SP Ventures’ new fund will focus on seed and Series A-stage deals across a variety of sectors in Latin America’s agrifoodtech sector.
The year 2019 was a breakout year for Latin American agrifoodtech and 2020 is already shaping up to beat those records, in spite of the global pandemic. Here’s a look at the key categories pushing the industry forward.
There’s space for vertical farming among Chile’s urban populations, where year-round fresh produce is not as abundant as you might think.
You’ve probably heard of microbials used as seed coating and soil amendments but what about incorporating them directly into seeds?
The world’s banana crop is at risk due to a number of diseases that threaten to wipe it out.
Farmers have been so hungry for the corn and wheat amendments that the startup has sold out multiple times flying in the face of skepticism over microbes’ efficacy.
While Gaston Marquevich is thankful his fresh produce operation Generation Farms in Florida and Georgia has always sold into grocery stores, the Covid-19 pandemic has placed other pressures on his vertically-integrated farm business.
The Singaporean startup’s blockchain platform offers enhanced supply chain visibility to the fruit industry – and it has Latin America in its sights.
Venture capital investment across all industries dropped in 2019 — around 16%, according to the VenturePulse report — against a backdrop of global uncertainty related
Farmers are inundated with tech offerings and short on time to assess them but a 15-minute survey could help them plan for better tech use, according to a new consultancy called Growers Insight.
“We chose Unbox Capital over other funds because of their huge knowledge of digital transformation and disruption, which they can share with us,” said Rodrigo lafelices dos Santos, Solinftec’s CEO.
The firm has already made two investments from the new fund: Agrofy, the Argentinian agribusiness marketplaces that made waves a couple of weeks ago with its record-breaking Series B round, and Inari, the gene-editing for ag startup.
Agrofy could become the Amazon of agriculture, according to one of its investors who said its potential to scale beyond borders is unparalleled.
“I am woman, hear me roar,” belts Helen Reddy. That bravado reverberates in Chipsafer’s Victoria Alonsoperez & Agrosmart’s Mariana Vasconcelos’ daily lives.
Word has been getting around about Aerobotics’ incredible decision support technology for tree crops. Rob Leclerc shares some facts and figures about the startup’s rapid growth to-date.
GrainChain is linking up Honduras’ disjointed coffee supply chain with blockchain. We speak to its CEO on how it helps coffee’s journey from plant to mug.
The PMA Science and Technology team visited Brazil last month for Fresh Connections: Brazil with 900 participants from the fruit and vegetable industry. They also convened a Science and Technology Dinner, conducted member visits and visited the AgTech Garage in Piracicaba. Here’s 5 things Vonnie Estes heard.
This year’s theme will be centered around “Defining the Future Farmer 4.0”. Envisioning how technology will transform the current role of the farmer and what
Agrosmart’s CEO says there were many funding options available but finding the right investors was the biggest challenge.
AFN speaks with Matias Peire, founder of Grid Exponential (GridX), a company builder focused on high-impact science and tech ideas in Argentina.
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