Microalgae-based Aquaculture Vaccine Tech Wins Nutreco Feed Tech Challenge
February 24, 2017
MicroSynbiotiX, a startup creating a novel oral delivery process for fish, has won the Nutreco Feed Tech Challenge.
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A Guide to Seafood & Aquaculture Technology: Startups Raise $193m in 2016 but More Innovation Needed
February 16, 2017
Investment in seafood and aquaculture technology increased 271% compared to the $52 million raised across both 2014 and 2015, but there is still a huge need for technology to bring efficiency and sustainability to the industry.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Insect Farming, Big Data, Soil Health Tech, Crowdfund a Cow Platform, more
January 26, 2017
Insect farming, Big Data technology, soil health products, and a Crowdfund a cow platform are just a few of this week’s agtech fundings.
Catalina Sea Ranch Raises $2m for Innovative Offshore Aquaculture Project
January 25, 2017
Catalina Sea Ranch, the first offshore shellfish ranch in US federal waters, has raised funding for its mussel farm off the coast of Southern California, and for research into growing environmentally-beneficial giant kelp.
Ag Industry Brief: SunCulture CEO on Forbes 30 Under 30, NOAA May Open More Federal Waters to Aquaculture, Fast Food Chains Adopt New Antibiotic Policies, More
January 7, 2017
The White House, FDA, and NOAA made key moves that could impact the food & ag industry during the first few days of 2017.
Agtech Funding Sheet: IoT & Automation, Aquaculture Feed, Weeding Tech, Smart Fridges, more
January 5, 2017
A bumper week of fundings as we catch up from the holidays offer a diverse look at the types of startups innovating in the food and ag space today.
Fundings-in-Brief: 2 AI Startups, 3 US Food E-Commerce Deals, 1 Cannabis Funding, 1 Seed Genetics Play, plus more!
July 28, 2016
Israeli Computer Vision Startup Prospera Closes $7m Series A Prospera, an Israeli startup using computer vision, data science, and machine learning to monitor and analyze
Rabobank’s FoodBytes! Selects 10 Startups to Pitch in SF
May 31, 2016
A few themes standout among the finalists this year including technologies serving the seafood and aquaculture segment of the food and agtech market.
Trace Register’s Seafood Traceability Tech Wins $250k Humanity Contest
May 26, 2016
Trace Register won the contest entitled “Rethink Supply Chains: The Tech Challenge to Fight Labor Trafficking” held by San Francisco-based Humanity United.
Private Equity Firm Amerra Invests in European Aquaculture Company as Investors Take Note of Sector
May 25, 2016
Amerra Capital Management, a New York-based agribusiness asset manager, has acquired more than 90 percent of the Andromeda Group, a Mediterranean aquaculture company.
Why Bosch Invested in an Aussie Agtech Sensor Company
May 6, 2016
We recently had a chance to chat with Gavin Smith, regional president with responsibility for Oceania at Bosch, to find out more about his investment in The Yield.
Industry-in-Brief: Indonesia Partners with Fish Traceability Tech, Costco to Open, Chicken Processor, Investment Firms Merge, more
April 29, 2016
Fish traceability, Paine & Partners Verdesian Life Sciences, farmland investment, GMO labeling, and dangerous pesticides make up this week’s Industry-in-Brief.
Aquaculture Sensor Startup Raises $2.5m from Bosch after Launching Oyster Product
April 28, 2016
The Yield raised the funding from Bosch’s Netherland subsidiary as the tech group looks to the broad agriculture sector for growth.
How to Build a Data-Capturing Internet of Things Platform for the Ocean
March 4, 2016
Phil Cruver is CEO of Catalina Sea Ranch, the first offshore aquaculture facility in US Federal waters. Here he describes the Ocean Internet of Things project that his company is also working on.
Industry-in-Brief: Obama’s 2017 Budget, Moves Against Antibiotic Resistance, Aquaculture in Federal Waters, more
February 12, 2016
Obama’s 2017 budget includes a range of agriculture funding initiatives as NOAA approves aquaculture in federal waters in this week’s Industry-in-Brief.
Fundings-in-Brief: Memphis Meats to Raise $2m Seed Round, FarmDrop Raises $4.3m, more
February 4, 2016
Cultured meat manufacturer Memphis Meat, UK farm-2-consumer company FarmDrop and Syngenta’s acquisition by ChemChina are some of this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
Sustainable Fish Feed Company Calysta Raises $30m Series C from Cargill, MERS Pension
February 4, 2016
Cargill, the Municipal Employee Retirement System of Michigan and multi-family office Bessemer Trust joined existing investors to fund commercialization of Calysta’s FeedKind range.
Pioneering Offshore Aquaculture and IoT Project Raises $1.5m in Seed Funding
January 28, 2016
Catalina Sea Ranch wants to help bridge a $10 billion seafood deficit in the US with the first offshore shellfish ranch in Federal US waters.
Fish 2.0: Helping to Fill 3 Gaps in Aquaculture
November 20, 2015
Mike Betts, director of investments at AgFunder, shares his key takeaways from the event and his thoughts on the growing aquaculture sector.
Private Equity Giant KKR Bets on Growing Aquaculture Industry with China Fish Feed Investment
November 18, 2015
KKR has invested into Yuehai Feed Group through its China Growth Fund in the firm’s fifth agriculture-related investment in China.
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