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Survey: Which Food & AgTech categories, geographies are investors most excited about?

November 5, 2019

Find out which regions and sectors VCs are most eager to explore in 2020 and tips on how startups can improve their chances of making a deal in this new investor sentiment survey conducted by Idea2Scale and AgFunder.

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.

Flowhub, Bespoke Financial bring $30m in VC funding to cannabis sector this week

October 24, 2019

Flowhub provides a dispensary management software solution while Bespoke Financial claims to be a first of its kind short-term lender focusing on the cannabis sector.

BRIEF: Picterra raises $3.3m to democratize AI-based geospatial mapping

September 17, 2019

The Swiss company's software that can be programmed to identify and map objects in satellite and drone images for a wide range of uses, from precision agriculture to humanitarian aid.

UPDATE: CNH Industrial acquires AgDNA to ‘enable 20% productivity gains throughout crop cycle’

September 5, 2019

The deal comes after the companies formed a partnership to give Cash IH farm equipment owners access to AgDNA’s AI platform in September 2018.

Food & Ag Mixer: Closing the Gap between Eaters and Producers

June 20, 2019

Please join us for a panel discussion featuring:
Andrea Chu – Manager of Sustainable Agriculture, Campbell Soup
Baptiste Tellier – Director, Fall Line Capital
Emma Fuller – Sustainability & Data Science Lead, Granular

RSVP to [email protected] by Friday, June 14 to secure your seat!

Agrilyst Raises $8m Series A, Rebrands to Artemis, Sets Sights on Enterprise-Level Indoor Farms

May 22, 2019

The indoor ag software developer has also added former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan to its Board of Directors.

Transforming a 10,000 Year Old industry: Why LocalGlobe Invested in Breedr

March 14, 2019

Today, LocalGlobe announced its lead role in the £2 million seed round for Breedr, a UK digital ag startup for the animal agriculture sector. Breedr joins Wefarm and Infarm in LocalGlobe's agtech portfolio. Here Brett tells us more and why they invested.

Digital Agtech Spotlight: Intterra is Integrating Farmers, Suppliers, Advisors, Traders, Bankers on 5m Acres

March 8, 2019

Earlier this month, a Russian agtech startup called Intterra entered into a partnership with global agribusiness Syngenta to use its digital platform in Russia, connecting more than 100 farmers across 2 million hectares (nearly 5 million acres) of cropland in 2019.

AgTech Spotlight: TheKrishi App Wants to Help Indian Farmers Increase Their Income

March 5, 2019

TheKrishi brings multiple stakeholders of the Indian agri-ecosystem together on a platform.

In the Mooood For Love: UK Startup Launches Tudder, a Tinder For Cows

February 14, 2019

Tudder is a new swipe-led matchmaking app, helping farm animals across the UK find breeding partners in the quest for moo love.

Agritech Startup Spotlight: Wefarm’s 1m+ African Farmer Information Network Extends to Ag Marketplace

December 11, 2018

Wefarm is a mobile phone-based farmer network and collective for smallholders farmers in Africa that's recently launched an online marketplace for ag products.

Estonia’s eAgronom Raises €1m Seed Funding for Farm Management and ERP Software

November 27, 2018

The web and mobile platform allows grain farmers to manage and oversee their farm in real-time, including employee operations and activities in the field.

UPDATE: AgFunder Opens New Food Tech/AgTech Fund to Investors, Commitments Reach $4m in 1 Week

November 1, 2018

On our mission to democratize venture capital and increase investment in the food and agriculture industry, our fund is open to accredited investors as well as institutional investors, and we already have commitments from both.

Norwegian Aquaculture Feed Optimization Startup CageEye Raises Funding from Aqua-Spark

October 23, 2018

CageEye’s echo-sounder technology uses software and hardware to track acoustic data in a fish cage, while relying on machine learning to measure and analyze biomass movements.

Maersk Makes 7th Startup Investment in Food Waste, Supply Chain Software Spoiler Alert

October 22, 2018

Maersk has received 850 pitch decks so far this year, according to Peter Jorgensen who says the company’s investment initiative gives it the chance to make a positive difference as a large corporate, not just a provider of funds.

Cargill Invests in Brazilian Swine Farm Management Software Agriness

September 13, 2018

Cargill has invested in Agriness, a Brazilian farm management software program focused on pig farms with more than 2 million sows in Latin America managed using its platform.

Growers Raises $5m Series A for Farm Data Analytics with ‘Software Plus Services’ Business Model

September 12, 2018

Growers Holdings, a digital agriculture software and services startup, has raised $5 million in Series A funding in a round led by US heartland-focused investor Lewis & Clark Ventures.

Sentera Raises $14m Series A from Syndicate of Leading Agtech Investors

September 6, 2018

“Obviously everybody likes their funders, but we are particularly happy to have this group behind us,” Sentera CEO Eric Taipale told AgFunderNews.

How Agtech Has Quietly Transformed Agriculture During the Downturn

August 27, 2018

It’s been a long, dark period in the agriculture industry since corn prices tumbled almost five years ago, but something magical has occurred: agtech has emerged as the dominant theme in a rapidly reshaping agricultural economy, writes Barclay Rogers.

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Tag: software

Survey: Which Food & AgTech categories, geographies are investors most excited about?

Spains’s ec2ce raises seed funding to crunch numbers for predictive ag

Flowhub, Bespoke Financial bring $30m in VC funding to cannabis sector this week

BRIEF: Picterra raises $3.3m to democratize AI-based geospatial mapping

UPDATE: CNH Industrial acquires AgDNA to ‘enable 20% productivity gains throughout crop cycle’

Food & Ag Mixer: Closing the Gap between Eaters and Producers

Agrilyst Raises $8m Series A, Rebrands to Artemis, Sets Sights on Enterprise-Level Indoor Farms

Transforming a 10,000 Year Old industry: Why LocalGlobe Invested in Breedr

Digital Agtech Spotlight: Intterra is Integrating Farmers, Suppliers, Advisors, Traders, Bankers on 5m Acres

In the Mooood For Love: UK Startup Launches Tudder, a Tinder For Cows

Agritech Startup Spotlight: Wefarm’s 1m+ African Farmer Information Network Extends to Ag Marketplace

Estonia’s eAgronom Raises €1m Seed Funding for Farm Management and ERP Software

UPDATE: AgFunder Opens New Food Tech/AgTech Fund to Investors, Commitments Reach $4m in 1 Week

Norwegian Aquaculture Feed Optimization Startup CageEye Raises Funding from Aqua-Spark

Maersk Makes 7th Startup Investment in Food Waste, Supply Chain Software Spoiler Alert

Cargill Invests in Brazilian Swine Farm Management Software Agriness

Growers Raises $5m Series A for Farm Data Analytics with ‘Software Plus Services’ Business Model

Sentera Raises $14m Series A from Syndicate of Leading Agtech Investors

How Agtech Has Quietly Transformed Agriculture During the Downturn

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