Brief: Farmers Edge completes $99m Toronto IPO, shares jump 18%
March 3, 2021
The Winnipeg-based precision ag company’s share price leapt by almost 18% in its first day of trading.
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FluroSat acquires Dagan, becomes Regrow in ‘resilient ag’ & carbon push
February 22, 2021
The two companies have combined their crop science and soil health chops with an eye on the nascent carbon credits market.
Thai precision ag startup ListenField gets strategic backing from Kubota
February 16, 2021
ListenField’s API ecosystem combines satellite, weather, and in-field data with crop modeling, phenology, and genotype selection to improve yields for rice and other crops.
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese precision ag platform Kebai secures Series B funds from Auchan owners
January 14, 2021
The Beijing-based startup will use the funding to accelerate its global expansion, partnering with other agrifood businesses in Creadev’s portfolio.
SupPlant and ClimaCell want to make precision agtech affordable for Asia’s poorest farmers
August 26, 2020
Israel’s SupPlant and US-based ClimaCell have joined forces to make precision ag insights more accessible to low-income farmers in emerging markets.
Adoption remains one of the biggest hurdles for agtech innovators. These 2 startups want to change that.
June 10, 2020
Adoption remains one of the biggest hurdles for agtech innovators.
Agtech acquisition alert! Israel’s ICL acquires Growers to boost digital offering
February 20, 2020
The established specialty mineral and chemical provider will combine Growers Insight’s platform with its agronomic services.
Analyzing 2019’s wild weather year: could technology have helped?
December 23, 2019
Weather events have plagued US crop production throughout the year, including severe floods and an early freeze. Using Indigo’s GeoInnovation platform, we take a deeper look and ask, could technology have helped farmers weather the storms better?
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian telecoms giant Telus acquires Decisive Farming
December 19, 2019
The deal is the latest move for Telus in the agriculture and agtech space.
Meet the Farmer: Lynn Rohrscheib is staying true to her farming roots
November 19, 2019
Editor’s Note: AFN’s Lauren Stine collaborated with Successful Farming’s Laurie Bedord to interview Lynn Rohrscheib about her farm and use of technology.
Spains’s ec2ce raises seed funding to crunch numbers for predictive ag
October 31, 2019
“Producers, especially in high-value crops, have invested a lot in data gathering. They have a lot of data. But they don’t know what to do with it. They need mathematical insights,” Pedro Carrillo, CEO of ec2ce, tells AFN.
India’s Fasal raises $1.6m seed funding to build out precision ag across SE Asia
October 30, 2019
Fasal, a precision agriculture platform, has just raised $1.6 million of seed funding from Omnivore and Wavemaker Partners, AFN can confirm.
Hummingbird Tech closes Series B on $10m with BASF, Telus joining SALIC-led round
October 15, 2019
UK startup Hummingbird Technologies tells us it plans to expand into North America with its fresh injection of funds from BASF VC and TELUS Ventures.
Asha Impact tells AFN why it’s time to be bullish on India’s Agtech sector
August 23, 2019
Funding for agtech in India has surged 300%. The number of startups also grew 25%. Is it any wonder why Asha Impact is bullish on the sector?
FluroSat scores $3.2m seed funding led by Microsoft’s M12
July 22, 2019
Focused on cotton and grain production, FluroSat’s flagship product FluroSense uses hyperspectral imaging to predict disease and support better crop health decision making. Agronomic data
Farmobile Banks New Funding from Equipment Group Ag Growth International
July 18, 2019
Data management company Farmobile plans to use the new funding to help it expand its aggregation and data-for-profit services worldwide. For Ag Growth International, it could mean integrates more data-focused tech into its equipment offerings.
India’s CropIn and Dutch 20tree.ai Win Rainforest Alliance’s AgTech Developer Challenge
July 16, 2019
To mobilize the innovative power of the remote sensing sector for cocoa, the Rainforest Alliance recently announced the Ag-tech developer challenge – a call to remote-sensing, high-tech and earth-observation companies.
AgriFood Tech Startup Spotlight: FruitSpec
January 24, 2019
Many of us take for granted that we can enjoy fresh fruit year-round and probably have no clue just how much of a logistical feat
Israeli drone startup SeeTree comes out of stealth with $15m Series A for perm crop service
January 16, 2019
Until now, the Tel Aviv-based startup has been operating in stealth mode, honing its technology and accelerating adoption of its service with a clandestine list of clients including large-scale citrus growers.
Taranis Lands $20m Series B to Expand Imagery Analytics Platform for Farmers
November 6, 2018
Israeli imagery analytics for ag platform Taranis has closed a $20 million Series B round of funding led by Viola Ventures, an Israeli venture firm making its first investment into agtech.
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