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Brief: Scoular launches new division to incubate early-stage investment opportunities
June 2, 2021
Scoular will look for investment opportunities in biofuels, renewable energy, carbon markets, and more through the newly established incubator.
ForwardFood.Tech’s founder thinks food & ag accelerators are failing. Here’s his alternative
February 10, 2021
Rob Ward sees a lot of problems with existing foodtech accelerators. He hopes to address them with a new model called ForwardFood.Tech.
Exelon invests in reducing indoor ag energy needs and costs with GrowFlux
June 11, 2020
Indoor agriculture has long been a potential solution to food deserts and many of the carbon emissions related to crop production, making it an interesting prospect for city planners and city-based corporates. But the energy consumption associated with the production system has much to be desired.
Head of R&D at Bayer Crop Science Explains Startup Strategy As New Incubation Space Opens in Sacramento
March 22, 2018
We caught up with Adrian Percy, global head of R&D for Crop Science at Bayer on the sidelines of the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, to discuss the company’s open innovation strategies in the area of biologicals and novel crop inputs.
AgriFood Tech Investment Surges to $10.1bn Bringing in a New Normal
March 8, 2018
2017 was a year of extremes in agrifood tech investing. Large deals pushed the total investment volume up to post an encouraging 29% growth, but deal count fell by 17% to 949, with the most dramatic contraction at the crucial seed stage.
Kimbal Musk’s Indoor Farmer Training Program Raises $5m Seed Funding
August 24, 2017
The Brooklyn-based indoor farming training program and container farm founded by Kimbal Musk, has raised a $5.4 million seed round led by New York-based VC Collaborative Fund, joined by several individual investors.
Food Incubators and Other Ways For Startups To Engage with Corporates
July 5, 2017
There are an increasing number of large food companies seeking to stay on top of new technologies and innovations by engaging with startups, many through food incubators.
The Kitchen FoodTech Hub Preps to Welcome 7th Company as Industry “Leaps Forward” in Israel
April 26, 2017
The conversation around foodtech in Israel has now completely changed, according to Amir Zaidman, VP of business development at The Kitchen.
Ag Industry Brief: Tyson Hires First Sustainability Officer, Food + Future Lab May Close, Unilever Acquires Sir Kensington’s, more
April 21, 2017
Tyson Foods Appoints its First Chief Sustainability Officer Major poultry producer Tyson Foods has named Justin Whitmore to the newly-created role of Chief Sustainability Officer.
Ag Industry Brief: Land O’Lakes Drone Challenge, Ag Innovation Showcase Expands to UC Davis, Almond Board Invests $5m in Innovation, Broad Wins CRISPR Fight, more
February 17, 2017
Land O’Lakes, the major US dairy cooperative, is calling on innovators from the tech industry to enter the Land O’Lakes Prize.
6 Ways UC Davis is Supporting and Promoting the Commercialization of Agtech Startups
May 18, 2016
UC Davis is a partner to a range of initiatives supporting agtech innovation and startups in and around Sacramento, California. Here are six of them.
Australia’s NFF to Launch Big Data Farm Management Tool, Agtech Incubator and Online Portal
January 8, 2016
The National Farmers’ Federation is spearheading the initiatives alongside commercial partners such as Accenture and Vodafone, after Prime Minister Turnbull announced them late last year.
Google Campus Inspires UK’s First Agtech Startup Facility, Farm491
December 7, 2015
Farm491 will offer startup space in two new facilities near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, and give startups access to 491 hectares of farmland for testing and research.
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