Tag: M&A

Agtech acquisition alert! Israel’s ICL acquires Growers to boost digital offering

February 20, 2020

The established specialty mineral and chemical provider will combine Growers Insight’s platform with its agronomic services.

Niman Ranch’s GM talks life post-acquisition, livestock tech, and building a new supply chain

February 19, 2020

When Perdue purchased the high-welfare pork, beef, and lamb brand in 2015, speculation about whether Niman could retain its niche appeal was high.

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.

Robots, hemp, drastic weather: Farmers Edge’s Wade Barnes shares 2020 ag predictions

January 14, 2020

From traceability to hemp to robots, if Barnes is right, 2020 is going to be a blockbuster year across the agricultural board.

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.

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.

FoodChain ID acquires food tester Diversified Laboratories, As You Sow scores 14 food corps on pesticide residues

November 18, 2019

Diversified Labs can identify over 600 pesticides, PCBs, dioxins, antibiotics, mycotoxins, and other chemical contaminants found in food, according to the company.

AgTech Exits: Raven Industries acquires two driverless tractor startups

November 7, 2019

Smart AG offers a driverless tractor technology to help farmers upgrade existing equipment to tackle time and labor challenges while DOT designs and manufactures ready-made autonomous equipment.

Adama acquires Peruvian crop protection company AgroKlinge to target large-scale farmers in the region

October 30, 2019

Adama is hoping to gain a stronger foothold in Peru’s agricultural market and to target large-scale industrial farmers with the acquisition.

As Minneapolis tries to ban drive-thrus, McDonald’s tries to automate them

September 12, 2019

Using different languages to order your food could soon become a moot point at McDonald’s drive-thrus, with the company’s acquisition of Apprente — a two-year-old startup that’s been making impressive strides in voice recognition software.

Indigo Acquires Satellite Imagery Startup TellusLabs for ‘Living Map of World’s Food Supply’

December 13, 2018

Indigo Agriculture, the microbial ag products startup-cum-agribusiness marketplace has acquired TellusLabs, a startup using satellite imagery to monitors the world’s croplands.

Food Delivery Startups Might be Boring, But They’ve Returned 7x in Europe in 5 Years

October 31, 2018

The first wave of European food tech companies has mostly focused on building technology and logistics platforms to deliver food to consumers. And while the

China’s Tech Giants Drive $1.8bn Investment in Chinese AgriFood Startups – new report!

September 25, 2018

The fledgling startup industry looks different to other global markets with the vast majority of innovation and investment ($1.7 billion) taking place downstream; but China’s agrifood startup scene has something the US market does not.

Inscripta Acquires Former Illumina Team via Solana Biosciences to Commercialize Gene Editing Tools

September 5, 2018

Solana was founded in 2017 by a team of former employees of Illumina, the leading genetic tools provider, which guided the launch and production of hundreds of products – including market-leading DNA sequencing solutions.

Precision Seeding Company Clean Seed Acquires Harvest International for $13m

July 17, 2018

“The deal had several appeals for us. The driving corporate appeal is it puts Clean Seed into the planter market in the US,” Graeme Lempriere, Clean Seed’s president & CEO, told AgFunderNews.

The 10 Best Read AgriFood Tech Stories from 2018 So Far

July 5, 2018

The first half of 2018 is over and it’s been an incredible six months for the agrifood tech industry. Here are the 10 best read agrifood tech articles published on AgFunderNews during the first half of 2018.

SWIIM System Acquires OnFarm to Integrate Water Data into Dashboard

June 26, 2018

Lance Donny, CEO and founder of OnFarm, will become SWIIM’s chief operating officer, helping to integrate SWIIM’s water balance monitoring and reporting data into the OnFarm dashboard.

The Future of Venture Capital at Bayer-Monsanto: It’s Complicated

June 6, 2018

A few details about the future of venture capital at the new integrated Bayer have emerged, but according to Bayer Crop Science CEO Liam Condon, firm plans are still months away.

Bayer is Not Shying Away from Monsanto’s Controversies with Post-Merger Exec Team

May 16, 2018

Bayer, through Condon, has indicated that it is aware the merger presents an opportunity to reset public opinion about controversial technologies like GMOs and Dicamba, but the executive announcement last week suggests a complete overhaul is not in the cards.

Bayer CropScience CEO Discusses Post Monsanto Merger Innovation Strategy

May 8, 2018

As the eventual conclusion of Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto draws closer, all eyes are on the German healthcare and agriculture giant to find out what the new normal will look like. In agriculture, Liam Condon, CEO of Bayer CropScience, will have the primary role in shaping that new reality.