, 2015
After the agriculture technology (AgTech) sector raised a total of $2.36 billion in 2014, the big question was whether or not the sector would
AgTech is the New Queen of Green
April 12, 2015
Editors note: Rob Leclerc is the CEO and Melissa Tilney is the Head of Marketing at AgFunder. This article originally appeared in TechCrunch. Before Monsanto acquired Climate Corporation in late
With a fresh $13m, Niqo Robotics aims to help smallholders ‘lead the innovation curve’ in AI farming
May 16, 2024
Niqo will use new funding to expand its spot-spraying tech across India and into horticulture markets around the world.
Customer Success Manager – REMOTE Midwest, US
May 16, 2024
*For this Remote role, we will only consider applicants who are in the Midwest, US. **Dairy/agriculture experience is a must for this role. Please only apply
Soil Geochemist
April 25, 2024
At Eion we are passionate about carbon removal. We work with farmers and ranchers to safely and permanently remove carbon dioxide (CDR) from the atmosphere
Exclusive: Mexico’s Verqor and Brazil’s Traive partner, plan new product to bring more AI to agrifinance
April 22, 2024
Using Verqor’s market reach and Traive’s AI tech, the new product will speed up access to credit for smallholder farmers.
Senior Product Manager
April 18, 2024
Connecterra is an artificial intelligence company on a mission to empower the dairy industry to become more efficient while reducing impact on the planet. We
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