EXCLUSIVE: Biopesticide startup Robigo raises pre-seed funding to make ‘molecular vigilantes’
November 5, 2021
US-based Robigo engineers plant microbiota into ‘molecular vigilantes,’ according to co-founder Connor Sweeney.
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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.
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.
Pest pheromone startup BioPhero nets $17m in DCVC-led Series A
March 9, 2021
The Danish startup aspires to become the leading supplier of concentrated pheromones as an active ingredient to companies formulating spray-on inputs for row crops.
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.
SeeTree closes $30m Series B round to adapt tree monitoring tech for new crops
December 8, 2020
International Finance Corporation led the round, with Citrosuco – the world’s largest producer of orange juice – and ag machinery giant Kubota joining in.
Bayer backs drone spraying platform Rantizo in $7.5m Series A round
December 2, 2020
Iowa City’s Rantizo integrates with drones and imaging tech to identify crop protection issues and deliver “precise in-field applications of crop inputs.”
Startup Spotlight: Cloud Ag seeks to replace soil sampling by measuring carbon from the air
December 1, 2020
The Boulder, Colorado firm believes it can give the nascent carbon credits industry a boost by using hyperspectral imaging to make soil monitoring more efficient.
With companies like Aphea Bio & Biotalys, Ghent is Europe’s hidden gem for ag biotech
November 24, 2020
Ghent’s Aphea Bio – which offers a novel, algorithm-driven approach to biological crop protection – just raised $16.6 million in a Series B round led by Astanor Ventures.
Startup Spotlight: ClearLeaf is tackling worker & environmental welfare through crop inputs
November 19, 2020
The Costa Rican startup tells AFN about its experience of raising capital in its home country.
EXCLUSIVE: WeedOUT closes Series A at $4.2m; appoints former Monsanto M&A chief
November 17, 2020
The Israeli bio-herbicide startup will use the funding for product development, scaling its operations, and regulatory advancements.
Arable raises $20m Series B funding for global expansion, starting with Brazil
October 29, 2020
The San Francisco-based startup has partnered with the likes of Tridon – the VC arm of Brazilian agribusiness Grupo Jacto, which joined the Series B round – and Brazil telco Claro.
Targeted RNA crop protection – the next frontier in biopesticides
October 2, 2020
RNA plays an essential role in the genetic machinery of all living things – so there are myriad potential uses of bio-targeted RNA beyond agriculture, too.
Automated pest control startup Trapview nets $4.4m from impact investors, Japan’s Kubota
September 10, 2020
To spray, or not to spray: That is the question Trapview wants to answer, with the hope its tech can reduce reliance on potentially harmful insecticides.
MagGrow’s magnetic spray tech attracts $7.1m for Series A round
August 11, 2020
Impact investor Astanor Ventures led the round, joined by similarly impact-minded WakeUp Capital
Gates Foundation leads crop protection startup Enko’s $45 million Series B round
June 26, 2020
The Woburn, Mass.-based startup uses pharmaceutical discovery techniques to advance promising modes of action for fighting crop pests.
Syngenta restructures, rebrands, and relaunches after taking $5.6bn Chinese biz on board
June 18, 2020
CEO Erik Fyrwald previously told AFN that Syngenta’s takeover by ChemChina “gives us the freedom for increased investment around seeds and crop protection.”
Clean Crop Technologies raises $3m to curb post-harvest food waste
June 10, 2020
Prime Impact Fund led the company’s seed round to support its safe, chemical-free approach to killing crop mold and toxins.
Dole and Boragen team up to stop consumers going bananas over deadly Black Sigatoka disease
May 22, 2020
The world’s banana crop is at risk due to a number of diseases that threaten to wipe it out.
The Yield bags $7.13m from Yamaha, others in ongoing round; Bosch converts notes
May 11, 2020
The Yield – an AgFunder portfolio company – is “poised to be The Climate Corp of horticulture,” said Yamaha Motor Ventures’ Nolan Paul.
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