Growth in the US agtech sector can help solve water scarcity challenges February 9, 2022 Water scarcity could soon become the ‘new normal’ in many parts of the US, imperilling crop cultivation. But agtech has solutions.
Retailo raises $36m Series A funding from AgFunder, Graphene & others February 1, 2022 The Riyadh-based B2B marketplace said it’ll use the Series A funds for geographical expansion, and to launch new products and verticals.
Meet the founder: Retailo’s Talha Ansari talks supply chain digitalization in the Middle East September 15, 2021 “At Careem, we were barely scratching the surface. From tax filing [to] transportation, we realized no-one had tried to solve the problems of the retail industry.”
Saltwater ag startup Red Sea Farms raises $16m from AppHarvest, Aramco August 16, 2021 The startup aims to grow its footprint across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as US regions “where growing conditions are harsh.”
Pushing for US & Middle East to eat organic, Saudi prince joins Back To The Roots round November 4, 2020 “There’s an abundance of need for what they do,” Prince Khaled, Saudi royal and new investor in the Oakland-based startup, told AFN.
Data snapshot: From ‘lightning in a box’ to microbial carbon capture, agrifoodtech investment moves upstream in Australia as investors focus on climate mitigation
🎥 Germin8 Ventures on a ‘bruising’ year in venture capital, and new opportunities in ‘frontier science and computation’
Meet the founder: Hyphen’s Stephen Klein on ‘humbling’ startup experiences, pandemic pivots, and why you don’t need a robotic sledgehammer to crack a nut
New AgFunder, ISF report highlights gaps and opportunities to invest in climate adaptation for smallholder farmers
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