Fundings-in-Brief: Israeli Seed Breeding Startup Raises $1.25m, Alibaba Invests $2.3bn in Ele.me, more
April 14, 2016
Food delivery, processing and e-commerce fundings dominate this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
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4 Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs from the Food + Enterprise Summit
April 8, 2016
There was no lack of new innovations and ideas at the conference in Brooklyn, New York today, but there were clear challenges in scaling sustainable, local food products and technologies.
Fundings-in-Brief: Food E-commerce Startups Raise $58m, Israeli Precision Ag Player Acquires Agam, more
April 7, 2016
An organic, vegan food delivery service, a Spanish e-grocer, and a social impact-focused meal delivery company are some of this week’s fundings as the food e-commerce segment shows no signs of slowing.
Juicero Raises $70m for High-End Juicing Device and Fresh Produce Pack Delivery Service
April 7, 2016
The Californian start-up raised the Series B funding from names such as Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures and Campbell Soup Company.
5 Agtech Startups Present at Y Combinator’s Demo Day as Sector Moves Further into Mainstream
April 5, 2016
Leading seed accelerator Y Combinator featured five agtech startups at its recent Demo Day. Here some of them discuss the benefits of the program.
Fundings-in-Brief: Clearas Water Raises $4m Series B, Drone Tech Startup Raises $1m Seed, Planet OS Raises $5m, more
March 31, 2016
A busy week of fundings includes wastewater treatment tech, drones, satellite imagery, food e-commerce, precision agriculture, and biopesticide startups.
Abraaj Leads $150m Series D for BigBasket as Bubble Grows and Instacart Finds Profit
March 24, 2016
The round takes BigBasket’s total funding to over $230m as investors question the unit economics of the food e-commerce sector overall.
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
Fundings-in-Brief: Advanced Animal Diagnostics Raises $1.7m, Farmland Partners Acquires $197m Property, more
March 10, 2016
A follow-on financing for an animal health company, and an insect protein Series A are two of this week’s fundings-in-brief.
Industry-in-Brief: GMO Battle Wages On, Amazon Launches Fresh Food Delivery, Largest European Urban Farm Opens, more
March 4, 2016
A meaty industry-in-brief this week includes news on the GMO labeling debate, Europe’s largest urban farm, the world’s first expired food supermarket, people moves at DuPont, and a data collective for farmers.
Hungryroot Raises $3.7m Series A for Gluten-Free, Quick Recipe Meal Kits
March 2, 2016
The New York meal kit delivery service is hoping to differentiate itself in the overheating food e-commerce market.
Industry-in-Brief: Surterra Opens Florida’s First Cannabis Cultivation Plant, FoodBytes! Selects Startups, more
February 26, 2016
Politicians are also urging a close eye is kept on the mergers of Dow Chemicals and DuPont and Syngenta and ChemChina in this week’s Industry-in-Brief.
Fundings-in-Brief: Ag Drone Tech Company Raises $7.4m, Food Traceability Technology Raises $10m Series B
February 11, 2016
MicaSense’s $7.4m investment from a drone company and Label Insight’s $10m Series B investment from a global accounting firm are just two of this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
Fundings-in-Brief: Memphis Meats to Raise $2m Seed Round, FarmDrop Raises $4.3m, more
February 4, 2016
Cultured meat manufacturer Memphis Meat, UK farm-2-consumer company FarmDrop and Syngenta’s acquisition by ChemChina are some of this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
Fundings-in-Brief: Microbiome Research Company Raises 6m, Frutarom Acquires NJ Biotech Firm for $20m, more
January 28, 2016
A $110m financing for a refrigerated warehouse, a microbiome research company’s Series B funding and ChemChina’s continued bid for Syngenta contribute to this week’s fundings-in-brief.
Fundings-in-Brief: Ag Data, Food Waste Tech, Light Aircraft & More Bring in $43m of Agtech Investment
January 21, 2016
Investment rounds by startups in the UK, Singapore, and the US contributed to the week’s funding volumes.
Online ‘Whole Foods for the 99%’ Answering Widespread Demand for Sustainable, Organic Food
January 19, 2016
Wholeshare has surprised its investors with the news that a larger demographic than expected is demanding sustainable, organic food.
Fundings-in-Brief: General Mills’ VC Arm Funds Snack Maker, Japanese Farm-to-Restaurant Startup Raises Series A
January 14, 2016
Japan’s Planet Table closes $850k Series A, India’s FreshMenu raises $16.5 million, while Lok Capital and Aspada Investment Company invest in supply chain tech.
Tao Capital Leads Final Agtech Fundings of 2015 with $8m Investment in Cannabis Tracking Software
January 5, 2016
The family office invested in the Series B round of MJ Freeway, a cannabis tracking software provider, as food e-commerce companies in Asia continued to raise funds.
Fundings-in-Brief Weekly: AeroFarms Raises $20m Series B from Global Investors, more
December 10, 2015
Startups focused on food technology, ag biotech, GPS navigation and food e-commerce make up this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
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