Brief: Infarm plots major Canada expansion with strengthened Sobeys partnership
July 27, 2021
CEO Erez Galonska said the deal “represents one of the largest rollouts of any vertical farming company in North America to date.”
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Tag: indoor agriculture
Augmentus raises seed funding for its ‘no-code’ robotics system
July 27, 2021
The Singaporean startup is deploying its robotics platform across multiple industries – including indoor ag, where it streamlines crop inspection and harvesting.
European pension managers go big for indoor ag as Equilibrium closes $1.1bn CEA fund
July 8, 2021
The Portland-based firm has closed its second indoor agriculture fund well beyond its $500 million target.
Indoor farm Shenandoah Growers picks former Starbucks marketing chief as new CEO
June 30, 2021
It claims to be the US’s largest indoor farming operation to be certified organic by the USDA – and the country’s leading supplier of fresh herbs.
Brief: Local Bounti agrees $1.1bn SPAC deal backed by Cargill
June 23, 2021
The Montanan startup claims it can offer “superior unit economics” thanks to a “unique hybrid facility configuration” combining conventional greenhouses with vertical farming.
Future Food 🎙️: How Bowery reached $2.3bn and is building its biggest farm yet
May 27, 2021
Bowery just closed the biggest-ever vertical farming funding round. Listen to our recent podcast with its CEO Irving Fain here.
Bowery bags ‘biggest-ever’ vertical farming raise with $300m Series C
May 25, 2021
Bowery will use the funding to fuel R&D efforts around new crop varieties like cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, root vegetables, and tubers.
Is this the fastest-growing vertical farming business in the world?
March 11, 2021
Indoor agriculture is highly competitive and highly funded. Who’s leading the race? We spoke to Henry Gordon-Smith of urban ag consultancy Agritecture to find out.
Brief: Infarm tops up Series C to $270m; moves into chilis, mushrooms & tomatoes
March 11, 2021
Infarm CEO Erez Galonska declined to comment on rumors that the startup has retained perennial IPO underwriter Goldman Sachs to help it raise more funds.
Cattle seaweed supplement, pregnancy test get Australian government funding
February 15, 2021
Sea Forest will use the funds to start supplying commercial quantities of seaweed that Australian science agency CSIRO has shown to reduce cattle methane emissions by as much as 80%.
Agrifoodtech firms are flocking to Singapore, with Perfect Day the latest to land
December 20, 2020
The city-state’s trade minister predicts “many other companies” will follow Perfect Day and others setting up R&D and manufacturing facilities there.
With $68m in fresh funding, Revol Greens plans to build the world’s largest indoor farm
October 7, 2020
Minnesota’s Revol Greens has plans to build new greenhouse facilities in California and Texas – the latter of which could be the world’s largest to date.
Vertical farming in LatAm: AgroUrbana closes $1m seed funding
July 2, 2020
There’s space for vertical farming among Chile’s urban populations, where year-round fresh produce is not as abundant as you might think.
Sollum Technologies raises $3m to grow its greenhouse LED tech
June 17, 2020
The Canadian startup claims to have the only smart LED lighting technology that reproduces the full spectrum of the sun’s natural light.
8 Takeaways from the Artemis Virtual Grower Summit
June 4, 2020
Digital does not mean difficult; the key to branding is authenticity; and how the CARES Act could be relevant to your indoor growing business were some of the takeaways and topics at Artemis’ virtual grower summit, according to CEO Allison Kopf.
Why AgFunder invested in Singrow
June 2, 2020
Born out of the National University of Singapore, Singrow is directing its efforts towards local production of temperate-zone fruits and vegetables in tropical areas. And it’s starting with strawberries.
Amid Covid-19, the Gulf region commits $200m to safeguard its food security with agtech
April 15, 2020
Kuwait’s Wafra and UAE’s Abu Dhabi Investment Office have both made commitments to develop agtech in their countries, but are taking different approaches.
Meat alternatives and indoor agriculture drive investment growth in agri-foodtech startups
March 9, 2020
Venture capital investment across all industries dropped in 2019 — around 16%, according to the VenturePulse report — against a backdrop of global uncertainty related
Babylon Micro-Farms closes $2.3m seed round
January 8, 2020
The “plug and play” system is designed to let nearly anyone reap the benefits of an indoor farming operation.
The second generation of vertical farming is approaching. Here’s why it’s important.
November 4, 2019
As vertical farming moves into its next phase where operating expenses are dropping, Boaz Toledano writes that it will be able to compete with the industry organic industry.
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