Metablify officially launched this week out of the Danforth Technology Company, a subsidiary of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
The team at DIAL Ventures discuss creating companies based on current needs in agriculture, not “solutions looking for problems.”
Founded by ex-Impossible Foods exec Reed McCord, First Bite is a data platform designed for food manufacturers looking to increase sales in the foodservice channel.
The two groups aim to acquaint more growers with the benefits — environmental and financial — agroforestry can bring.
While VCs pumped just $3.2 million into farm management software for African agriculture, this is up from 2021.
The FarmLab agronomy platform can help farmers better map, sample and analyze soil for agronomy and carbon projects.
Ending food waste may calls for bolder action (and thinking) than any one behavioral change or technology can provide.
Restaurant365 aims to simplify the back office for restaurants bring businesses more granular data about the cost of their operations.
Danish startup Agreena aims to help farmers build a meaningful revenue stream by implementing, tracking and measuring regenerative farming practices.
The new funding will enable TouchBistro to expand its restaurant management platform into more restaurants, North America and beyond.
Agrifood companies selected for the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding chose Yard Stick as their official carbon measurement partner.
Apeel Sciences and Benchling are among the startups addressing the tools and services needed in the middle of the agrifood value chain.
Some of last year’s top startups for In-Store Retail & Restaurant Tech are struggling to stay relevant in the current tech downturn.
Food retailers need technologies that can automate the supply chain to minimize disruptions and optimize inventory management.
The Shenzhen-based startup – which produces autonomous rice transplanters, among other things – is also backed by drone company DJI and automaker Dongfeng.
Soilworks’ co-founders formed the regenerative ag-focused investment group after working together at B2B SaaS investor Scaleworks.
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.
“The last decade has been great, yet not without challenges,” Pat Christie, founder of Conservis tells AFN.
The Des Moines-based startup is leveling the playing field by providing all users with comprehensive data about potential farm purchases.
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.
