Tag: impact investing

Is climate modeling-as-a-service the next frontier of risk management? UK startup Cervest says yes.

November 6, 2019

The UK startup just raised a £3.7 million ($4.77m) venture round for its climate modeling service aimed at decision-makers in business and government.

We just invested in the fastest-growing agtech company and farmer network in the world

October 30, 2019

People often ask us if agtech will have a Facebook or Google and we’ve told them to look to marketplaces in emerging markets. It’s also important to us at AgFunder that startups have a clear mission and there’s no more noble mission than uplifting the fortunes of the world’s largest workforce.

Investing for Impact in Food & Agriculture

October 30, 2019

The Investing For Impact discussion, brought to you by Larta Institute and its GAIN series, is designed to explore and demonstrate. We will explore how our changing world is creating challenges and opportunities in food and agriculture.

Twiga’s $30m Goldman Sachs-led Series B towers over African agri-food tech like a friendly giraffe

October 29, 2019

The Kenyan B2B food distribution company's combined Series B equity and debt round represents the largest early stage investment in African agrifood tech in 2019 to date.

Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum

September 30, 2019

The Regenerative Food Systems Investment (RFSI) Forum brings together investors and critical stakeholders to increase capital investment in this space. Our goal is to facilitate education about investment in regenerative agriculture and food, as well as build relationships and networks that will further the development of this investment opportunity and lead to increased deal activity.

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.

Bellwether Coffee checks sustainability, fair wage boxes for impact fund DBL

September 12, 2019

“Bellwether Coffee has a dream team of sustainability and coffee experts and is addressing a large market ripe for improvement,” Nancy Pfund, managing partner at DBL Partners, tells AFN.

Rabobank and Caspian partner to fill the debt gap for India’s agri-foodtech startups

August 12, 2019

Dutch banking giant Rabobank is teaming up with impact investment firm Caspian to lend $2 million to India's agtech startups, which are hot with venture capital firms, but not so much with banks.

India’s Ecozen Closes Series A from Impact Funds to Help Farmers Reduce Spoilage and Navigate Supply Chain

July 17, 2019

India has a massive farm economy but the supply chain suffers from major inefficiencies that prevent farmers from optimizing farm profits.

Future Positive Capital’s Vision for the Future of Farming and Food

June 20, 2019

Armed with $57 million, Future Positive Capital intends to place more bets on wonky tech ideas that have the potential to drive systems change while reaping profits in long-established markets, like food and agriculture.

Regenerative Agriculture is Getting More Mainstream But How Scalable is it?

May 28, 2019

Dubbed “beyond sustainable,” regenerative agricultural methodologies seek to add to the soil through a self-nourishing ecological system that benefits the environment in the process.

Omnivore Closes Fund 2 on $97m to Improve Lives of India’s 500m Farm Population

April 24, 2019

Omnivore, the Indian agrifood tech venture capital firm, has closed its second fund on $97 million, exceeding a target of $75 million.

Dutch Biotech Startup Ceradis Secures €9m for New Biofungicide

April 24, 2019

It has taken the team of scientists at Ceradis more than a decade to develop a line of earth-friendly agriculture products. Now, with several on the market, the Dutch company has raised €9 million ($10 million) to commercialize a new biofungicide that prevents crop disease.

Founder of Agtech’s First Unicorn David Friedberg Reveals Investment Portfolio of The Production Board

February 21, 2019

You may have seen The Production Board crop up on a few agrifood tech investments, but there's little publicly-available information about the investment holding company founded by David Friedberg. Until now.

Kirchner Food Fellowship: Combating Global Food Insecurity & Funding Socially Responsible Agriculture with Students

February 20, 2019

Now accepting applications from students for its fifth cohort, we asked fellowship director Blair Kirchner to write about the inception of the fellowship and its core mission as a program.

Growing Peace in Niger Through the Moringa Tree

January 28, 2019

Editor's Note: Lisa Curtis is CEO of Kuli Kuli Foods, the leading Moringa brand in the US. Here she writes about her background in the Peace Corps, how it led to the creation of Kuli Kuli, and how the company is now hoping its effort will promote peace in Niger.