XAG get its drones upgraded with tie-ups with Bayer and Huawei
September 25, 2019
What is dronemaker XAG working on with Bayer and Huawei? Its co-founder Justin Gong gives us the details, along with his outlook for China.
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The Amazon is being decimated. How could tech have prevented it?
August 28, 2019
The Amazon Rainforest is being whittled away by one of the most massive blazes in history. Could tech have prevented it?
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s Google’s Wing Aviation Drone Carrying your Dinner
April 25, 2019
Watch your six, Amazon. Google’s Wing Aviation, the first company to receive FAA clearance for drone delivery, is starting trials in Virginia on tech that’s “safer than cars.”
Israeli drone startup SeeTree comes out of stealth with $15m Series A for perm crop service
January 16, 2019
Until now, the Tel Aviv-based startup has been operating in stealth mode, honing its technology and accelerating adoption of its service with a clandestine list of clients including large-scale citrus growers.
UPDATE: AgFunder Opens New Food Tech/AgTech Fund to Investors, Commitments Reach $4m in 1 Week
November 1, 2018
On our mission to democratize venture capital and increase investment in the food and agriculture industry, our fund is open to accredited investors as well as institutional investors, and we already have commitments from both.
Skyx & Advanced Tactics Partner to Take Crop Spraying Drones to the Next Level
October 8, 2018
Israel-based drone software company Skyx and US-based drone hardware designer Advanced Tactics (AT) have partnered to take crop spraying drones to the next level.
Deveron Acquires Veritas to Add Agronomic Expertise and Data Analytics to Drone Service
August 30, 2018
Deveron, which sends pilots to fly drones over farmland on request, will gain precision agriculture capabilities by bringing Veritas’s team of agronomists, plant scientists, and data scientists onto its staff.
Ag Industry Brief: Climate Corp Integrates 3 Aerial Imagery Startups into FieldView, more
June 2, 2017
The Yield Lab Galway has announced its new, Irish cohort, while Maryland bans routine use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.
American Robotics Raises $1.1m Seed for Turn-Key Ag Drone Solution Still in Stealth
May 25, 2017
The round was led by angel investors and included Brain Robotics Capital, a fund focused on AI, robotics, and IoT.
Ag Industry Brief: Land O’Lakes Drone Challenge, Ag Innovation Showcase Expands to UC Davis, Almond Board Invests $5m in Innovation, Broad Wins CRISPR Fight, more
February 17, 2017
Land O’Lakes, the major US dairy cooperative, is calling on innovators from the tech industry to enter the Land O’Lakes Prize.
Agtech Funding Sheet: Clear Labs Raises $13m Series B from GV, Khosla, Soros-Linked Fund Invests in Arya Collateral, more
December 15, 2016
A busy week of fundings as the year draws to a close includes food safety technology, insect farming, food waste technology, Indian supply chain technology and more.
Airware’s Commercial Drone Fund Invests in Raptor Maps
December 7, 2016
This funding marks Commercial Drone Fund’s fourth investment, but its first foray into ag-focused drone technologies.
Agtech Funding Catch Up: Summer’s Top 10 Deals
September 1, 2016
While it’s certainly been slow during the summer, there have been some notable fundings and we don’t want you to have missed them!
DroneDeploy Adds to 2016’s Drone Funding Total with $20m Series B
August 25, 2016
Software for drones provider DroneDeploy has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by tech investment firm Scale Venture Partners and ExactTarget co-founder Scott Dorsey’s fund.
Fundings-in-Brief: Antimicrobial Startup Raises $1.3m, Food E-Commerce Raises $131m, Farmers Edge Raises $3m, more
May 26, 2016
This week, PURE Bioscience raises $1.27 million, while Farmers Edge gets another $3.2m, hyperspectral drone imagery company Gamaya raises $3m, and five food e-commerce startups from the Europe, Asia and the US raise $131m collectively. Impossible Foods is also on the road for $200m.
Nestle Chairman Commits to $3.2m Series A for Hyperspectral Drone Imagery Company Gamaya
May 25, 2016
Swiss drone imagery company Gamaya has raised SFr 3.2 million ($3.2 million) in Series A funding to develop its hyperspectral imaging sensor and analytics software platform.
Drone Sensor Startup Using Computer Vision Slantrange Raises $5m Series A
April 28, 2016
Slantrange has raised the funding from a wide range of investors including venture capital firms, angel syndicates, and a farming organization.
Fundings-in-Brief: Microbiome Startup Pivot Bio in $16m Series A, Drones Companies Raise Funding, more
March 24, 2016
Microbiome Innovation Startup Pivot Bio Raises $16m Series A The microbiome is a hot topic among agtech entrepreneurs and investors at the moment as research
Airware’s Commercial Drone Fund Announces its First Two Portfolio Acquisitions
June 1, 2015
Airware recently announced the first two investments for its newly established Commercial Drone Fund: Redbird, a cloud data analysis company operating out of Paris, France,
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