Tag: agfunder

2022’s 5 biggest foodtech deals

December 28, 2022

Food delivery, cultivated meat, and bio-energy startups across Asia, North America and Oceana landed agrifoodtech’s top five deals of 2022.

Why AgFunder invested in Verdant Robotics

December 8, 2022

Verdant Robotics recently announced a $46.5 million Series A funding, led by Cleveland Avenue. AgFunder first invested in the seed stage round a few years ago when the company was still in stealth. Here AgFunder partner Rob Leclerc explains why.

Data snapshot: Indian farmtech startups close 185% more funding in 2022 than 2021

December 7, 2022

Indian farmtech startups raised $1.5bn in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, which was around 30% of total funding but 60% of deal count.

Data Snapshot: African agrifoodtech entrepreneurs and investors are focusing on the supply chain

October 5, 2022

Midstream Technologies was a leading category after scooping 60% of the total amount of agrifoodtech investments made in Africa in 2021

Meet the GROWhort: 3Bee hopes to avert bee-pocalypse with hive monitoring tech

August 26, 2022

The Italian startup uses sensors to monitor the health of honeybee hives and provide apiculturalists with rapid and effective decision support.

Meet the GROWhort: MYCL posits mycelium as material of the future

August 19, 2022

MYCL took tempeh as inspiration for its mycelium-based leather alternative, which uses two-thirds less water than the conventional cow-derived material.

Meet the GROWhort: LYRO builds produce-packing robots to fix food’s broken supply chains

August 12, 2022

The Australian startup has developed an AI-powered platform that can identify, pick, and pack different types of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Meet the GROWhort: Veggie Victory makes animal-free meat alternatives for African palates

August 5, 2022

The Nigerian startup is working to solve Africa’s protein shortfall by developing plant-based products that seamlessly substitute animal meat in local dishes.

Meet the GROWhort: Decomer proposes plant-based solution to food packaging problem

July 29, 2022

The Estonian startup is producing edible and compostable food-grade packaging materials from plant-derived polysaccharides.

Tepbac deploys software & IoT to boost Vietnam’s shrimp farming sector

July 22, 2022

The startup provides automation software, connected hardware devices, and an e-commerce platform to create efficiencies for the local industry.

Fun guys can keep the sun off with MycoWorks’ new mycelium-based hats

July 19, 2022

The startup has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based milliner Nick Fouquet to develop three hats featuring its Reishi biomaterial.

Yeap squares food demand & food waste with its protein made from spent yeast

July 14, 2022

Yeap Proteins is using yeast recovered from industrial sidestreams to produce a complete protein ingredient.

Data Snapshot: Europe needs more funding for food waste, circular economy startups

July 13, 2022

Circular economy startups addressing food waste, plastic alternatives and upcycling in Europe’s agrifood sector raised just 2.6% of VC funding last year.

X-Centric is bringing down the time & cost of on-site soil carbon analysis

July 7, 2022

Co-founder Roozbeh Ravansari says the startup’s ‘point-and-shoot’ system can help facilitate emerging ag carbon markets and optimize fertilizer use.

Nubocha is churning out vegan gelato using sustainable nuts & cacao sourced direct from farmers

July 6, 2022

“Our farmers are part of the value chain and we impart the importance of quality and preserving natural resources,” says co-founder Gianluca Franzoni.

AgFunder-backed Chinova Bioworks raises $6m Series A funding for natural shelf-life extender

June 28, 2022

The Canadian startup is producing a natural shelf-life extender from mushroom stems that’d otherwise be thrown away.

Why Japan’s Norinchukin Bank invested in AgFunder’s $100m agrifoodtech fund

June 7, 2022

Norichukin Bank recently joined the first close of AgFunder’s $100m Fund IV as a limited partner to advance Japan’s agriculture, fisheries, and forestry industries.

Data Snapshot: eGrocery still dominates China dealmaking, but upstream tech increases share

May 18, 2022

In 2021, eGrocery dominated dealmaking yet again; but upstream startups vastly increased their share of funding.

Tractor Junction hauls in $5.7m seed funding from AgFunder, Omnivore & others

April 28, 2022

It says revenue from its marketplace for new and used farm vehicles grew 7x over the past two years.

AgFunder-backed GROW Impact Accelerator reveals its latest cohort of cutting-edge startups

April 11, 2022

The 10 latest startups to join the GROW Impact Accelerator include tech solutions for protein deficiency, beekeeping, and livestock antibiotic resistance.