Indian e-grocery unicorn Bigbasket acquires rival DailyNinja as Covid-19 lockdown comes into force
March 27, 2020
The Bengaluru-based company is reported to have paid $20 million for the online milk-delivery specialist.
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Is every day Cyber Monday now?
December 2, 2019
As US consumers show more interest in online offerings, retailers are upping their digital game this holiday season — including food retailers.
Twiga’s $30m Goldman Sachs-led Series B towers over African agri-food tech like a friendly giraffe
October 29, 2019
The Kenyan B2B food distribution company’s combined Series B equity and debt round represents the largest early stage investment in African agrifood tech in 2019 to date.
Silicon Valley is bullish about food delivery robots, but cities and consumers aren’t 100% sold…yet
August 20, 2019
Robotics startup Starship Technologies closed a $40 million venture round for its cooler-sized delivery robots but some cities are cracking down on autonomous robot testing amid consumer safety concerns.
Ag Industry Brief: Gates Puts $40m Behind Livestock Vaccinations, Kroger Courts Alibaba, New John Deere Partners, more
January 26, 2018
Bill Gates invests $40 million in livestock health research through a Scottish non-profit, Kroger wants to challenge Amazon with the help of Alibaba, and more in our weekly brief.
Ag Industry Brief: Trump Supports Rural Broadband, Sodexo Gets into Delivery Game, Biotech IPO Back On, more
January 12, 2018
President Trump and the Supreme Court weigh in on agriculture issues while startups launch new products in this week’s brief.
Ag Industry Brief: New Fund for Coops in Developing Countries, Target Buys Shipt, Soylent CEO is Out, more
December 15, 2017
A new fund will address the credit gap in the agriculture industry by raising capital from institutional investors and lending to agricultural aggregators like cooperatives, traders, and processors in developing countries and more in our weekly brief.
Ag Industry Brief: Munchery Board Member Takes Leave For Sexual Misconduct, Pizza Hut Delivers Beer, Organic Certification M&A, more
December 8, 2017
An agrifood tech investor takes leave after accusations of sexual misconduct, plus more personnel changes and agtech team-ups in this week’s brief.
A Tour of the Food E-Commerce Graveyard: Are Investors Losing Their Appetite?
November 13, 2017
The number of high-raising food delivery startups that have shuttered in the last two years suggests that even with millions of potential customers within a few miles, online restaurants are a hard nut to crack.
Ag Industry Brief: Agsolver Gets Acquired, Danforth Working on Biofuel for DOE, Walmart Moves into Same-day Delivery, more
October 6, 2017
Monsanto Growth Ventures portfolio company Agsolver has sold to a Texas-based agricultural software provider, new hires, and more Aussie IPOs in this week’s brief.
Healthy Office Catering Service Secures $17m Series A
July 16, 2015
Zesty, the online healthy food delivery service, will use the proceeds for expansion beyond San Francisco after attracting investment from Founders Fund and Index Ventures.
NatureBox Nabs $30 Million in Series C
May 7, 2015
NatureBox, the online delivery service that drops healthy snacks at your door on a monthly basis, reported $30 million in Series C investment. Global Founders Capital
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Pioneering Ventures Acquires Lateral Praxis in a Move to Accelerate its Agri-Food Tech Platform Roll-Out.
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90 percent accuracy for new tomato prediction code
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Crises need clever minds – The winner of the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2020” is a wood fibre-based ready meal tray certified for home composting from Huhtamaki Lurgan (UK/Finland)!
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The world’s largest meeting on industrial hemp and cannabis will take place online this year – 500 participants from 50 countries and all industrial sectors are expected
Americans need better access to healthy food to lower risk of Covid-19 complications