Tag: new zealand

Scentian Bio raises $2.1m seed round to build biosensors inspired by bugs

September 27, 2023

Scentian Bio—a New Zealand-based startup making biosensors inspired by bugs—has raised a $2.1m seed round.

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Aphea.Bio scores $78m for biologicals, Do Good Foods files Ch. 11, Chipotle’s avocado robots

July 13, 2023

Biotech startup Allonnia raises $30 million, Nestlé says it’s “moving away” from carbon offsets.

CSI cocoa? Oritain raises $57m series C to expand forensic product traceability platform

July 11, 2023

Oritain —a New Zealand-based firm using forensics to verify the origin of everything from cocoa to coffee—has raised a $57m series C round.

What will it take to bolster food security in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions?

June 18, 2023

Innovators in New Zealand look to improve food production while weaving indigenous perspectives and sustainability throughout every step.

BioLumic’s UV light tech for corn & soybean seeds scales commercially with Gro Alliance deal

June 6, 2023

The partnership will deploy the BioLumic UV light seed treatment to Gro Alliance seed production facilities in North America, starting in Illinois.

What the growing biologicals market can do for speciality crops around the world

May 28, 2023

The upcoming Salinas Biological Summit aims to show growers, investors and others the benefits of using biologicals for specialty crops.

How can New Zealand’s agri-innovation ecosystem become the world leader it should be?

May 24, 2023

Agriculture is the beating heart of New Zealand. So why is New Zealand still not delivering on its full potential as an agri-innovation ecosystem?

The Week in Agrifoodtech: $40m for crop intelligence, using tobacco for cultivated meat, Netherlands’ meat ads ban

September 8, 2022

An eGrocer bagged new capital, Uber and Nuro struck a major deal, and one company legally served foie gras in California.

EXCLUSIVE: Targeting protein ‘transition’ over ‘disruption,’ NewFish nets funds for algae-based products

May 15, 2022

The New Zealand startup just closed its pre-seed round.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: E-grocer BigBasket bags $131m, Choco lands $111m to fight food waste

April 14, 2022

Choco became a unicorn with its latest fundraise, Leaft is making protein from leaves, and Alt Farm is 3D-printing waygu beef alternatives.

The next generation of wine & spirits tech is ripe for investment

September 20, 2021

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.

Going global with Sprout: Meet 5 startups that graduated from the Kiwi accelerator

June 3, 2021

Sprout is accepting applications for its upcoming accelerator program until tomorrow. Read the success stories of 5 past participants here.

Sprout’s new CEO on what drew him to New Zealand – and why startups should follow him there

May 31, 2021

When New Zealand came calling, other agrifoodtech investors saw ‘just sheep and cows.’ But Gil Meron sensed one of the sector’s biggest opportunities.

Sprout Agritech’s first-ever venture investment was 400 million years (plus 19) in the making

April 9, 2021

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.

Israel’s most active venture investor partners New Zealand’s Sprout on agrifoodtech

November 17, 2020

OurCrowd is teaming up with agtech accelerator Sprout to take a little of the ‘Startup Nation’ magic down under.

CropX acquires New Zealand precision effluent and smart irrigation decision startup

September 10, 2020

Covid-19 has created new opportunities for acquisitions as startups struggle to fundraise, according to CropX CEO Tomer Tzach.

LIC lost out on Afimilk courtesy of Covid-19. But it’s still hunting for tech deals, says CEO

June 11, 2020

One of Covid-19’s biggest agrifoodtech casualties so far is the New Zealand farmer co-op’s scuppered $70 million investment in Afimilk.

EXCLUSIVE: BioLumic hires Adapt-N founder to drive commercialization of crop-strengthening UV light recipes

June 8, 2020

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 takes NZ livestock and feed sales online during Covid-19 lockdown

April 13, 2020

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.

LIC scraps $70m dairy tech deal as Covid-19 chills shareholder sentiment

April 8, 2020

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.