Virridy partners to improve water security in Africa through climate finance-based model
September 1, 2022
The partnership claims to already support close to five million people’s water supplies in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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The Week in Agrifoodtech: Planted’s $72m for whole-cut ‘chicken,’ genomics startup Pattern snags $35m
September 1, 2022
Carbon-neutral milk company Neutral Milk closed a Series A round and a few different cultivated meat startups reached new milestones.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Oatside secures $65m for Singapore’s first oat milk, input supplier iProcure scores $10m
August 18, 2022
Fashion designer Stella McCartney is helping launch a climate-focused fund and alt-protein heavyweight Eat Just raised capital to expand in China.
Kenya’s iProcure closes $10.2m Series B to digitize rural supply chains in Kenya and beyond
August 18, 2022
Kenya’s iProcure closes $10.2 M in a Series B led by impact investor I&P
Meet the investor: Wangara Green Ventures thinks ag investors should focus on climate adaptation
August 18, 2022
Ghana’s Wangara Green Ventures is an impact and climate focused fund supporting small and growing climate-friendly businesses.
Brief: Ukraine conflict puts food security at risk for 3% of global population, says McKinsey
August 17, 2022
War, climatic events, and supply chain strains are putting millions of tons of grain and roughly 1.4 billion people in vulnerable countries at risk.
Why John Deere invested in Africa’s Hello Tractor
August 16, 2022
American ag equipment manufacturer John Deere made a minority investment into the tractor sharing and management platform, Hello Tractor. Here’s why.
Morocco’s UM6P Ventures invests in 2 gene editing and food waste reduction technologies
August 11, 2022
UM6P, the venture arm of the Moroccan university with the same name, says the deals are “investment-partnerships” as the two startups stand to benefit from scientific support and testing of their technologies at the university.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Vertical farmer Spread raises $30m, McWin launches $500m restaurant fund
August 5, 2022
Source Global bagged a late-stage round for its drinking water tech and alt-protein startup Paleo unveiled some pre-historic meat analogues.
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.
AgroFides is unlocking capital for remote Ghanaian farmers with its agrifintech platform
July 28, 2022
Ghanaian agrifintech AgroFides is linking farmers to lenders and using its credit scoring tools to build their financial profiles to unlock more financing.
How Taimba’s farm-to-retail marketplace, logistics, cold chain & fintech platform is fighting food waste
July 27, 2022
Taimba, a Kenyan B2B agritech startup, has expanded its marketplace to offer transportation, cold storage, fintech solutions and is now eyeing up input procurement too.
Meet the founder: Marica Quarsingh of Sea-Stematic on creating the ‘Tesla of Seafood’
July 22, 2022
Marica Quarsingh calls her cell-cultured seafood startup, Sea-Stematic, the “Tesla of seafood” to communicate how seafood should be produced: sustainably and with the right market insights.
Crop2Cash is giving Nigerian farmers a pathway to financial inclusion
July 21, 2022
Crop2Cash’s online sales and payments marketplace is helping Nigeria’s unbanked farmers build a financial identity and improve their livelihoods.
How online marketplace Traders of Africa breaking-down barriers to pan-African agri-trade
July 14, 2022
Nigeria’s female-led Traders of Africa is helping facilitate the trade of African sourced produce, bridging the trust divide between buyers and sellers while at it.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Green Generation Fund raises $120m, Amazon takes Grubhub stake
July 7, 2022
Also: Israeli foodtech startup Phytolon landed $14.5 million, and two food delivery firms were raided by EU authorities over antitrust concerns.
Virridy wants to tackle water insecurity in a world still dependent on irrigation for food
July 5, 2022
The US startup recently raised $5.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate development and adoption of its water management sensors.
Africa saw 7.5x increase in agrifintech venture funding in 2021, Europe lags: report
July 5, 2022
A new report by Graze indicates that agrifintech claimed almost 1% of the $600 billion in total worldwide VC investment last year.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Eclipse scoops $40m for animal-free ice cream, Current Foods nets $18m
June 30, 2022
Elsewhere, e-grocer Ocado raised $700 million from the public markets.
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.
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