Venture funding across all sectors reached a record $643 billion in FY 2021 – and agrifoodtech’s $51.7 billion made up a significant chunk.
Late-stage investment into European agrifoodtech ventures totalled $476 million in 2020 – less than a third of what they raised the previous year.
East Africa faces drought, livestock deaths, and starvation. Rapid digitalization is helping – but infrastructure development needs to keep pace.
Funding for food waste solutions up and down the supply chain reflects the growing importance of the category for businesses, consumers, and investors alike.
Latin America and the Middle East also saw their respective shares of global alt-protein funding increase year-on-year.
Premium Branded Foods remained one of India’s most active categories, despite a pandemic-related slowdown.
Cultivated meat and other “future foods” startups raised a total of $127 million in China during 2020.
Widespread adoption of plant-based diets would result in lower emissions and higher carbon sequestration, researchers claim.
The country looks set to creep up the agtech investment rankings.
Online farmer marketplaces like DeHaat, Bijak, and Animall were among India’s big winners when it came to venture investment last year.
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The latest edition of AgFunder’s India Agrifood Startup Investment Report, released today, also reveals that food delivery platforms raked in the most dollars during a difficult year.
A sneak-peek at our India Agrifood Startup Investment Report, which comes out tomorrow.
Novel Farming Systems ventures – which include tech-enabled vertical farms and greenhouses – may be losing their luster for investors.
EIT Food, which conducted the survey, is calling for 25% of the EU’s agricultural land to be managed under regenerative practices by 2030.
Americans could generate more than 300 million pounds of food waste this year as Thanksgiving gatherings resume and aspirational shopping abounds. The carbon footprint associated with that waste is the same as driving 169,000 cars for a full year, according to non-profit ReFed.
Global agrifoodtech funding is still dominated by the US – but a few massive deals in China, India, and other countries are stealing a greater share.
Supply chain, warehousing, and logistics solutions led the investment rounds for Midstream Technologies in the first half of the year.
The top three destination countries for agrifoodtech investment remained the same in H1 2021 – but there were a few surprises further down the list.
FMO is partnering with AFN to launch a dedicated Africa news edition, strengthening Africa’s agrifoodtech ecosystem through knowledge-sharing and research.
