Tag: indoor agriculture

Why 2019 is The Year of the Mushroom

February 6, 2019

One month into 2019, it’s clear that this year’s “it” produce is gourmet mushrooms. Smallhold’s Andrew Carter tell us why.

80 Acres Farms Raises $40m to Complete ‘First Fully Automated Vertical Farm’

January 17, 2019

The new facility will be automated from seeding to growing to harvesting featuring handling robotics, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and around-the-clock monitoring sensors and control systems to optimize every aspect of growing produce indoors.

Canadian Automated Vertical Farm Systems Developer Inno-3B Raises C$6m Seed Funding

December 18, 2018

Canadian vertical farming systems developer Inno-3B has completed its first seed round of financing at nearly C$6 million ($4.45m). Located in Quebec and Ontario, the company

Bowery Raises $90m Series B from GV, Temasek

December 12, 2018

Bowery Farming, the New York-based indoor farming group, has closed a $90 million Series B round of funding in a round led by Google’s venture

What Do Investors Need to Know About the Future of LED Grow Light Technology?

November 16, 2018

Patrick Flynn, founder of Urbanvine.co, asks Jeff Mastin, director of R&D at Total Grow LED Lighting, to discuss what the future of LED grow light technology for agriculture looks like.

New Hydroponics Approach Draws £500k Seed Funding for Welsh Startup Phytoponics

October 16, 2018

A new deep-water approach to hydroponics has earned Welsh agtech startup, Phytoponics, $650,000 of seed funding support over the last two years.

BrightFarms Doubles Funding with $55m Series D

June 28, 2018

Though Bright Farms’ funding hasn’t quite caught up to its higher raising counterparts in AeroFarms and Plenty, the greenhouse grower appears to be the closest to being a national brand.

The World’s Most High Tech Indoor Farm Doesn’t Grow Food or Cannabis

June 27, 2018

iBio uses highly automated indoor farming methods to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs and, according to Barry Holtz, president, it already has much of the technology that today’s food-growing indoor farms are just starting to develop.

Crop One Signs $40m JV with Emirates to Build World’s Largest Vertical Farm

June 26, 2018

The JV with Emirates Flight Catering will involve the construction of a 130,000 square foot facility in Dubai to service all airlines and lounges operational out of Dubai International Airport.

Gotham Greens raises $29m Series C for urban greenhouses

June 20, 2018

Creadev, the private equity arm of the Mulliez family — founders of the Auchan chain of department stores in France — contributed to the round.

Indoor Farmers Are “Way Too Complacent” About Food Safety

June 20, 2018

The proclaimed dominance of technology over biology by this category of entrepreneurs has left some food safety experts concerned that consumers could be getting the wrong idea and startups may be drinking their own kool-aid.

Japan’s Indoor Ag Sector is Becoming More Collaborative

June 14, 2018

We caught up with Eri Hayashi, director of International Relations & Consulting of the Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA), a non-profit organization devoted to academic and business advancements in Japan’s indoor ag industry.

Ava Technologies Raises $2m Seed Funding for Smart Indoor Gardens

June 8, 2018

AVA is one of a small number of consumer tech-enabled grow systems on the market, which collectively raised just over $4 million in funding in 2017, according to AgFunder data.

BIGH Raises €4.3m for Largest Urban Rooftop Farm in Europe

May 16, 2018

BIGH (Building Integrated Greenhouses), a startup based in Brussels, Belgium, has opened its first aquaponic farm on a site spanning 4,000 meters squared above a food hall in the center of the city.

Contain Inc Launches First Insurance Service for Indoor Farmers

May 2, 2018

“When indoor growers go to an insurance broker, they either don’t know what category they should be in or the insurer is unable to meet their needs,” says Nicola Kerslake, founder of Contain Inc.

Ag Industry Brief: Drones and Ag Inputs See M&A, Indoor Growers Form Safety Working Group, Corporate VC Staff Shift, more

March 30, 2018

One agrifood tech VC vet heads from Monsanto Growth Ventures to Temasek while indoor growers get together to develop industry safety standards, plus agtech M&A in this week’s brief.