Tag: grow

Tractor Junction hauls in $5.7m seed funding from AgFunder, Omnivore & others

April 28, 2022

It says revenue from its marketplace for new and used farm vehicles grew 7x over the past two years.

AgFunder-backed GROW Impact Accelerator reveals its latest cohort of cutting-edge startups

April 11, 2022

The 10 latest startups to join the GROW Impact Accelerator include tech solutions for protein deficiency, beekeeping, and livestock antibiotic resistance.

Apply for AgFunder & GROW’s 2022 Impact Accelerator

January 18, 2022

The GROW Impact Accelerator is focused on innovations that allow for scalability while delivering tangible impact at an environmental or social level.

Addressing the ‘cow in the room’: Applications open for 2022 GROW Impact Accelerator

November 17, 2021

The 20-week program, backed by AgFunder, provides agrifoodtech startups with support to scale up and create lasting global change.

Indonesia’s Green Rebel adds plant-based cheese to lineup

November 2, 2021

Green Rebel Cheeze is made is from “locally and sustainably sourced” cashew, potato, and rice, according to the Jakarta-based startup.

GROW, Food Futures Co & Austrade select 8 agrifood innovators for new program

October 6, 2021

GROW2Asia will help the eight Australian companies validate their market fit and co-develop an internationalization roadmap to establish their presence in Asia.

Meet the GROW grads concocting climate-smart ag solutions with robots & seaweed

September 9, 2021

Don’t forget to register for the GROW Impact Accelerator’s virtual Demo Day taking place next week.

EXCLUSIVE: ZoomAgri raises $3.3m for ‘vision-as-a-service’ food inspection tech

August 25, 2021

It aims to take the manual labor out of the ag commodities inspection process using computer vision, machine learning, and IoT.

Meet Biteback & Cellular Agriculture: The GROW Impact Accelerator’s food ingredient futurists

August 13, 2021

Biteback is creating edible oils from mealworms, while Cellular Agriculture has designed a new type of bioreactor to bring down cultivated meat’s costs.

Join us online for GROW Impact Accelerator Demo Day 2021

August 3, 2021

The AgFunder-backed program will showcase 10 game-changing startups offering sustainable solutions in alt-protein, smallholding, food waste reduction, and more.

Innovate UK & GROW launch incubator to help UK agrifood startups scale into Asia Pacific

August 2, 2021

Global Incubator Programme – Gateway to Asia will help UK agrifoodtech startups expand into the Asia-Pacific region remotely.

5 startups win Japfa innovation challenge to advance protein production in Asia

July 29, 2021

Japfa and GROW have unveiled the 5 winners of Japfa Feeds the Future – a startup challenge aimed at advancing protein production and food resilience in Asia.

Augmentus raises seed funding for its ‘no-code’ robotics system

July 27, 2021

The Singaporean startup is deploying its robotics platform across multiple industries – including indoor ag, where it streamlines crop inspection and harvesting.

GROW startups Mayani, Rubilabs & S4S show 3 different ways for tech to uplift smallholder farmers

July 16, 2021

The trio are using tech to help the world’s poorest farmers improve their yields and increase their incomes.

The answer to cell-cultured meat’s biggest conundrum? Fruit flies, says Future Fields

July 15, 2021

As is the case with a lot of great Canadian ideas, the founders of Future Fields came up with theirs while waiting in line at Tim Hortons.

Introducing GROW2Asia: A fast-track for Australian agrifood innovators to scale into Asia remotely

July 13, 2021

It’s a unique accelerator program offered by GROW in partnership with Food Futures Company and Austrade, Australia’s trade and investment agency.

ANINA capsule, pre-cooked and post-cooked

Meet the plant-based pioneers in GROW’s latest Impact cohort: ANINA, Green Rebel & Rainfed

June 24, 2021

In this roundtable article, AFN hears from team members at three GROW startups which are playing their part in the plant-based protein revolution.

GROW Impact Accelerator launches second cohort to advance new frontiers in food & agriculture

May 6, 2021

The GROW Impact Accelerator’s new cohort has been picked from over 270 applicants hailing from 58 countries. Seven out of the 10 teams have female founders.

50 years young: Japfa’s CEO on how the agrifood giant is putting trust in tech for its golden anniversary

February 4, 2021

Japfa aims for “viable solutions that improve the production of quality proteins and, ultimately, the nutrition of millions of people,” says Tan Yong Nang.