Verqor will become a direct financial lender to farmers and approve loan applications in “48 hours or less.”
In contrast to global investment trends, Latin America’s eGrocery startups continued to garner the most capital in 2022.
The Mexico agtech ecosystem is not bowing to global pressures as new innovations continue to crop up and develop, writes Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias.
The forthcoming program aims to help produce growers generate residual income from carbon credits and become more resilient to climate change.
Smaller-sized farmers in Mexico have no access to credit. Verqor wants to change that by digitizing more of the country’s ag operations.
Freshmart was founded in 2016 and claims to have an 18-20% share of the online food market in Peru.
The Mexican e-grocer announced its $65m Series A led by General Atlantic this week, the biggest Series A round in Latin America for a decade.
The cattle ranches of Texas have long provided protein for the US populace. Qualitas wants to continue that tradition – but it’s raising algae instead.
Orbia Ventures will target Series A and B deals with a $1 million to $6 million check size, focusing on startups that are strategically aligned with its Mexican parent company.
What I witnessed during the recent 2019 Mexico AgTech Competition was inspirational and motivating,” writes Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias.
The aim of the fund commitments is to support the country’s fledgling agtech startup ecosystem and give university researchers a clear reason to commercialize their work.
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