Tag: funding

DroneDeploy Flies with $9M Series A

April 1, 2015

March 31st – DroneDeploy went skyward today with $9 million in first round Series A financing. The company, which provides cloud-based user-friendly software platforms for

UPDATE: Flow Hive, New Indiegogo Record

March 11, 2015

Byron Bay, Australia — In late February we told you about the sweet little Aussie start up, Flow Hive, that was taking Indiegogo by storm.

Netafim, $500 million in Debt Financing Round

March 9, 2015

Netafim, the world’s largest provider of drip irrigation services announced a $500 million debt financing on March 6th from Israel Discount Bank, Union Bank of Israel,

AgFunder’s New Report Captures $2.36B In AgTech Investment in 2014

March 4, 2015

From precision agriculture to biotech to drones, VCs pumped funds into companies that are revolutionizing how we grow, produce, and distribute food around the world.

LemnaTec Secures $5.6M From Anterra Capital

March 3, 2015

LemnaTec which has developed a high-throughput research platform and agricultural analysis software, has received a $5.6 million equity investment from Anterra Capital. This news arrives after

3D Robotics Raises $50M for Drone Expansion

February 27, 2015

On the heels of the Federal Aviation Administration’s recently proposed regulations on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), California-based 3D Robotics successfully raised $50 million Wednesday led

Blume Distillation pulls in $1m Series B for waste to biofuels technology

February 20, 2015

Blume Distillation, which produced biorefinery equipment for bioethanol and other ethanol based end products, announced a $1 million Series B round led by GreenTech seed, and

AgriMetis Closes $7.3M Series A

February 19, 2015

AgriMetis, a biotech company developing crop protection agents, closed a $7.3m Series A led by Syngenta Ventures and Acidophil. Lutherville-based Agrimetis, which was co-founded in

2014 Roundup: Top Drone Deals

February 19, 2015

Despite current regulations keeping drones grounded, $86 million was invested into the burgeoning UAV industry last year.

Yield Lab accelerator announces first class of agtech startups

January 22, 2015

Yield Lab, a new St.Louis-based ag tech accelerator program launched in September, announced its first class of five startups. More than 100 companies applied to the program from

Yield Lab agtech accelerator partners with Arch Grants

October 24, 2014

St. Louis based agtech accelerator Yield Lab and Arch Grants have announced they are developing a partnership to provide resources to AgTech startups in the St. Louis region. Yield Lab

Grove Labs, Indoor Gardening Startup, Closes $2m Round

June 2, 2014

There’s fun(ding) money growing in the indoor garden. Grove Labs Inc., a Boston-based startup focused on an indoor home-gardening system, closed a $2 million

Mosaic Company Buys ADM Fertilizer Operation in Brazil and Paraguay

April 16, 2014

The Mosaic Company keeps getting bigger. The Mosaic Company has announced it has acquired a fertilizer distribution business in Brazil and Paraguay for $350

Ag-Biotech Company, BioConsortia, Raises $15M in Series B

April 9, 2014

This week, bacteria are bringing in the big bucks. On Monday, BioConsortia, a New Zealand-based and US-funded ag biotech company, announced it raised $15

BioFuel and Ag-Product Company, Cool Planet, Raises $100M in Series D

April 4, 2014

Thanks to a recent $100 million investment, you might soon reduce CO2 by driving a car, and increase crop productivity by using a carbon-negative soil.

COFCO to Pay $1.5B for Majority of Ag-sector of Noble Group

April 2, 2014

China’s largest grain trader China National Cereals, Oil and Foodstuffs Corp, or “COFCO,” and mainland private-equity firm Hopu Investment Management Co. have agreed to pay $1.5

Enterra, Canadian Fertilizer Company, Raises $5M with Avrio Capital

March 31, 2014

Enterra Feed Inc., a Vancouver-based fertilizer and animal feed company, has announced it closed a $5 million venture-funding round with Avrio Capital. “It’s particularly

Silent Herdsman, a Smart Cow-Collar Startup, Raises £3M

March 24, 2014

Sorry, Miss Bessy—privacy may no longer be yours. Silent Herdsman Limited, a UK-startup that has developed a decision-support platform using high-tech cattle-collars, has raised