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Food’s Future Summit

October 10, 2019

The award-winning Food’s Future Summit is a 2-day Summit in Hong Kong examining food innovation in Asia drawing 1000+ attendees each day and offers multiple opportunities to engage with consumers, the food innovation ecosystem, and VIP participants.

Corporate-startup partnerships aren’t an easy win-win. Here’s why.

September 18, 2019

A startup needs reliability and funds, while a corporate needs fresh ideas. Sounds like a win-win, doesn't it? But there's more than meets the eye.

Why Did Global Food Giant ADM Invest in Volcanic Microbes?

February 13, 2019

ADM Ventures is purposeful about the types of companies it considers investing in.

Why is Europe Behind in Food Tech Investment?

December 12, 2018

European food tech startups are on course to have raised between €750 million to €1 billion in 2018, according to different estimates. That will be around a 40% decline on 2017 funding levels.

Don’t Trust Corporate Venture Capitalists! (Or What You Need to Know First)

December 6, 2018

You will find a lot of views online on why not to take corporate venture money in your startup. However, the reality today is that corporate venture capital (CVC) is becoming an important part of the startup ecosystem, writes Amit Sridharan.

Why Olam is Deploying Tech First, Then Thinking About CVC

November 7, 2018

"We have realized that some companies have gone down the wrong path by adopting the approach of inventing the problem. They find a technology that's exciting and try to force-fit that technology for a problem that they don't have, Suresh Sundararajan tells AgFunderNews.

Bayer Growth Ventures: What We Don’t Know Yet

October 29, 2018

Venture capital at Bayer Crop Science, which has until now focused mainly on investing in external funds, is just beginning to firm up with the creation of Bayer Growth Ventures (BGV). But there are still a lot of unknowns.

Maersk Makes 7th Startup Investment in Food Waste, Supply Chain Software Spoiler Alert

October 22, 2018

Maersk has received 850 pitch decks so far this year, according to Peter Jorgensen who says the company’s investment initiative gives it the chance to make a positive difference as a large corporate, not just a provider of funds.

The Future of Venture Capital at Bayer-Monsanto: It’s Complicated

June 6, 2018

A few details about the future of venture capital at the new integrated Bayer have emerged, but according to Bayer Crop Science CEO Liam Condon, firm plans are still months away.

10 AgriFood Tech Startups from 10 Countries Selected to Join FoodTrack by Maersk

May 30, 2018

From a total 310 applications, of which they evaluated 188, startups from 10 different countries operating across the food chain were selected to join the program next month.

AgriFood Entrepreneurs Weigh in on Corporate vs VC Investor Debate

May 14, 2018

Corporate venture capital can help agrifood tech startups scale-up and expand to new markets, but can also be difficult to work with, according to entrepreneurs speaking on the sidelines of the Seeds & Chips conference in Milan this week.

Bayer CropScience CEO Discusses Post Monsanto Merger Innovation Strategy

May 8, 2018

As the eventual conclusion of Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto draws closer, all eyes are on the German healthcare and agriculture giant to find out what the new normal will look like. In agriculture, Liam Condon, CEO of Bayer CropScience, will have the primary role in shaping that new reality.

The AgriFood News Aggregator: Soft Robotics, Nutreco, Wilbur-Ellis, Walmart, Funding Opps, Climate Corp, more

May 3, 2018

The AgriFood News Aggregator features headlines from around the globe collected on AgFunder's news sharing platform #feedit each week. Have news to share? Post it on #feedit to engage, share, and debate with your peers.

Monsanto’s Venture Arm Could Be Winding Down, Sources Suggest, As Company Looks for New Talent

April 26, 2018

Monsanto Growth Ventures, the venture arm of Monsanto, has lost all of its dedicated staff after former managing director John Hamer, former investment director Kiersten Stead and former principal Ryan Rakestraw all left within a month of each other.

Why Qualcomm Ventures Sees Farm Connectivity Challenges as Opportunity

April 16, 2018

We caught up with Carlos Kokron, vice president and managing director at Qualcomm Ventures to find out how the corporate VC manages such an international portfolio of investments and where it's looking next for growth.

Wilbur-Ellis Backed Insect Startup Beta Hatch Closes $2.1m Seed Round

April 5, 2018

Beta Hatch cultivates mealworms for animal feed using patent-pending equipment, a trade-secret process and unique genetic stock, developed by entomologist and founder Virginia Emery.

Ag Industry Brief: Drones and Ag Inputs See M&A, Indoor Growers Form Safety Working Group, Corporate VC Staff Shift, more

March 30, 2018

One agrifood tech VC vet heads from Monsanto Growth Ventures to Temasek while indoor growers get together to develop industry safety standards, plus agtech M&A in this week's brief.

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Tag: corporate venture capital

Food’s Future Summit

Corporate-startup partnerships aren’t an easy win-win. Here’s why.

Why Did Global Food Giant ADM Invest in Volcanic Microbes?

Why is Europe Behind in Food Tech Investment?

Don’t Trust Corporate Venture Capitalists! (Or What You Need to Know First)

Why Olam is Deploying Tech First, Then Thinking About CVC

Bayer Growth Ventures: What We Don’t Know Yet

Maersk Makes 7th Startup Investment in Food Waste, Supply Chain Software Spoiler Alert

The Future of Venture Capital at Bayer-Monsanto: It’s Complicated

10 AgriFood Tech Startups from 10 Countries Selected to Join FoodTrack by Maersk

AgriFood Entrepreneurs Weigh in on Corporate vs VC Investor Debate

Bayer CropScience CEO Discusses Post Monsanto Merger Innovation Strategy

The AgriFood News Aggregator: Soft Robotics, Nutreco, Wilbur-Ellis, Walmart, Funding Opps, Climate Corp, more

Monsanto’s Venture Arm Could Be Winding Down, Sources Suggest, As Company Looks for New Talent

Why Qualcomm Ventures Sees Farm Connectivity Challenges as Opportunity

Wilbur-Ellis Backed Insect Startup Beta Hatch Closes $2.1m Seed Round

Ag Industry Brief: Drones and Ag Inputs See M&A, Indoor Growers Form Safety Working Group, Corporate VC Staff Shift, more

Tyson Ventures Managing Director Dives into Strategy at Future Food Tech Conference

Monsanto Invests in $25m Series A for Pairwise after Cofounding CRISPR Startup

Syngenta and Bunge Ventures Back South American Agribusiness Marketplace Agrofy

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