Tag: IoT

AgFunder Starts Investing in FoodTech and Agtech

February 22, 2018

The AgFunder platform has built a powerful, global network and we’ve had the good fortune to get to know some of the industry’s most successful entrepreneurs from the beginning of their journeys. Going forward, we will be leveraging the AgFunder platform to invest in other bold and exceptional founders who are committed to building the next generation of agrifood tech companies that will transform our food and agriculture system.

Nine Dairy Farm Tech Startups Seeking to Bolster a Troubled Industry

February 20, 2018

From sensors and software to biotechnology, these nine dairy farm tech startups are working to improve safety and efficiency on the world’s dairy farms.

Checking in With Climate Corp’s Open Platform Strategy and the Future of Ag Data

January 30, 2018

The decision to make the platform open, Climate Corp’s CTO Mark Young explains, was not only part of an effort to bring more value to customers, but also to move the digital ag space forward.

FieldIn Raises $4m Seed Round for IoT Pest Management Platform

January 10, 2018

Using data analytics and artificial intelligence, FieldIn analyzes geospatial, chemical, biological, weather and other data to help growers plan their pesticide applications and then monitor them in real time to spot any errors in the application.

FarmWise Raises $5.7m Seed Round for Vegetable Weeding Robot

December 19, 2017

FarmWise has developed a weeding robot that uses computer vision to identify weeds and robotics to remove them from vegetable farms without herbicides.

Microsoft, Monsanto-backed Brazilian Fund Makes First Investment in Tbit

October 4, 2017

This deal marks the first direct investment into an individual company by the Brazilian fund, which was structured in 2014.

SwineTech Raises $1.3m Series A to Stop Sows Crushing their Piglets

May 24, 2017

80 million piglets were crushed to death by their mothers in the US last year. SwineTech is hoping to significantly reduce that number with its new technology.

Japan’s Farmnote raises $4.6m for IoT device & data analytics in livestock farming

May 11, 2017

Farmnote will use the funding to expand overseas and to further develop its technology within Japan alongside its new partners and investors.

Agtech Funding Sheet: Agersens Raises $2m for Fenceless Farming Tech, Ecoation’s Disease Detection Tool Raises $1m, more

April 6, 2017

Also in this week’s funding sheet, Waycool, a fresh produce distribution service for smallholder farmers in India raised funding from George Soros-backed Aspada Investments.

AgFunder Joins KPMG & Bosch to Invest in The Yield’s $6.5m Series A

April 5, 2017

The Yield is an Australian microclimate sensing, IoT and predictive analytics startup for aquaculture and agriculture.

Observant’s 4 Lessons for Agritech Startups in Wake of Acquisition by Jain

February 28, 2017

Further M&A activity from large agribusinesses like Jain is essential so we caught up with Observant to find out what pieces of advice the cofounder would give to farm-based agritech startups hoping to turn their businesses into acquirable companies.

Five Trends in Agritech Innovation in India to Watch Out for in 2017

February 6, 2017

Hemendra Mathur, agribusiness investment lead and venture partner at Bharat Innovations Fund in India, writes about five trends in agritech innovation

Catalina Sea Ranch Raises $2m for Innovative Offshore Aquaculture Project

January 25, 2017

Catalina Sea Ranch, the first offshore shellfish ranch in US federal waters, has raised funding for its mussel farm off the coast of Southern California, and for research into growing environmentally-beneficial giant kelp.

Ag Industry Brief: Pessl Partners with Huawei on IoT for Ag, Olam Deploys Phytech, IntelinAir Adds New CoFounder, more

November 18, 2016

Weather data company Pessl Instruments is collaborating with Huawei on releasing new products in 2017. Find out more and how Phytech is being deployed in Australia in this week’s Ag Industry Brief.

Agtech Funding Sheet: FreshDirect to Expand with $189m PE Deal, European and Argentinian Startups Raise, more

September 29, 2016

FreshDirect was the week’s biggest deal, followed by startups from Europe, Israel, and Argentina also raising capital, making this a very diverse week for agtech funding.

Five Trends in Horticulture Technology

September 26, 2016

Ahead of the PrecisionAg Vision Conference in Phoenix, Arizona next month, James Sulecki writes about five key trends in horticulture technology.

Ag Industry Brief: Verizon Announces New Ag IoT Partnerships, Rootility Hires Ex-Syngenta Exec, more

September 12, 2016

Verizon is deploying its agriculture IoT service on three new Californian vineyards, USDA awards $33.4m in grants to ag innovation initiatives, and more in this week’s industry brief.

Gotham Analytics Provides Power & Connectivity to Any Rural Farm in the World

September 8, 2016

Internet and cellular connectivity, and power are not always luxuries the world’s farmers can rely upon, whether in the US or in Indonesia. Gotham Analytics has a one-stop solution.

Verizon Surprises with Plan to Launch End-to-End Agriculture IoT Product in Q3

July 25, 2016

The Verizon AgTech product aims to improve the connectivity of sensors and other data-capturing devices on the farm, but will only function with certified hardware providers.

Vietnamese IoT Agtech Startup MimosaTEK to Showcase at Seedstars World

June 21, 2016

MimosaTEK, a Vietnamese agtech startup providing data, decision support, and remote control capabilities through sensors and a cloud platform, recently won the Vietnamese round of Seedstars World competition.