EXCLUSIVE: Cainthus Appoints New CEO Aidan Connolly, Former Alltech Innovation Head
Connolly, who worked at Alltech for over 25 years, has often been referred to as the fourth founder of Cainthus.
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Bowery Raises $90m Series B from GV, Temasek
Bowery Farming, the New York-based indoor farming group, has closed a $90 million Series B round of funding in a round led by Google’s venture arm GV, an existing investor in the startup.
AgFunder Invests in ImpactVision, Solinftec, The Yield
The AgFunder platform has built a powerful, global network and we’ve had the good fortune to get to know some of the industry’s most successful entrepreneurs from the beginning of their journeys. Going forward, we will be leveraging the AgFunder platform to invest in other bold and exceptional founders who are committed to building the next generation of agrifood tech companies that will transform our food and agriculture system.
Cargill Backs Livestock Vision Tech Cainthus
Within seconds Cainthus imaging technology can identify individual cows by their features, memorize their unique identity and record individual patterns and movements.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Interviewed by ImpactVision CEO at Davos
Ramanan interviewed the e-commerce giant in her capacity as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper — a network of teams of young people committed to solving global problems.
Want Sustainable Protein? Look to Dairy Tech
Today dairy is our most efficient form of animal protein delivery, but large efficiency improvement opportunities remain and dairy tech can help.
The Growing Impact of Hyperspectral Imagery in AgriFood Tech
With the price of hyperspectral cameras falling fast, the new imagery on the block is poised to have a big impact on food and agriculture among other industries.
FarmWise Raises $5.7m Seed Round for Vegetable Weeding Robot
FarmWise has developed a weeding robot that uses computer vision to identify weeds and robotics to remove them from vegetable farms without herbicides.
ImpactVision Raises $1.4m Seed Round to Determine Food Quality with Hyperspectral Images
ImpactVision, a software startup using hyperspectral imaging to help food supply chain companies determine the quality and ripeness of food products, has raised $1.3 million in seed funding in a round led by Acre Venture Partners.
Reddit Cofounder & Joe Montana Invest in $6m Seed Round for Stealthy iUNU
The round sees iUNU come out of stealth for the first time since pivoting from a plasma lighting business to greenhouse tech.
Prospera Raises $15m Series B from Qualcomm and Cisco for Ag IoT
Israeli digital ag startup Prospera has raised a $15 million Series B round for its end-to-end internet of things platform using AI and computer vision for indoor and outdoor farms.
How to Build Artificial Intelligence That’s Smarter Than a Farmer
The first artificial intelligence (AI) enabled augmented reality crop management system may be coming to an indoor farm near you very soon, according to Ryan Hooks of Huxley.
Prospera Raises $7m Series A for AI and Computer Vision Ag Data Analysis Technology
Prospera, a startup using computer vision, data science, and machine learning to monitor and analyze crops, has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by a leading Israeli VC.