Tag: agfunder

Upcycled molecular coffee startup Atomo raises $9m seed funding from S2G, AgFunder

August 11, 2020

S2G Ventures and Horizons Ventures co-led the seed round, with AgFunder and Bessemer Venture Partners also participating.

Meet the 12 startups joining Singapore Food Bowl, GROW’s local food resilience accelerator

July 13, 2020

GROW’s first Singapore Food Bowl cohort specializes in areas including urban farming, ‘clean meat’ production, and food waste valorization.

IntegriCulture and Shiok Meats partner to ramp up cell-based seafood production

July 8, 2020

Two of Asia’s highest-funded alt-protein startups have joined forces to bring cultured, cellular ag-grown seafood to the masses.

Three AgFunder portfolio companies selected as World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers

June 18, 2020

We’re proud to announce Brightseed, Trace Genomics, and Phylagen were all recognized by the World Economic Forum as Technology Pioneers.

Why the world’s largest beer company is investing in agtech

June 17, 2020

“We’re the largest beer company in the world and the largest user of malting barley, so when you think about where investment into breeding research or the supporting tech comes from, if we’re not going to do it, who will?”

PODCAST: How can robotics startups respond to the urgent need for automation in the food industry?

June 16, 2020

The need for automation in the food and agriculture industry is now. But are the robots ready to be unleashed? Watch our recent webinar to hear from two leading robotics entrepreneurs from RootAI and Bear Flag Robotics.

Danone partners with Brightseed to discover precise health properties of plant-based ingredients, starting with soy

June 10, 2020

Less than 1% of the plant kingdom’s phytonutrients have been identified or studied, despite their prevalence in our diets. Brightseed wants to change that and help companies like Danone to ensure those that are beneficial are available in their food products.

Want to build Asia’s new agrifood ecosystem? Apply to Singapore Food Bowl now!

June 4, 2020

Singapore Food Bowl is the new online program from GROW, the Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech accelerator by AgFunder. Applications close in 4 days – so hurry!

AgFunder Digitalk #4: The implications of Covid-19 on ESG and impact investing in agrifood

May 28, 2020

Before Covid-19 hit, ESG was fast becoming the phrase of 2020 when it came to investment. Where does agri-foodtech fit and what happens to sustainability priorities and impact investing in our space when a pandemic hits?

IntegriCulture raises $7.4m at Series A from AgFunder, others to ‘democratize’ cell ag

May 26, 2020

CEO Yuki Hanyu’s vision encompasses low-cost DIY protein production in the home, a meat microbrewery on every corner, and cell ag in space stations.

Oprah, Katy Perry join GIC to take Apeel Sciences to unicorn status with $250m

May 26, 2020

Founded in 2012 with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Santa Barbara-based startup uses a plant-derived solution to add an extra ‘peel’ to the surface of fruits and vegetables.

GROW launches Singapore Food Bowl to build a resilient, decentralized agrifood system

May 16, 2020

This first-of-its-kind accelerator program brings industry and startups together to build more resilient local agrifood ecosystems in the wake of Covid-19.

AgFunder Digitalk #3: How Covid-19 is accelerating innovation across the food system with S2G Ventures

May 14, 2020

In our third digitalk, S2G exclusively discusses new research, which looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting global supply chains, and the role that tech can play in creating a more resilient agrifood ecosystem.

Food quality startup Intello Labs closes $5.9m Series A round from AgFunder’s GROW, others

May 13, 2020

The Indian startup offers a suite of software and hardware tools for assessing the quality of fresh produce. It will use the funding to expand in Asia and the US.

The Yield bags $7.13m from Yamaha, others in ongoing round; Bosch converts notes

May 11, 2020

The Yield – an AgFunder portfolio company – is “poised to be The Climate Corp of horticulture,” said Yamaha Motor Ventures’ Nolan Paul.

Americans need better access to healthy food to lower risk of Covid-19 complications

May 7, 2020

The failings of the US food system have left 88% of the population metabolically unhealthy. Frighteningly that means they’re all at a higher risk of complications from the Covid-19 virus compared to the 12% who are deemed metabolically healthy. This startup wants to help.

GROW partners Singapore’s Startup SG Founder program and launches Asia pre-accelerator

May 4, 2020

GROW becomes an accredited mentor partner for the Singapore government program, while launching its ‘Pre Accelerator’ for “very early stage” startups.

AgFunder Digitalk #2: Asian agri-foodtech & sustainability amid food security challenges

April 30, 2020

Covid-19 ravaged Asia before going global. We talk to three thought leaders in the region about how their strategies and investment priorities have changed.

AgFunder Digitalk: What’s in store for agrifood investing in the wake of Covid-19?

April 23, 2020

In an effort to try and navigate how our growing but still relatively small asset class gets through the Covid-19 crisis, we’ve launched a series of digital talks for our community. In the first, we chatted with Climate Corp’s Dave Friedberg and Alexandria’s Blake Stevens.

UPDATE: Sequoia joins AgFunder portfolio co DeHaat’s $12m Series B to get India’s farmers to market

April 6, 2020

The Indian ag marketplace is seeing “mixed” demand in the midst of Covid-19, with fruit and veg flying off the shelves but corn proving harder to shift.