Plus: Grow-NY winners announced and Le Fourgon raises new capital to reuse old containers.
4AG has developed an autonomous harvesting robot it says can greatly alleviate labor challenges in the mushroom industry.
Trace Genomics partners with EarthOptics, Dreamfarm secures $5 million for alt-mozzarella.
Bioomix announced funding for its microbial ag solutions and Doritos is on a mission to silence its chips.
The loan will help In Ovo expand its technology that determines the sex of hatching eggs, eliminating the need to cull day-old male chicks.
Areas of interest include sustainable packaging, fermentation, agriculture biologicals, crop disease resistance, soil health and regenerative agriculture.
Overstory banks new funding to monitor vegetation with satellites, FarmInsect raises capital to turn insects into livestock feed.
General Mills and Walmart partner for regenerative ag, grain-trading platform Bushel gets a grant, Italy back-pedals on cultivated meat ban.
Plus: eFishery expands to India, California bans four ingredients, and Indonesia has a new agbiz marketplace to watch.
Industry sources tell AgFunderNews that vertical farming startup Infarm is considering a move to Qatar in the wake of the bankruptcy.
Tikehau Capital invested in a biologicals startup and agrifoodtech layoffs continued.
After a pretty dry spell, agrifood investors were throwing around the big bucks this week, with the launch of two sizeable funds from Astanor Ventures and Humble Growth. There was also big news from MycoWorks…
Multi-stage impact investment firm Astanor will continue to invest in agrifood startups with a focus on sustainability.
Plus, two startups raise new capital to improve access and standards for carbon credits.
Toopi Organics will collect and convert more than 2 million liters of urine for its biostumulant that reduces need for mineral fertilizers.
Plus, new funds for climate tech and Africa smallholders, and an indoor farming startup goes public.
Meanwhile, Perfect Day finds a buyer for its consumer-facing brands and the USDA will invest in underserved forest landowners.
Lissy Smit explains how the Aqua-Spark portfolio is addressing some of the greatest challenges right now for ocean and marine life.
Plus, CPG product-testing startup Highlight raises $18 million and Jimi Biotech debuts cultivated deer antler.
Elsewhere, food robots and restaurant tech saw new funding rounds but also hefty fines for some.
