Punching Above Your Wheat: How Israel Became a Hub for Agtech Startups
Even before the state of Israel’s founding, pioneers emphasized cultivating the land through innovative and efficient agricultural work, writes Ofir Schlam.
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DouxMatok Partners with Europe’s Largest Sugar Producer to Commercialize Sugar Reduction Tech
Israeli sugar reduction technology DouxMatok has landed a partnership with Europe’s largest sugar producer Südzucker, and a similar US announcement is on the way
4 Reasons Why Israel is Now a Developed AgriFood Tech Hub
Two weeks ago, our CEO Rob Leclerc went to Israel to attend Food and Ag Week and here's what he discovered.
Germin8 Ventures Launches AgriFood Tech Fund with Industry Backing and an Eye on Israel
We caught up with Michael Lavin, founder and managing partner of Germin8 Ventures ahead of Agrivest Israel, to discuss his goals and investments so far.
Ag Industry Brief: Insect M&A, Kraft Heinz Launches Incubator, Startup Makes Egg Protein from Fungi, more
A major insect farm purchases a CPG startup, Kraft Heinz gets in the startup incubation game and more in this week's brief.
Israel’s Saturas Raises $4m Series A to Commercialize Precision Irrigation Tech
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.
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli Foodtech Hub Makes New Investments Aimed at Common Consumer Complaints
Israeli foodtech incubator The Kitchen has made two new investments in food safety device Inspecto and sugar reduction technology Better Juice, both of which are responding to pressing consumers demands.
Ag Industry Brief: Trump Supports Rural Broadband, Sodexo Gets into Delivery Game, Biotech IPO Back On, more
President Trump and the Supreme Court weigh in on agriculture issues while startups launch new products in this week's brief.
EXCLUSIVE: FieldIn Raises $4m Seed Round for IoT Pest Management Platform
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.
Israeli Cultured Meat Startup SuperMeat Raises $3m Seed Round
Israeli cultured meat startup SuperMeat has raised a $3 million seed round to continue to develop its cultured chicken product in the first of what will likely be several funding rounds in the area of cellular agriculture this year.
Best of 2017: AgFunder’s 10 Most Read Stories in 2017
Twenty Seventeen has been quite the year for the agrifood technology startup scene, with some of the largest-ever funding announcements on record. And we've been pretty busy at AgFunderNews too, nearly doubling our member and subscriber base to 55,000 and posting over 450 original articles.
Crop Spraying Drone Software Skyx Raises Seed Round
Israeli drone software startup Skyx has raised an undisclosed seed funding round to commercialize its software that allows one operator to control a fleet of up to six crop spraying drones.
Report: Israeli Agritech Startups Punching Above Their Weight In Ag Biotech, Smart Farming
Though historical Israeli agritech strengths are in irrigation and water management, and livestock and poultry, smart farming has developed three times faster than other sectors, with 29 new companies forming in the last five years.
Ag Industry Brief: Israel, China in $300m Agtech Deal, Mistletoe CEO Launches Indian Agtech Accelerator, Protix Acquires Insect Breeder, more
High-profile startup hires, a startup IPO, and new startup resources also make up part of this week's brief.
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli No-Waste Plant-based Yogurt Yofix Raises $2m Series A
The company uses a blend of oats, lentils, sunflower seeds, coconut, sesame seeds and has created three flavors of yogurt with no added sugars, while eliminating the waste common in plant-based dairy alternatives such as soy milk.
Israel Agritech Market Map: 400 Startups Putting The Tech in Agritech
There are now more than 400 Israeli startups working on innovations for the global agriculture sector, according to new research from Start-Up Nation Central, an Israeli NGO and Greensoil Investments, a local agritech venture capital firm.
Taranis Raises $7.5m Series A for Pest and Crop Disease Prediction Tool
The Israeli startup raised funding in a round led by Finistere Ventures and Vertex Ventures.
The Kitchen FoodTech Hub Preps to Welcome 7th Company as Industry “Leaps Forward” in Israel
The conversation around foodtech in Israel has now completely changed, according to Amir Zaidman, VP of business development at The Kitchen.
How Israel is Supporting Export of Agtech Startups and Expertise to US
Scarce natural resources have promoted the development of a thriving, local ecosystem for agricultural technologies, and BIRD Foundation is helping take these technologies to the US, writes Maya Vardi-Shoshani.
How an Israeli Fund is Planning to Commercialize Research at Scale
Working with universities and research organizations can be tough, but Copia believes it's found an effective and scalable solution for agriculture technology investment.