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Indonesian aquatech startup eFishery nets $90m in Sequoia, SoftBank-led Series C
January 10, 2022
The Bandung-based startup plans to launch into other major fish and shrimp farming markets, including China and India.
Data Snapshot: Bowery’s $300m round tops H1 2021 Novel Farming Systems deals
November 10, 2021
Novel Farming Systems ventures raised a total of $911 million in funding during the first six months of the year, according to AgFunder data.
Norway’s OptoScale nets $4.1m to grow its fish farm monitoring tech
October 13, 2021
The Trondheim-based startup believes it’s differentiated by its use of on-site edge processing, rather than relying on cloud computing.
The potential of tilapia aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa
October 11, 2021
Tilapia farming can help feed sub-Saharan Africa’s booming population. But investment in everything from basic infrastructure to technology is needed first.
The ocean is a $100tln market opportunity
October 7, 2021
The ocean industry could be as big as the burgeoning space industry so long as investment and innovation are focused on sustainability, writes guest author Tony Chen.
Data Snapshot: Insect ranches, vertical ag among 2020’s top-funded ‘Novel Farming’ startups
August 26, 2021
Novel Farming Systems – which includes CEA, aquaculture, and insect production – was the second best-funded agtech category last year, according to AgFunder.
Putting the fin in fintech, XpertSea changes course following $20m Series B round
August 17, 2021
The Canadian startup is hoping to give aquaculture farmers a boost by floating them cash while they wait 30-90 days for payment from buyers.
Nutreco, Polish state fund pump $25m into animal antibiotic alternative Proteon
August 11, 2021
The Polish startup is using bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria – as an alternative to antibiotics for aquaculture and land-based livestock ag.
Indian fish farmer network Aquaconnect raises $4m from AgFunder, others
July 12, 2021
The Chennai-based startup will use the pre-Series A funds to strengthen its fintech offering, while also boosting the volume of seafood exports it handles.
S2G Ventures’ Oceans & Seafood Fund unveils 5 inaugural investments
June 21, 2021
The Chicago-based VC has unveiled the first round of investments out of its new $100 million fund targeting ocean health and aquaculture.
Brief: AquaBounty’s first commercial harvest of its GE salmon will happen this month
May 13, 2021
AquaBounty has encountered a number of challenges in its mission to commercialize its GE salmon including a labeling disclosure controversy.
Singapore launches $45m agritech fund to boost urban food production
February 18, 2021
The Singapore government unveiled the fund, aimed at encouraging local agtech adoption, as part of its 2021 national budget and 10-year sustainability plan.
Cattle seaweed supplement, pregnancy test get Australian government funding
February 15, 2021
Sea Forest will use the funds to start supplying commercial quantities of seaweed that Australian science agency CSIRO has shown to reduce cattle methane emissions by as much as 80%.
50 years young: Japfa’s CEO on how the agrifood giant is putting trust in tech for its golden anniversary
February 4, 2021
Japfa aims for “viable solutions that improve the production of quality proteins and, ultimately, the nutrition of millions of people,” says Tan Yong Nang.
Vietnam’s biggest fish exporter launches venture unit, invests in cultured seafood startup Avant
January 26, 2021
Vinh Hoan’s new Vinh Technology division will “access strategic opportunities in agritech, foodtech, and biotech” as well as alt-protein, it said.
Startup Spotlight: Aquaponics AI talks fish farming in the Middle East
October 26, 2020
The Jordanian startup provides fish, plant, and disease libraries and a platform for managing aquaponic systems, which it sees as key for food resilience in the region.
UK government earmarks $13m for industrial insect farm
October 7, 2020
London insect farming startup Entocycle will lead the project, which will aim to build a facility that rears black soldier flies by the millions.
Aqua-Spark leads $12.6m Series A round for Singapore alt-seafood startup Shiok Meats
September 30, 2020
Shiok Meats is the first ‘lab-grown seafood’ venture in the aquaculture-focused VC’s portfolio, Aqua-Spark co-founder Amy Novogratz told AFN.
Aquatic biopesticide startup Sundew closes $1.7m seed round
September 24, 2020
The Dutch-Danish startup thinks that toxicity and growing pathogen resistance to chemical aqua-pesticides means that now’s the time to shine for biological alternatives.
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