Agtech Funding Catch Up: Summer’s Top 10 Deals
September 1, 2016
While it’s certainly been slow during the summer, there have been some notable fundings and we don’t want you to have missed them!
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What do Monsanto’s Plans to Open Up its Digital Platform Mean for the Agriculture Industry?
August 18, 2016
Monsanto has made the first move towards building a centralized and open digital platform for farmers to access agronomic data and analysis from a range of providers through its subsidiary Climate Corporation.
Fundings-in-Brief: Startup Manufacturing Wine without Grapes Raises $2.7m, Ashton Kutcher Invests in Farm-2-Consumer Startup, Vestaron Raises $18m, lots more
August 11, 2016
A bumper edition of fundings-in-brief includes bioinsecticides, precision ag, cannabis, lots of food e-commerce, and biotech.
Farmers Business Network Raises $20m Series B-2 from Campbell Soup’s New Investment Fund
August 10, 2016
Acre Venture Partners led the Series B extension round for Farmers Business Network after pursuing the startup for a while.
How the United Nations World Food Program is Supporting Agriculture Innovation
August 9, 2016
The WFP has tasked itself with achieving “Zero Hunger” by 2030 and is looking to agriculture innovation and technology to help get there.
Verizon Surprises with Plan to Launch End-to-End Agriculture IoT Product in Q3
July 25, 2016
The Verizon AgTech product aims to improve the connectivity of sensors and other data-capturing devices on the farm, but will only function with certified hardware providers.
Fundings-in-Brief: Argentina’s S4 Closes $1.2m Seed Round, New Wave Foods Raises Funding for Shrimp Alternative, Indigo’s $100m, more
July 21, 2016
Cultivation Capital Leads $1.2m Round in Data Analytics Startup S4, New Wave Foods Closes Seed Round for Seafood Alternative, and Innit Raises $18m for Connected Food Platform in this week’s Fundings-in-Brief.
How to Grow Smarter and Connect Ag with Tech: French Telecom Giant Orange Takes a Closer Look at Agritech
July 18, 2016
Orange Silicon Valley (OSV), the Bay Area innovation division of French telecommunications company Orange, has released a new report focused on agritech
More Technological Innovation Needed to Meet Labor Challenges in Californian Agriculture
July 14, 2016
Labor supply is not just decreasing as workers, but it’s becoming more expensive, putting some fruit and vegetable farmers under pressure to find alternative solutions, speakers told the Forbes AgTech Summit today.
AGERpoint: Going Global with Precision Ag Product for Permanent Crops as Entrepreneurs Play Catch Up
July 11, 2016
AGERpoint was one of the first big data startups to target the permanent crops sector, giving it a headstart and competitive edge today.
Fundings-in-Brief: Online Payment Platform for Growers and Satellite Data Company Raise Funding, more
July 8, 2016
ProducePay, Leaf Space, KisanHub, Agrivi, Holachef, and Chefmarket contributed to this week’s fundings-in-brief.
Why Monsanto Committed to Microsoft Ventures’ Brazilian Digital Tech Accelerator Fund
July 7, 2016
Monsanto Growth Ventures has invested in Microsoft Ventures Brazil’s startup accelerator fund, which invests across digital technologies and will now target agriculture technology startups.
Rare UK Ag Big Data Startup KisanHub Raises Seed Funding for B2B SaaS Platform
July 7, 2016
KisanHub has a rare route to market and does not target farmers directly like other precision ag services.
‘Farmers That Don’t Learn About New Agriculture Technologies Will Get Left Behind’ – Kip Tom of Tom Farms
July 6, 2016
In advance of a speaking slot at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, California, Kip Tom of the 20k-acre Tom Farms tell AgFunderNews his views on agtech adoption.
Institutional Investment in Agtech Continues as European Startup Agrivi Raises Funding for Farm-to-Table Software
July 6, 2016
Agrivi’s $1m Series A follows two recent agtech funding rounds that also attracted investment from large institutional investors in as many weeks.
Making Agtech Matter in Today’s Agricultural Economy
July 5, 2016
On a quest to understand the forces at play in the agricultural economy, and to assess the role that agtech could play in this economy, Rogers has written a two-part in-depth analysis for AgFunderNews
Monsanto’s Gene-editing Partnership, FarmersEdge Sues Farmobile, World Economic Forum Recognizes 2 Agtech Startups, more
July 4, 2016
Monsanto and TargetGene Biotechnologies, a genome-editing company using RNA-guided gene-editing techniques, have entered into a license agreement granting Monsanto an exclusive license to TargetGene’s proprietary “T∙GEE” (Genome Editing Engine) platform.
What Do the New FAA Regulations Actually Mean for Ag Drone Startups?
July 1, 2016
The FAA has released its regulations allowing commercial drone use. Slantrange & AgEagle weigh in on what this might actually mean for the growing sector.
Big Ag Turns to Digital Ag for Growth as Senior DuPont Exec Joins Farmers Edge Board
June 30, 2016
Senior figures at the world’s largest agribusinesses are placing increasing emphasis on the importance of digital agriculture technologies as a boost to their existing seed and chemical businesses.
Agricultural Modeling: a Replacement for Sensors on the Farm?
June 30, 2016
Agricultural modeling is an underserved market that can harness the complexity of the agriculture ecosystem to solve the practical problems present in agriculture today, argues Tom Blair of Iteris.
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