The impact investor aims to prove the commercial “climate resilience” opportunity in African agtech ventures like Kenya’s SunCulture and Nigeria’s Tomato Jos.
Biteback is creating edible oils from mealworms, while Cellular Agriculture has designed a new type of bioreactor to bring down cultivated meat’s costs.
The Australian plant-based protein startup may have secured funding from Chinese food and grocery delivery ‘super app’ Meituan.
The trio are using tech to help the world’s poorest farmers improve their yields and increase their incomes.
In this roundtable article, AFN hears from team members at three GROW startups which are playing their part in the plant-based protein revolution.
MiiMOSA recently raised $9 million in venture funding from Astanor and other investors in an effort to expand its market reach.
Tenacious Ventures has invested $11.5 million in six startups so far, with a further 10 or so deals expected out of its newly closed fund.
Five major fast food brands have – or will – set “science-based” targets after interventions led by sustainability advocates FAIRR and Ceres.
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.
Danone subsidiary Nutricia North America, a specialized nutrition brand, also recently achieved Certified B Corp status.
We need entrepreneurs and thought leaders in regenerative food and agriculture to have a high RQ. Logan Yonavjak and Adrian Rodrigues tell us why.
LeapFrog primarily invests in African and Asian companies, with a focus on improving access to financial services and healthcare for low-income consumers.
The Nature Conservancy has made a major commitment around advancing soil-smart farming – and it has realized that technology is key to achieving its goal.
Provivi will use the funds to sell its pheremone-based pest control products to smallholder farmers in Kenya, Bangladesh, and India at cost.
The agrifood industry wondered how Bayer would approach venture investing after its acquisition of Monsanto. Derek Norman talks with AFN about the company’s turn to impact investing.
Delhi-based Arya, which provides grain storage and loans to smallholders, is fintech investor Quona Capital’s second ag finance deal.
It’s developing a line of alternative meat products made from the protein-rich ‘root’ networks of fungi.
AFN meets 3 startups bringing more efficiency and sustainability to the agrifood supply chain, with blockchain, coconut husks, and cold storage in the mix.
Prime Impact Fund is entering the world of agtech with the goal of wringing out emissions that are unlikely to be addressed by today’s class of startups.
The UN Development Program’s Armen Harutyunyan was speaking at NURTURE, a new series of events presented by AgFunder-backed impact accelerator GROW.
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