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January 24, 2022
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Soil biology specialist Biome Makers bags $15m Series B funding
August 25, 2021
Prosus Ventures led the Series B round, with JME Ventures and Seaya Ventures among the other participating investors.
Pivot Bio scores $430m in DCVC, Temasek-led Series D round
July 19, 2021
The Berkeley, California-based startup said it’ll use the capital to “rapidly” scale its US business while expanding its global presence and releasing new nitrogen fixation products.
EXCLUSIVE: Resilient Biotics raises $7.1m from Elanco, others to create livestock microbiome medicines
January 29, 2021
The North Carolina startup is tapping into the microbiome to develop non-antibiotic treatments for respiratory infections in cattle and other animals.
With companies like Aphea Bio & Biotalys, Ghent is Europe’s hidden gem for ag biotech
November 24, 2020
Ghent’s Aphea Bio – which offers a novel, algorithm-driven approach to biological crop protection – just raised $16.6 million in a Series B round led by Astanor Ventures.
EXCLUSIVE: Boost Biomes nabs $5m Series A to tap into ecology of microbes
June 25, 2020
Instead of just identifying helpful microbes, Boost wants to explore how microbe ecology may unlock even more benefits for farmers
Indonesian microbiome profiling startup Nusantics scores seed funding
March 23, 2020
Nusantics is aiming for a “bio-based future [of] value-added lifestyle products such as skincare, personal care, food, and beverage”.
Why Dan Vradenburg joining Trace Genomics as CEO is a big deal
October 9, 2019
Daniel Vradenburg is the former president of Wilbur-Ellis and the board chair of Cavallo Ventures and now he’s joining soil science startup Trace Genomics.
How AgBiome develops microbial tech to help African farmers combat sweet potato weevil
September 12, 2019
The sweet potato weevil is a very difficult pest to control and it is a serious pest in Africa. So the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation asked AgBiome if they’d be willing to work on it. They’re now entering phase 2.
Biome Makers secures $4m Series A in another sign that investors are digging soil science startups
August 7, 2019
Are you a terroir-ist? If so, you’ll understand — along with almost any winegrower — how sexy soil can be.
Kapsera Raises €700k for Microbe Encapsulation Technology in Agrinnovation Fund’s 1st Investment
March 26, 2019
Kaspera is focused on the microbe-based biofertilizer and biopesticide markets with patented technology enabling the encapsulation of the microbes.
Thiel-Backed Breakout Ventures Invests in Phylagen $14m Series A with Cultivian, AgFunder For Microbe-Based Traceability
February 14, 2019
Microbiome data analytics company Phylagen has raised a $14 million Series A round led by Peter Thiel-backed Breakout Ventures, agrifood tech venture pioneer Cultivian Sandbox, supply
Pivot Bio’s PROVEN Microbes Can Reduce Negative Impacts of Fertilizer Overuse and Leaching
February 7, 2019
Nitrogen fertilizer is widely used in row crop production and is a key expense farmers face each year. But often that fertilizer is wasted, washing
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.
8 Transformational Food Tech Startups
November 22, 2018
This Thanksgiving, we at AgFunder are thankful for our portfolio companies. Over the last year, we have invested in transformational food system companies, operating across the supply chain, from farm to fork.
AgFunder Invests in Trace Genomics $13m Series A for First Scalable Soil Microbiome Test
November 15, 2018
Trace Genomics has built the first scalable soil microbiome test to help farmers predict soil disease, soil health, and crop quality, using high-throughput DNA sequencing and machine learning.
UPDATE: AgFunder Opens New Food Tech/AgTech Fund to Investors, Commitments Reach $4m in 1 Week
November 1, 2018
On our mission to democratize venture capital and increase investment in the food and agriculture industry, our fund is open to accredited investors as well as institutional investors, and we already have commitments from both.
Billionaire-Backed Fund Invests in Pivot Bio’s $70m Series B to Address ‘One of Largest Sources of GHGs on Planet’
October 2, 2018
“Pivot Bio is addressing one of the largest sources of GHGs on the planet – the potent nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions associated with the use of synthetic fertilizers,” said Carmichael Roberts of Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
AgBiome Raises $65m Series C
July 19, 2018
The plant microbiome research and products company counts the Gates Foundation as an investor.
Senate Passes Farm Bill with Incentives for Farmers to Build Soil Health, Sequester Carbon
June 21, 2018
These provisions include funding for a new USDA pilot project that will incentivize farmers, through payments, to adopt agricultural practices aimed at improving soil health and sequestering organic soil carbon.
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