Tenacious co-leads Goterra’s $6m Series A to launch Australia’s first agrifoodtech VC
July 2, 2020
Goterra is an on-site food waste management technology and service that disposes of waste via modular insect farms.
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Distributed mini-farms and carbon-neutral eggs: The next phase of Black Soldier Fly farming
July 2, 2020
The world of Black Soldier Fly farming is diversifying. Here’s how.
Future Food Holiday Special: AgFunder’s Rob Leclerc on the last decade in ag and foodtech
December 24, 2019
This episode is perhaps a tad awkward as I interview my boss Rob Leclerc, founding partner of AgFunder, but Rob was as insightful as ever, sharing his thoughts on working in and around the agriculture sector for the past decade.
Protifarm raises Series B to scale robot-grown beetle “tofu”
December 12, 2019
The Netherlands-based alt-protein company is one of a small number catching investor interest for farming insects for human consumption rather than for animal feed.
President Barack Obama or Eddie Vedder? My week at Dreamforce
November 27, 2019
Luckily I didn’t have to choose. Here’s a few things I heard while living it up at the St Regis and bumping into celebs at every turn.
Merger alert: Newly born ISCA Global doubles down on insect pheromone tech
October 28, 2019
ISCA Global has been formed through the merger of ISCA Technologies (US), ISCA Tecnologias (Brazil) and ATGC Biotech (India) to bring together 25 years of research and development into insect control products that are less harmful to the environment.
Thai Union piles into alt protein with Flying Spark investment, new VC, incubator
October 22, 2019
Israeli insect farming startup Flying Spark has struck a partnership and investment deal with Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood producers.
EXCLUSIVE: 500 Startups leads seed round for Vietnam’s Cricket One
October 13, 2019
Cricket One is another insect-based protein startup that’s taking off in Asia, but why? AFN speaks with its founder, Nam Dang, to find out.
UPDATE: Why is insect-based protein sprouting wings in Asia?
August 20, 2019
From the bustling streets of Bangkok and into labs in the APAC region, here’s how start-ups here are harnessing the power of the insect kingdom.
Ÿnsect Secures €20m Grant from EU to Make France an Industrial Bug Hub
June 11, 2019
Paris-based insect farming venture Ÿnsect has been awarded a €20 million grant from the European Commission and a €3.7 billion European public-private partnership to build an industrial-size facility in northern France.
Inside Insect Farming: Former CEO Reveals Tactics & Trends
April 9, 2019
“I had a front-row seat to the buzz – and the reality. It’s easy to criticize this industry, and the entrepreneurs who drive it forward, for being full of hype. In many cases, that is true; but it’s part of a more complicated reality,” writes Sean McDonald.
French Insect Farming Startup Ynsect Raises $125m Series C Breaking European Agtech Record
February 20, 2019
This is the largest early-stage agtech funding deal on record in Europe.
Enterra Feed Eyes World’s Largest Insect Farm in Wake of Series B Raise
August 28, 2018
Last week, Enterra Feed Corporation, an insect farming business from Canada, announced its latest round of funding and plans to construct three new insect factories in Canada and the US.
AgriFood News: Olio Raises £6M Series A, Nutreco invests in ViAqua, Farming as a Career, more
July 12, 2018
The AgriFood News Aggregator features headlines from around the globe collected on AgFunder’s news sharing platform #feedit each week. Have news to share? Post it here and engage, share, and debate
AgriProtein Raises $105m for Insect Farms
June 4, 2018
AgriProtein is constructing insect factories across the Middle East, Asia and South Africa that use municipal waste as feedstock.
4 Reasons Why Israel is Now a Developed AgriFood Tech Hub
May 23, 2018
Two weeks ago, our CEO Rob Leclerc went to Israel to attend Food and Ag Week and here’s what he discovered.
Insects and Blockchain Win Big at the First Mekong AgriTech Challenge
April 5, 2018
The Mekong AgriTech Challenge (MATCh), the Mekong region’s first AgTech pitch competition and market access boot camp, launched for the first time last week.
Wilbur-Ellis Backed Insect Startup Beta Hatch Closes $2.1m Seed Round
April 5, 2018
Beta Hatch cultivates mealworms for animal feed using patent-pending equipment, a trade-secret process and unique genetic stock, developed by entomologist and founder Virginia Emery.
Ag Industry Brief: Insect M&A, Kraft Heinz Launches Incubator, Startup Makes Egg Protein from Fungi, more
March 9, 2018
A major insect farm purchases a CPG startup, Kraft Heinz gets in the startup incubation game and more in this week’s brief.
The Top 10 Farm Tech Deals of 2017 (How Many Can You Name Without Clicking?)
December 21, 2017
It was an exciting year in farm technology, to say the least, with several exits and record deals set and then overtaken by even larger deals just weeks or months later. Check out the standout deals of 2017.
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