Tag: irrigation

Temasek acquires micro-irrigation firm Rivulis

December 15, 2020

The Singapore sovereign fund’s acquisition of a majority stake in the Israeli company is just the latest sign of its increasingly hard focus on agrifoodtech.

Customized technology can assist smaller farms to sustain their operations

April 11, 2020

Customized technology in areas like irrigation and soil mapping can decrease wasted resources and streamline time-consuming, complex operations.

France’s Sencrop acquires sensor maker Visio-Green in start of consolidation play

February 13, 2020

The acquisition will add 1,800 weather stations to the company’s existing European network to support hyper-local weather data for farmers.

Is CropX’s acquisition of CropMetrics a signal of increasing consolidation in digital agtech in 2020?

January 13, 2020

The Israeli startup is hoping the acquisition will accelerate its expansion into the US breadbasket as agtech veterans predict more consolidation in 2020.

India’s Fasal raises $1.6m seed funding to build out precision ag across SE Asia

October 30, 2019

Fasal, a precision agriculture platform, has just raised $1.6 million of seed funding from Omnivore and Wavemaker Partners, AFN can confirm.

How Jain USA Has Quietly Built a High-Tech Irrigation Platform Through Acquisitions

November 29, 2018

I caught up with Aric Olsen, president of Jain USA, are his most recent acquisition of ETWater, a weather data analytics and sprinkler control company using machine learning to measure the evapotranspiration rate of grass.

WaterBit Raises $11.4m Series A for Autonomous Irrigation Tech

June 26, 2018

WaterBit’s autonomous irrigation solution takes into account the stage of the plant, soil conditions and weather.

Israel’s Saturas Raises $4m Series A to Commercialize Precision Irrigation Tech

February 26, 2018

After several successful trials in citrus, apple, and almond orchards in Spain and Israel, Saturas cofounder and CEO Anat Halgoa Solomon told AgFunderNews that will the company use the new funds to bring its first products to market along with continuing development of a modified version of the company’s original sensor for use on vineyards.

How One Startup is Deploying Agtech in Developing Markets

January 9, 2017

Smallholder farmers have limited cash flow to be able to purchase new agtech, so SunCulture, and other agtech startups operating in the African region, have had to get creative in how they sell their wares.

Hortau Raises $10m Equity Funding from New Investors for Precision Irrigation – exclusive

February 3, 2016

Hortau raised the capital from a mix of US and Canadian investors to fund expansion and development.

6 Questions with Kenyan Irrigation Tech Provider SunCulture on Startup Funding Challenge

January 6, 2016

SunCulture, a company creating solar-powered irrigation kits for smallholder farmers, discusses the challenges of getting startup funding in Africa.

AgSmarts named semi-finalist to $1M Global Action Challenge

Precision Irrigation Company AgSmarts Raising Follow-on Seed Round As Revenues Grow

August 11, 2015

AgSmarts is raising $750k – $1m in a follow-on seed round led by a new strategic investor. Brett Norman, CEO, tells AgFunderNews about the company’s progress since its first seed round last year.

6 Takeaways from the Forbes Reinventing America AgTech Summit

July 11, 2015

AgFunderNews recently had the chance to attend the Forbes Reinventing America: The AgTech Summit in Salinas, CA from July 8-9. The summit brought together

Smart Irrigation Provider CropX Nabs $9M Series A Marking Farm2050’s First Investment

June 22, 2015

Smart irrigation company CropX has announced a $9 million Series A round led by Innovation Endeavors, Finistere Ventures, GreenSoil Investments. Prior backer OurCrowd also participated in

SaaS Provider PowWow Secures $3M to Help Farmers Make Every Drop Count

June 15, 2015

“I haven’t met a grower yet that wastes water on purpose,” says Oliver Jerphagnon, founder of PowWow Energy, a California based company aiming to leverage

Precision Irrigation Provider Hortau Secures $5M Investment from ACAP

June 5, 2015

Precision irrigation management provider Hortau announced earlier this week that it has secured $5 million in funding from Advantage Capital Agribusiness Partners (ACAP). ACAP, which

Netafim, $500 million in Debt Financing Round

March 9, 2015

Netafim, the world’s largest provider of drip irrigation services announced a $500 million debt financing on March 6th from Israel Discount Bank, Union Bank of Israel,

Surya Power Magic, Solar Powered Irrigation Startup, Raises $500K

June 19, 2014

Surya Power Magic, an early-stage Coimbatore-based company designing solar powered irrigation pumps, has raised nearly $500,000 from angel investor fund Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I-cube-N)