How Decisive Farming Hopes to Differentiate Itself in Frothy Digital Ag Space
November 3, 2016
Decisive Farming recently raised $6 million in Series A funding and focuses on one key area to keep the competition at bay.
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AgTech Accelerator Brings in Elanco for $20m First Close, Eyes First Investments
November 2, 2016
AgTech Accelerator is still targeting a final close on $25 million to $30 million and is casting a wide net in its search for its first few investments, according to John Dombrosky, CEO of the organization.
Why Bayer Invested in 5 Agtech Funds and Big Data is So Exciting
November 1, 2016
We speak to Geoff Kneen, the R&D Licensing and new ventures manager, North America of Bayer’s Crop Science division, to hear more about Bayer’s strategy of outsourcing agtech investment.
The Case for Open Innovation in Agriculture
October 27, 2016
The first in a three-part series from Syngenta’s Joseph Byrum is about the importance of open innovation in agriculture.
Report: Agribusinesses Prioritizing Agritech Investment but Don’t Feel Prepared
October 25, 2016
Agribusinesses are at risk of being left behind if they don’t make technology investment a core part of their strategy, according to a new report from BCG Consulting and AgFunder.
World Food Day: 6 Ways Agtech Can Help Improve Global Food Security
October 17, 2016
To celebrate World Food Day, we’ve put together a collection of stories from the AgFunderNews archives to shed light on some of the technologies that are addressing food security from several perspectives.
How GODAN Wants to Empower the World’s Farmers Through Big Data Sharing
October 17, 2016
On World Food Day, AgFunderNews caught up with Andre Laperriere, the executive director of the GODAN secretariat, to find out how the initiative hopes to use open data to reduce hunger worldwide.
Agrilyst’s Kopf Talks Indoor Ag in New York and Funding Advice for Startups
September 6, 2016
Ahead of speaking at NYC AgTech Week, Agrilyst CEO Allison Kopf talks to us about funding options for indoor ag startups and New York’s indoor ag scene.
AgriWebb Raises $3m Seed Round for Livestock Monitoring and Data Analysis
July 28, 2016
AgriWebb is one of very few big data startups focusing on the livestock sector.
The Mixing Bowl: More Collaboration Needed to Meet the Key Challenges Facing Food and Ag Today
July 13, 2016
The Mixing Bowl convened in Mountain View, California, this week to discuss how IT innovation is transforming the food and agriculture industry, and some new questions were posed to the industry.
AGERpoint: Going Global with Precision Ag Product for Permanent Crops as Entrepreneurs Play Catch Up
July 11, 2016
AGERpoint was one of the first big data startups to target the permanent crops sector, giving it a headstart and competitive edge today.
Fundings-in-Brief: Online Payment Platform for Growers and Satellite Data Company Raise Funding, more
July 8, 2016
ProducePay, Leaf Space, KisanHub, Agrivi, Holachef, and Chefmarket contributed to this week’s fundings-in-brief.
Why Monsanto Committed to Microsoft Ventures’ Brazilian Digital Tech Accelerator Fund
July 7, 2016
Monsanto Growth Ventures has invested in Microsoft Ventures Brazil’s startup accelerator fund, which invests across digital technologies and will now target agriculture technology startups.
Rare UK Ag Big Data Startup KisanHub Raises Seed Funding for B2B SaaS Platform
July 7, 2016
KisanHub has a rare route to market and does not target farmers directly like other precision ag services.
‘Farmers That Don’t Learn About New Agriculture Technologies Will Get Left Behind’ – Kip Tom of Tom Farms
July 6, 2016
In advance of a speaking slot at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, California, Kip Tom of the 20k-acre Tom Farms tell AgFunderNews his views on agtech adoption.
Agricultural Modeling: a Replacement for Sensors on the Farm?
June 30, 2016
Agricultural modeling is an underserved market that can harness the complexity of the agriculture ecosystem to solve the practical problems present in agriculture today, argues Tom Blair of Iteris.
Fundings-in-Brief: Eaze Closes $8m Series B for Cannabis Delivery, Monsanto Leads Resson Series B, more
June 23, 2016
This week’s fundings-in-brief features over $40m of equity funding into food and ag-related startups.
How We Got Acquired by Syngenta, by Ag Connections’ Co-Founder Murdock
June 17, 2016
We caught up with Rick Murdock, co-founder of Ag Connections, to find out more about the Syngenta acquisition, and the startup’s journey to that point.
How an Agricultural Cooperative Partnered with Google to Build an Ag Big Data Storage Platform
June 14, 2016
There’s no doubting it: big data is here to stay. As the technology continues to revolutionize the ag industry, players from across the business are making moves to integrate data-driven technologies along every step of the supply chain.
Iowa Farming Business Complains of “Giving Away” Too Much Time to Agtech Startups, Develops Tech In-House
June 13, 2016
One of the criticisms laid at the door of agtech startups is that they doesn’t interact enough with the farming community they are trying to serve.
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