Under a deal with leading ag equipment dealer Rocky Mountain Equipment, Brilliant Harvest will provide the firm’s 43 stores with their own dealer branded mobile app.
The two companies will develop new systems for more precise identification and elimination of weeds in row crops.
This year saw Singapore-based agrifoodtech ecosystem builder GROW attract the highest-quality applicant pool in the accelerator’s history.
Flexible financing solutions for equipment can drive scalability and enable an organization to reach milestones sooner.
Jorge Heraud, VP of automation and autonomy at John Deere, talks tractors, sprayers and educating the public about the vital role of farmers.
Many farmers are open to agtech innovation, but current financing structures hold them back from adoption.
The companies will provide expertise, equipment and services for converting organic waste into BSF larvae used for protein in animal feed.
Real cost and productivity loss on the farm are creating a catalyst for agriculture to take a big leap forward in its digitization journey.
As we look to the next decade there’s an underserved, tech-driven opportunity for founders and investors alike: serving the ag service providers.
For many startups, the challenge isn’t getting a first round of funding; it’s getting the kind of funding that can truly propel growth.
At this year’s AgTech NEXT event in St. Louis, Missouri, panelists discussed the different ways to deal with “a food system in crisis.”
Tractor Zoom will invest in more data science to make its digital marketplace for farm equipment buying as transparent and streamlined as possible.
Non-dilutive financing is founder- and investor-friendly – and it’s helping new agrifoodtech businesses take the next step in their growth.
Beyond venture capital, private equity, and general debt, there is one valuable potential source of cash that many agrifoodtech startups are overlooking.
The Iowan startup analyzes transactions involving second-hand farm equipment to provide price transparency through real-time sales comparisons.
The Hamburg-based startup has built an online marketplace for secondhand agricultural machinery, using AI-powered valuation and offering EU-wide warranties.
Instead of scouring newspaper ads, fliers, and facebook, farmers can take control of the equipment buying process on Tractor Zoom using keyword searches and auction alerts.
Søren and Anders Knudsen have developed FarmBackup, an online marketplace where farmers and contractors can advertise and arrange for equipment-based services.
Farm Hack is an online community of farmers dedicated to sharing plans and advice for building and modifying farming tools and machinery. We asked its cofounder about his view of venture-backed agtech.
The round was led by Chicago-headquartered agtech venture capital firm Cultivian Sandbox. Existing investor Taylor Farms, through its venture arm, also joined the round.
