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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 led Tuesday’s investment along with returning supporters SoftBank Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Canaan Partners, among others.

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Tag: delivery

Is every day Cyber Monday now?

Twiga’s $30m Goldman Sachs-led Series B towers over African agri-food tech like a friendly giraffe

Silicon Valley is bullish about food delivery robots, but cities and consumers aren’t 100% sold…yet

Ag Industry Brief: Gates Puts $40m Behind Livestock Vaccinations, Kroger Courts Alibaba, New John Deere Partners, more

Ag Industry Brief: Trump Supports Rural Broadband, Sodexo Gets into Delivery Game, Biotech IPO Back On, more

Ag Industry Brief: New Fund for Coops in Developing Countries, Target Buys Shipt, Soylent CEO is Out, more

Ag Industry Brief: Munchery Board Member Takes Leave For Sexual Misconduct, Pizza Hut Delivers Beer, Organic Certification M&A, more

A Tour of the Food E-Commerce Graveyard: Are Investors Losing Their Appetite?

Ag Industry Brief: Agsolver Gets Acquired, Danforth Working on Biofuel for DOE, Walmart Moves into Same-day Delivery, more

Healthy Office Catering Service Secures $17m Series A

NatureBox Nabs $30 Million in Series C

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