Tag: software

Data snapshot: Farm management software adoption still low in Africa despite need for it

October 18, 2023

While VCs pumped just $3.2 million into farm management software for African agriculture, this is up from 2021.

Meet the founder: FarmLab’s Sam Duncan on why effective soil mapping is a lot like blood testing

July 21, 2023

The FarmLab agronomy platform can help farmers better map, sample and analyze soil for agronomy and carbon projects.

Tech can fight food waste, but it’s ‘just one part of the solution’

May 24, 2023

Ending food waste may calls for bolder action (and thinking) than any one behavioral change or technology can provide.

Brief: KKR & L Catterton co-lead $135m funding for Restaurant365’s back-office management software

May 22, 2023

Restaurant365 aims to simplify the back office for restaurants bring businesses more granular data about the cost of their operations.

Soil carbon startup Agreena lands $50m to tear down the financial barriers to regen ag

March 30, 2023

Danish startup Agreena aims to help farmers build a meaningful revenue stream by implementing, tracking and measuring regenerative farming practices.

Brief: TouchBistro raises $110m for its one-stop-shop restaurant management platform

November 1, 2022

The new funding will enable TouchBistro to expand its restaurant management platform into more restaurants, North America and beyond.

Yard Stick lands $18m to equip agrifood with faster, cheaper soil carbon measurement tools

September 28, 2022

Agrifood companies selected for the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding chose Yard Stick as their official carbon measurement partner.

Midstream Tech startups continue to bolster food supply chains navigating uncertain times

August 31, 2022

Apeel Sciences and Benchling are among the startups addressing the tools and services needed in the middle of the agrifood value chain.

Data snapshot: The downturn is testing the value of In-Store Retail & Restaurant Tech

August 24, 2022

Some of last year’s top startups for In-Store Retail & Restaurant Tech are struggling to stay relevant in the current tech downturn.

Brief: Relex raises $568m to help grocery retailers fight food waste

February 18, 2022

Food retailers need technologies that can automate the supply chain to minimize disruptions and optimize inventory management.

Tencent, others plow $15m+ into ag automator FJ Dynamics

December 16, 2020

The Shenzhen-based startup – which produces autonomous rice transplanters, among other things – is also backed by drone company DJI and automaker Dongfeng.

Future Food: From software to regen ag, Soilworks says key to better health is in the ground

July 6, 2020

Soilworks’ co-founders formed the regenerative ag-focused investment group after working together at B2B SaaS investor Scaleworks.

AFN Introduces: Wittaya Aqua, a new wave of offshore software

January 8, 2020

As global aquaculture grows in scale and intensity, and governments wise up to the need to regulate it more closely, there’s plenty of call for technology that can foster supply chain transparency while boosting yields, improving welfare, and cranking down on costs. Step in Wittaya Aqua.