An eGrocer bagged new capital, Uber and Nuro struck a major deal, and one company legally served foie gras in California.
The New Zealand startup just closed its pre-seed round.
Choco became a unicorn with its latest fundraise, Leaft is making protein from leaves, and Alt Farm is 3D-printing waygu beef alternatives.
Auckland-based Accuro is one among this new crop of startups, and it’s attracting worldwide attention with its innovative system for maturing wine and spirits.
Sprout is accepting applications for its upcoming accelerator program until tomorrow. Read the success stories of 5 past participants here.
When New Zealand came calling, other agrifoodtech investors saw ‘just sheep and cows.’ But Gil Meron sensed one of the sector’s biggest opportunities.
New Zealand’s Scentian Bio is using insect olfactory receptors to detect volatile compounds – and it believes its tech could prove invaluable for the food industry.
OurCrowd is teaming up with agtech accelerator Sprout to take a little of the ‘Startup Nation’ magic down under.
Covid-19 has created new opportunities for acquisitions as startups struggle to fundraise, according to CropX CEO Tomer Tzach.
One of Covid-19’s biggest agrifoodtech casualties so far is the New Zealand farmer co-op’s scuppered $70 million investment in Afimilk.
The New Zealand-based startup is “ready to focus on commercialization and building a global footprint” for its UV light recipe tech with Steve Sibulkin on board.
Trade Me – New Zealand’s answer to eBay – is listing livestock and feed on its auction platform after being registered as an ‘essential service’ provider.
The New Zealand dairy farmers’ cooperative made its bid for Israel’s Afimilk before the worst of the pandemic hit, but says it’ll continue to seek investment opportunities.
Biolumic has created a seedling treatment using UV light that it says boosts the yield of specialty crops by up to 22% while also making plants heartier and more pest resistant.
The New Zealand agtech ecosystem is starting to gain recognition for its innovation well beyond the boundaries of New Zealand.
New Zealand’s agtech sector is in robust health with great deal flow opportunities for international, as well as domestic, investors. But the country lacks a coherent story that articulates our strengths in this space, writes Peter Wren-Hilton.
The founder of Rockit Global, the New Zealand company that holds the global rights to the mini Rockit apple variety, has sold over 50% of the company to two private equity firms Pioneer Capital and Oriens Capital for around N$25 million ($17 million).
Sprout’s agritech accelerator helped startups raise $1.5m in the first cohort, but the program is doing more to differentiate itself than pure funding.
Engender Technologies, a company that has developed a laser-based method for sexing livestock sperm, last week raised a $4.5 million.
The BCC (Building Clever Companies) has launched Sprout Agri-Tech, a 20-week accelerator program to help formalize a disparate agtech startup scene in New Zealand.
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