Tag: fund

Exclusive: The Yield Lab Latam raises $20m from Grupo Bimbo, IDB Lab, others for third fund

May 4, 2023

The Yield Lab Latam is targeting a $50m final close by the end of the year.

AgFunder is launching an impact fund. Here’s why

July 30, 2020

The need to revolutionize our food system is becoming critical. The problems are manifold and acute.

EXCLUSIVE: Campbell’s Soup sells Acre VP agrifoodtech fund to StepStone

July 23, 2020

StepStone paid roughly $40m for the portfolio which includes FBN, plus a bit extra for follow-on investments in Fund I companies, according to calculations based off Campbell’s regulatory filings.

Success during Covid-19: Plant-based investor Kale United raises €350k in one day from 125 investors

April 2, 2020

With nearly €600k in cash, the investment group plans to make 10 investments before raising $2m-$4m in Q4. It’s also looking for acquisitions of brands that might struggle during the crisis.

EXCLUSIVE: Fulcrum Global Capital closes $36m agrifoodtech fund and four investments

March 12, 2020

Fulcrum raised the fund from a pool of high net worth investors to support early-stage upstream agriculture technologies in animal health, precision agriculture, food safety, and supply chain logistics

EXCLUSIVE: Acre VP holds first close of Fund II, brings on Greylock’s Bill Helman as partner & LP

January 29, 2020

The firm has already made two investments from the new fund: Agrofy, the Argentinian agribusiness marketplaces that made waves a couple of weeks ago with its record-breaking Series B round, and Inari, the gene-editing for ag startup.

Closing time! India’s Ankur Capital holds $33m first close of second fund

January 27, 2020

Find out the areas of agtech innovation Ankur Capital’s founder Ritu Verma thinks are primed for investment in India and beyond.

BRIEF: Rockstart closes additional €3m for first agrifood cohort

January 16, 2020

The new funding follows Rockstart AgriFood’s September announcement that it had raised its first €15 million and invested in 10 startups.

Food & agtech investors are most excited about the future in Asia

November 19, 2019

With Idea2Scale, we conducted a survey of 50 global venture capital firms that invest in foodtech and agtech and asked them about the categories and geographies they were most excited about as well as the key challenges to investing in the sector.

Invest with us in the Protein Revolution!

October 22, 2019

AgFunder has just opened the New Carnivore Fund to investors. The $20M fund will invest in alternative protein startups including plant-based alternatives, cellular agriculture, and the picks-and-shovels that will enable the industry.

Sick of the Trade War? The $550m US-China Green Fund is a breath of fresh air

October 21, 2019

As tit-for-tat tariffs fly left, right, and centre, this fund aims to bring the US and China together, by rewarding startup smarts with funds.

EXCLUSIVE: Pontifax AgTech holds first close of Fund II on $140m with $170m committed

October 14, 2019

Pontifax AgTech Fund II is targeting $250m overall.

The extraordinary opportunity in Asian Ag & Food Technology

October 9, 2019

Asia’s getting richer faster than anywhere else, and there’s a huge need to produce enough food for growing populations. Here’s why you should get into it.

From Russia with funds: EFKO Group launches $50m foodtech fund

October 7, 2019

EFKO Group is well known from Moscow to Vladivostok for its sunflower oils, milk products, margarine, and ketchup.

From biz dev at Grubhub to Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, Steve Sanger is still selling hard

September 30, 2019

Evolv Ventures launched late last year as the venture arm of ketchup and mac-and-cheese behemoth Kraft Heinz with $100 million to invest in startups. We caught up with Steve Sanger, a partner at Evolv, to find out more about the fund’s strategy and his personal shift from startup to investor

Renewal Funds eyes earth-friendly food for its C$145m fourth fund

September 30, 2019

The Vancouver-based venture capital firm has raised a further C$145 million to invest in environmental tech and sustainable consumer products, including organic food and alternative protein.

4 reasons why the food & agtech boom is no false dawn

September 11, 2019

As the industry attracts more and more attention from mainstream investors, is this investment category here to stay, asks Danny O’Brien from Idea2Scale.

The evolution of cannabis investing, according to Mary Dimou from Canopy Rivers

August 26, 2019

While cannabis investing might still seem like the Wild Wild West because its psychoactive component remains illegal at the federal level, there’s are some serious minds — and serious funds — dedicated to this space, including Mary Dimou.

A $500m Question: What’s William the Conqueror’s Cousin Got to do with FoodTech?

July 18, 2019

A household name in the UK, the Grosvenor family can trace its ancestry back to William the Conqueror’s cousin and today Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, is godfather to Prince George. No big deal then. But what’s the link to foodtech?

Regenerative Agriculture is Having a Moment and 70 Investments Worth $47.5bn are in it

July 11, 2019

Regenerative agriculture is having a moment. For long-time regen ag practitioners and proponents, this is probably jarring. But having written about regenerative agriculture for five years now, I’ve never seen such engagement or our stories about this ultra-sustainable method of farming perform so well.