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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.

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.

Indian AgriFood Startups Raise $1.7bn in Venture Capital 2013 – 2017

December 17, 2018

Indian AgriFood Startups Are Innovating to Give Consumers What They Want, and Fix a Broken Industry. Find out more in this first-ever India AgriFood Startup report.

3 Ways Ag Startups Can Strengthen the Enabling Environment for their Businesses in Developing Markets

November 26, 2018

Here are three ways private sector agricultural businesses can engage to strengthen policies, regulations, and laws with benefits to both their business and the agricultural sector more broadly.

ReFED: US Food Waste Startups Have Raised $125m+ in 2018 as Grant Funding in the Space Grows 70%

November 15, 2018

A new report from ReFED also revealed that grant funding from foundations reached $134 million in the first three quarters of 2016, increasing 70% over five years.

Why Wharton Impact Investing Partners is Interested in AgriFood Tech

November 12, 2018

Curious about the role of AgriFood tech startups in impact investing? Read on as Devika Balachandran, an associate on Wharton Impact Investing Partners’ Food & Nutrition sector team, discusses the importance of AgriFood Tech in impact investing.

FoodShot Launches Multi-Stakeholder Platform to Invest in ‘MoonShots for Better Food’

September 13, 2018

A non-profit consortium of venture funds, banks, corporations, universities, and foundations has launched a platform to invest in startups and projects addressing some of the food system's major challenges.

Fintech Startup Tarfin Enables Institutional Investors to Invest in Turkey’s Farmers

July 3, 2018

Tarfin, a Turkish startup providing farmers with credit to purchase the inputs they need each season, has successfully sold its first portfolio to a family office.

UPDATE: InspiraFarms Adds €2.5m to Series A for Cold Storage and Processing Tech in East Africa and Central America

April 10, 2018

Described as a ‘game changer’ InspiraFarms' technology consists of modular cold storage and food processing units, which run on off-grid renewable energy and aim to increase farm incomes by 40%.

TPG Rise Fund’s Agriculture Lead Discusses First Investment in Indian Dairy

February 22, 2018

We caught up with Joy Basu ahead of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, to discuss how she approaches impact investing in agriculture at The Rise Fund and how agtech can fit into an impact investing thesis.

India-Focused Agtech VC Omnivore Partners Holds First Close on $46m for Second Fund

February 12, 2018

Omnivore Partners, which calls itself an "impact venture fund" is solely focused on agtech investments in India, and investors (LPs) in the fund were largely impact-minded funds from Europe, India, and the US, demonstrating the growing link between agriculture and impact investing.

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Tag: impact investing

Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dutch Biotech Startup Ceradis Secures €9m for New Biofungicide

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

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

Growing Peace in Niger Through the Moringa Tree

Indian AgriFood Startups Raise $1.7bn in Venture Capital 2013 – 2017

3 Ways Ag Startups Can Strengthen the Enabling Environment for their Businesses in Developing Markets

ReFED: US Food Waste Startups Have Raised $125m+ in 2018 as Grant Funding in the Space Grows 70%

Why Wharton Impact Investing Partners is Interested in AgriFood Tech

FoodShot Launches Multi-Stakeholder Platform to Invest in ‘MoonShots for Better Food’

Fintech Startup Tarfin Enables Institutional Investors to Invest in Turkey’s Farmers

UPDATE: InspiraFarms Adds €2.5m to Series A for Cold Storage and Processing Tech in East Africa and Central America

TPG Rise Fund’s Agriculture Lead Discusses First Investment in Indian Dairy

India-Focused Agtech VC Omnivore Partners Holds First Close on $46m for Second Fund

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