What lies ahead for China foodtech in the year of the rat?
January 31, 2020
The truce in the US-China trade war came just in time for the Chinese New Year of the Rat.
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Kisan Network founders on $3m raise: ‘Farmers could not care less how much we have raised’
January 29, 2020
Kisan Network has closed a $3 million round led by Atsushi Taira at Mistletoe, with participation from Y Combinator, the Thiel Foundation, Venture Highway, FundersClub, Lynett Capital, Gokul Rajaram, and other angels.
Closing time! India’s Ankur Capital holds $33m first close of second fund
January 27, 2020
Find out the areas of agtech innovation Ankur Capital’s founder Ritu Verma thinks are primed for investment in India and beyond.
Is a whopping $161m Series B enough cash for Memphis Meats?
January 23, 2020
Japan’s SoftBank which co-led the round along with Palo Alto-based private equity firm Norwest and Singapore’s state-owned investment company Temasek.
Why is a vegan Saudi prince investing in breast milk made from stem cells?
January 20, 2020
Lever VC, a firm specializing in alternative protein investments, led the round, which was joined by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud’s VC firm KBW Ventures and Silicon Valley investors K2 Global. The investment sums involved were not disclosed on record.
Humanitarian Tech: AgriWebb launches Helping Hands Project for victims of Australian fires
January 17, 2020
The program links farmers who want to help with farmers who need labor, equipment, or a place to keep livestock as well as providing a tool for calculating losses for insurance claims.
Why I’m most excited about pork alternatives
January 15, 2020
It’s been all about pork in the alternative meat space so far in 2020 and it’s a welcome shift from the focus on beef.
Alexandria LaunchLabs opens $100k agtech pitch competition – apply by Jan 31!
January 15, 2020
The competition welcomes agtech startups across many categories including everything from crop enhancement to animal health to supply chain innovations.
US-China trade tensions could be a jetpack for Indian startups like TechnifyBiz
January 14, 2020
TechnifyBiz, a digital B2B marketplace for non-perishable food commodities like nuts, seeds, dry fruits, specialty grains, and honey, has raised $2m in seed funding from Omnivore and the Insitor Impact Asia Fund.
Is CropX’s acquisition of CropMetrics a signal of increasing consolidation in digital agtech in 2020?
January 13, 2020
The Israeli startup is hoping the acquisition will accelerate its expansion into the US breadbasket as agtech veterans predict more consolidation in 2020.
From stem cells to pork belly: New Age Meats’ full stack approach to cultivated meat
January 13, 2020
New Age Meats just raised $2.7m in seed funding to broaden its product offerings from sausages into bacon and pork belly.
Future Food: Why did AgFunder’s Yanniv Dorone & Quinten Eggink pick agri-foodtech?
January 9, 2020
In this episode, I speak to two members of AgFunder’s investment team who joined the company in 2019, Yanniv Dorone and Quinten Eggink. In another holiday special – shhh, yes I know the holidays are over – they both share how they came to work in this industry and for AgFunder.
AFN Introduces: Wittaya Aqua, a new wave of offshore software
January 8, 2020
As global aquaculture grows in scale and intensity, and governments wise up to the need to regulate it more closely, there’s plenty of call for technology that can foster supply chain transparency while boosting yields, improving welfare, and cranking down on costs. Step in Wittaya Aqua.
11 years on: Conservis’ evolution into a fintech platform
January 8, 2020
“The last decade has been great, yet not without challenges,” Pat Christie, founder of Conservis tells AFN.
2020 predictions from agrifoodtech’s leading VCs
January 2, 2020
What a decade it’s been for the advancement of the food and agriculture industries! It was a decade spent catching up with other industries in the technological revolution. What’s in store for 2020? Five of the industry’s leading investors tell AFN.
Best of 2019: AFN’s 10 best read
December 19, 2019
There was a clear winner when it comes to the most read about topic in 2019. Read on to find out.
Aquaculture alert: Adisseo opens new research facilities in Singapore
December 18, 2019
Executives said that the freshly-launched ASA — the Aquaculture Station by Adisseo, to use its full name — will focus on nutrition, aquatic animal health, and aquatic science technologies.
What the fork? I tasted the menu of the future in Singapore
December 18, 2019
Agri-food tech events all too often fall victim to an extremely irritating shortcoming — the food served is bland and unimaginative. Thankfully, that stodgy fate did not await delegates at this year’s Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Week in Singapore.
EXCLUSIVE: Be gone packaging! Food coating startup Sufresca secures $500k seed round
December 18, 2019
Sufresca, an Israeli startup designing edible fruit and vegetable coating solutions to reduce food waste and curb plastic packaging, has just raised $500,000 seed funding from the agri-foodtech VC Rimonim, the company disclosed to AFN.
Sequoia, Omidyar in first Indian agritech bet with $2.5m seed for ag trading platform Bijak
December 17, 2019
Investors included Omnivore and Better Capital, along with Omidyar Network India and Sequoia Capital India’s rapid scale-up program Surge.
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