Tag: data analytics

Tech can fight food waste, but it’s ‘just one part of the solution’

May 24, 2023

Ending food waste may calls for bolder action (and thinking) than any one behavioral change or technology can provide.

Exclusive: Brazil’s Seedz to expand agribusiness platform to North America to bring more farmers online

May 23, 2023

Current Seedz customers already include major North American agrifood corporations John Deere, Mosaic, and Syngenta.

Brief: KKR & L Catterton co-lead $135m funding for Restaurant365’s back-office management software

May 22, 2023

Restaurant365 aims to simplify the back office for restaurants bring businesses more granular data about the cost of their operations.

The Small Robot Company nearly ‘through the danger zone’ after losing lead investor and launching crowdfunding campaign

May 10, 2023

SRC (Small Robot Company) is building survival runway via crowdfunding but says its difficulties are common amongst UK ag robotics startups.

Shrimp farming platform Tepbac lands $2.25m from Aqua-Spark, AgFunder, Son-Tech

April 20, 2023

Tepbac will use the funding scale its hardware-software system that promises to equip shrimp farmers with more efficient, sustainable tools.

With $1bn deployed, FBN Finance now offers bridge loans for farmers to expedite farmland financing

February 14, 2023

The FBN bridge loan tool helps farmers compete against cash offers and larger ag companies and investors when securing land.

Meet the founder: FoodShot winner About Fresh talks transforming healthcare to improve food accessibility

February 3, 2023

With a fintech platform and food prescription program, About Fresh is making food accesiblity a reality for more Americans.

CropX acquires precision irrigation startup Tule, its fourth acquisition

January 31, 2023

The deal with Tule brings an additional layer of plant data and a foothold in the California speciality crops market to the table.

Brief: Google joins $13.7m round for Cropin’s data-driven farm management platform

January 11, 2023

Series D funding will expand cloud-based platform, Cropin Cloud, which unifies the company’s various apps and services for agriculture

Verdant Robotics lands $46.5m in fresh funding from Cleveland Avenue, AgFunder & others

November 29, 2022

Verdant technology can spray for weeds, fertilize and treat plants for pests while simultaneously scanning a field and collection data.

Enriched Ag discusses its $9m mega-seed round & how it could help ranchers rein in cattle emissions

November 22, 2022

Enriched Ag wants to equip ranchers with tools and insights to manage grazing practices on their land as well as make decisions around carbon capture.

Brief: TouchBistro raises $110m for its one-stop-shop restaurant management platform

November 1, 2022

The new funding will enable TouchBistro to expand its restaurant management platform into more restaurants, North America and beyond.

An 8-step action plan to fix the soil health tech stack now

October 31, 2022

Standardizing soil data will build a thriving marketplace that rewards farmers and ranchers for actions that increase soil health and sequester carbon.

EXCLUSIVE: Tractor Zoom scoops up $5m to bring better data, transparency to farm equipment buying

October 3, 2022

Tractor Zoom will invest in more data science to make its digital marketplace for farm equipment buying as transparent and streamlined as possible.

Brief: “Soaring” input costs are accelerating agtech adoption, McKinsey survey finds

September 22, 2022

Research finds that 80% of farmers cite input cost as the biggest risk to profitability; more are considering tools like precision ag and biologicals.

Meet the Founder: To tackle stress, Big Pharma veteran Rachel Yarcony launched a foodtech startup

September 2, 2022

Co-founder and CEO Rachel Yarcony discusses the personal nature of stress, the role of tech in managing it, and why she left Big Pharma to create myAir.

BREAKING: Nufarm leads $70m Series C for crop protection startup Enko

July 27, 2022

Enko will use the funding to advance its pipeline of crop protection chemistries that provide an alternative to outdate chemical-based products.

Q&A: HowGood exec on linking regenerative farming to food industry impact

July 12, 2022

Chief innovation officer Ethan Soloviev shares how his other day job – running a regenerative farm – informs his work at the impact intelligence platform.

Sencrop closes $18m Series B round to go global with its ag weather stations

May 10, 2022

The French startup will use the funding to accelerate its expansion into North America.

Lightsmith Group leads $60m round for digital farm management startup Solinftec

May 2, 2022

Brazil- and US-based Solinftec will expand availability of its precision ag farm management platform to additional growers in North and South America.