Micropep scores $8.8m Series A+ funding, heads Stateside to bring peptide controls to market
July 11, 2022
The French startup is aiming to have its first biofungicide product on the market within the next three years.
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EXCLUSIVE: Moa nets $44m Series B funding to launch the next generation of herbicides
May 26, 2022
With herbicide resistance on the rise, Moa Technology wants to “replenish the toolbox” available to farmers, says CEO Virginia Corless.
Vestaron banks $82m Series C funding for its crop-protecting peptides
May 16, 2022
“We have additional insecticide candidates at earlier stages in our pipeline, as well as our first fungicidal candidates,” CEO Anna Rath tells AFN.
How Anuvia aims to spend $66m advancing biofertilizer for large-scale agriculture
May 11, 2022
It’ll expand manufacturing capacity at its Florida facility to bring its ag biofertilizer product to more farmers across North America.
An eventful week for African agtech as 2 startups raise close to $100m
March 25, 2022
Nigeria’s ThriveAgric and Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raised close to $100 million between them this week in a watershed moment for African agrifoodtech.
Shell & Sound Ag partner to explore carbon credit potential of nitrogen reduction
March 22, 2022
Sound Ag claims the pilot could cover 3 million farm acres, reducing up to 350,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, by 2027.
Indonesian ag marketplace AgriAku raises $6m to democratize farmer access to inputs
March 3, 2022
The Jakarta-based startup links sellers of fertilizers, seeds, and other inputs with local ag stores that serve smallholder farmers across Indonesia.
Data Snapshot: As agrochemical prices skyrocket, so do investments in biological alternatives
February 16, 2022
Startups developing biological crop inputs secured a total of $892 million in funding last year.
In Kenya, Apollo Agriculture is building a pathway to commercial farming
January 24, 2022
The Kenyan agtech venture is helping small farmers shift toward sustainable commercial farming with access to seeds, finacing and markets.
FBN launches $25m regenerative ag pilot fund
January 11, 2022
The fund will offer discounted loans to growers who implement regenerative farming practices to improve soil health and nitrogen management.
Crop biologicals market predicted to hit $19bn value by 2026 – but chemicals to continue growth
January 7, 2022
The biological inputs market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% over the next five years, compared to chemicals’ 3.7%, according to recent market research.
AgBiome closes $116m Series D round led by Blue Horizon, Novalis LifeSciences
September 14, 2021
The Raleigh, North Carolina-based startup captures and screens microbes found in the natural world to identify apt candidates for pest control and crop protection.
EXCLUSIVE: Crop CRISPR startup Hudson River Biotechnology raises $5.9m Series A funding
August 5, 2021
The Netherlands startup is using CRISPR to perform non-transgenic genome edits on plant varieties – in addition to developing nanotech-enabled delivery of crop inputs.
Pivot Bio scores $430m in DCVC, Temasek-led Series D round
July 19, 2021
The Berkeley, California-based startup said it’ll use the capital to “rapidly” scale its US business while expanding its global presence and releasing new nitrogen fixation products.
This year’s biggest agrifoodtech IPO will probably involve a company you’ve definitely heard of
July 2, 2021
It could file its prospectus – seeking to raise a reported $10 billion at a $60 billion valuation – as soon as next week.
Ginkgo Bioworks partners Asian chemicals giant Sumitomo
June 7, 2021
“We’re looking forward to combining [Ginkgo’s] genome editing and fermentation capabilities with our chemical technologies and industry insights in health and crop sciences,” said Sumitomo Chemical CTO Hiroshi Ueda.
EXCLUSIVE: Tractor retrofitter Augmenta raises $8m in Series A round led by CNH Industrial
March 23, 2021
The Paris-based startup offers AI-powered hardware that can be mounted onto the roof of a tractor, sprayer, or spreader to automate operations.
Indian inputs platform sees shortcut to success with focus on midstream pain point
March 23, 2021
“If I tell suppliers I have 25% of retailers on my platform, that’s a very solid proposition compared to 5% of farmers,” Agrim co-founder Mukul Garg tells AFN.
Phospholutions raises $10.3m Series A for sustainable fertilizer tech
January 26, 2021
The Pennsylvanian startup makes RhizoSorb, which can be deployed as a fertilizer additive or soil amendment to improve crop uptake of phosphorus and other nutrients.
BRIEF: Verdesian Life Sciences acquired by AEA Investors in exit for Paine Schwartz
January 22, 2021
It’s one of the first agrifoodtech exits of 2021.
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