Private equity and M&A activity in the ag industry continues as a Chinese conglomerate invests into an Israeli agtech company, and Syngenta acquires a farm management software tool.
Welcome to another addition of AgFunderNews’ weekly roundup. Drones are back in the news, PE investors exited a Scottish shellfish company and an organic frozen fruit brand for $600m, and the World Bank’s IFC has invested in BigBasket.com
This is the 9th year of the Netherlands-based awards. Shortlisted innovations range from alternative protein products and food preservation tech, to animal feed and precision agriculture.
Sustainable seafood business competition Fish 2.0 has selected 37 companies to pitch to investors at its Stanford University final in November, with aquaculture-focused businesses representing over a third of the group.
Read about Aqua Capital investing in Brazilian tilapia, precision ag tool Farmers Edge adding to investor roster and a UK-based fund of funds manager launching an agriculture investment product in this week’s Fundings in Brief.
The week’s fundings in brief include acquisitions by Cargill in Mexico and aquaculture, Solyent’s legal pressure from environment watchdog and even more e-grocery fundings in India.
Switzerland-based Bonafide has recently raised capital from family offices, pension funds and high net worth individuals for its new Deep Blue Ventures Fund as demand for aquaculture as an investment grows, according to partner Christoph Baldegger.
Agribusiness Cargill announced plans to build a $30 million shrimp feed facility in Guayaquil, Ecuador last month. Here Ryan Lane shares his insights on the industry’s technological developments.
Fish 2.0 is a biennial business competition designed to group sustainable seafood technology and supply chain companies together for investors.
Quebec City based company, XpertSea, announced $1.3 million in seed funding from Real Ventures, a Canadian seed stage venture fund. The company provides inventory management solutions
By: Emma Bryce. This post originally appeared on Ensia Six years ago, the Norwegian coast guard filmed a Scottish fishing vessel riding gray swells, dumping
“Aquaponics” sounds like something Aquaman would do for exercise. But, it has just as much potential for sustainable farms as Aquaman had for the comic
