Tag: Startups

THRIVE Canada Challenge

January 14, 2021

The THRIVE CANADA Challenge, in partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC), is part of THRIVE’s Global Initiative which aims to enable the needed transformations in Canada’s food

THRIVE Australia Challenge

December 17, 2020

The THRIVE AUSTRALIA Challenge, in partnership with CSIRO, is part of THRIVE’s Global Initiative which aims to enable the needed transformations in Australia’s food value

Proximity to customers, funders, ag leaders make Iowa a perfect home, say 3 agtech startup founders

July 1, 2020

“If you build it; the funding will come.” It might not be the exact quote that drove Kevin Costner to build a baseball diamond in an Iowa cornfield in Field of Dreams, but it is the advice that many founders and entrepreneurs are following as they look for locations for their agtech startup businesses.

gener8tor’s OnRamp Ag event goes virtual so startups can pitch 1-to-1 with leading ag investors & corps – apply now!

June 11, 2020

There’s still a couple of days left to apply to meet one-to-one with a who’s who list of agtech investors and corporates. Learn more from the lead organizer inside.

Farmshelf wants to take home growing systems from gimmick to grocery store replacement

May 14, 2020

The startup is now taking pre-orders for a bookshelf-sized at-home growing system producing leafy greens, herbs, and more.

F&A Next

May 13, 2020

WHERE INVESTORS MEET FOOD & AGRI START-UPS F&A Next is an initiative by Rabobank, Wageningen University & Research, Anterra Capital and StartLife, collectively believing that

8 Global Agri-FoodTech Startups Reimagining the Future of Food

May 12, 2020

Maintaining a functioning global food chain has catapulted agri-foodtech to “essential” status. During the F&A Next virtual summit, eight agri-foodtech startups will showcase the latest innovations shaping the future of food.

How are agrifood tech startups responding to Covid-19?

April 22, 2020

Although VC funding is in short order, Covid-19’s new challenges create new opportunities for some agrifood tech startups to shine.

3 startups focused on sustainability and nutrition win big at inaugural FoodBytes! Chicago

September 20, 2019

Tia Lupita Foods, LocalCoho and Capro-X won at FoodBytes! Chicago yesterday.

A startup cheat-sheet for London’s Future Food-Tech summit next month

September 18, 2019

Beware, food tech dilettantes: Do not go charging headlong into London’s Future Food Tech event this October without a good game plan.

Why Indiana is becoming a leader in agbioscience innovation

September 10, 2019

There’s no better place to cultivate an agbioscience ecosystem than America’s heartland in Indiana, especially as the region already presents the perfect convergence of agriculture, biology, and science/tech.

How to pitch like a pro

September 3, 2019

Applications for the evokeAG 2020 Startup Program in Australia are open and the team has called on three of Australia’s leading innovators and champions for entrepreneurship to discuss what makes a stellar pitch.

How Singapore is building a foodtech startup ecosystem

August 15, 2019

A drive across this city-state takes less than getting from San Francisco airport to Silicon Valley. But Singapore’s making up for its lack of space by making it easier for startups to access funding and resources, as a Singapore foodtech startup ecosystem stars to grow.

15 next generation agri-food startups set to pitch at FoodBytes! Chicago

July 31, 2019

Functional foods, alternative proteins, digital and bio-farmtech all feature in the list of companies set to pitch at the inaugural FoodBytes! Chicago in September.

Singapore’s First Agri-FoodTech Accelerator Opens for Applications in ‘Much-Needed Support’ for Startups

July 25, 2019

Applications are now open for GROW, the first agri-foodtech accelerator program in Singapore, and judging by the number of applications we’ve had already, everyone’s pretty excited about it!

Indigo launches Terraton Challenge for innovators to accelerate, quantify & reward soil carbon sequestration – apply now!

July 23, 2019

Applications are now open for innovators to apply to Indigo’s Terraton Challenge for the chance of winning $20k in grant funding and up to $3m in Indigo contracts, as well as participation in a virtual incubation program, and trials with Indigo’s farmer partners.