Tag: new zealand

BioLumic Raises $5m Series A to Commercialize UV-based Crop Enhancement Tech

March 14, 2018

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.

Global Thinking Sets Up New Zealand Agtech Startups for Outsized Impact

February 15, 2018

The New Zealand agtech ecosystem is starting to gain recognition for its innovation well beyond the boundaries of New Zealand.

Farming2020 Marks a Major Shift for the New Zealand Agtech Ecosystem

May 22, 2017

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.

Mini Apple Variety Rockit Launches Ahead as Private Equity Investors Pay 10x Valuation from 2011

May 11, 2017

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).

Success is About More Than Just Funding: New Zealand’s Agritech Accelerator Sprout Reflects on First Cohort

August 4, 2016

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.

Raising Capital Was Engender’s Biggest Challenge to Date as New Zealand Looks to Boost Agtech Industry

June 15, 2016

Engender Technologies, a company that has developed a laser-based method for sexing livestock sperm, last week raised a $4.5 million.

New Zealand Incubator Hopes to Jumpstart Agtech Innovation with New Accelerator

October 8, 2015

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.

New Zealand Dairy Appeals to Pension Funds Despite Milk Price Lows – exclusive

August 20, 2015

New Zealand-focused asset manager Craigmore Farming is launching its second fund to focus 100% on dairy at the request of pension fund clients.

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Tag: new zealand

BioLumic Raises $5m Series A to Commercialize UV-based Crop Enhancement Tech

Global Thinking Sets Up New Zealand Agtech Startups for Outsized Impact

Farming2020 Marks a Major Shift for the New Zealand Agtech Ecosystem

Mini Apple Variety Rockit Launches Ahead as Private Equity Investors Pay 10x Valuation from 2011

Success is About More Than Just Funding: New Zealand’s Agritech Accelerator Sprout Reflects on First Cohort

Raising Capital Was Engender’s Biggest Challenge to Date as New Zealand Looks to Boost Agtech Industry

New Zealand Incubator Hopes to Jumpstart Agtech Innovation with New Accelerator

New Zealand Dairy Appeals to Pension Funds Despite Milk Price Lows – exclusive

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