DHL Veterans Drive Food Logistics Startup fliit to €10m Series A from Maersk Growth, Alstin
April 2, 2019
Flitt is an online matchmaking platform for food producers, traders and transport providers.
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FoodMaven Raises $10m with Tao Capital and Walton Family for Food Waste Tech
January 24, 2019
The Colorado-based startup is targeting big players in the food system to recapture lost food at scale while offering end-to-end logistics. It closed this top-up ahead of a larger Series B in the near future.
Indian supply chain sensor startup AgNext raises $2m pre-Series A round
January 22, 2019
Kalaari Capital provided the funding, joining existing investor Omnivore.
Maersk Invests in ImpactVision’s “Game-Changing” Hyperspectral Imaging Tech for Food System
December 18, 2018
“Several departments and colleagues within Maersk will look forward to exploring opportunities with ImpactVision,” Peter Jorgensen, venture partner at Maersk told AgFunderNews.
Why Syngenta Ventures Invested in India’s Ninjacart
December 14, 2018
Ninjacart aims to increase farmers’ incomes, reduce food wastage, introduce competitive prices for retailers, and ensure quality food for all consumers. But how can this benefit Syngenta?
Why Olam is Deploying Tech First, Then Thinking About CVC
November 7, 2018
“We have realized that some companies have gone down the wrong path by adopting the approach of inventing the problem. They find a technology that’s exciting and try to force-fit that technology for a problem that they don’t have, Suresh Sundararajan tells AgFunderNews.
What the Science of Food Manufacturing Reveals About our Food System
November 2, 2018
Few of us get excited by the operational minutia and complexities involved in the food supply chain, yet those operational details are where the magic, or lack thereof, happens, writes Noemie Delfassy.
Clear Labs Raises $21m in Series B-2 Funding to Make Food Safety Testing Quicker and Cheaper
October 30, 2018
Clear Labs, a Californian startup using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to test food for dangerous pathogens like Salmonella, has raised $21 million in an extension to its
Maersk Selects 7 Companies for Second Edition of FoodTrack Program
October 25, 2018
The selected startups include packaging tech, marketplaces connecting farmers directly with retailers, innovative storage solutions and advanced analytics to optimize food supply chains.
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.
Key Takeaways from FoodTrack by Maersk as 2nd Edition Opens for Applications
September 3, 2018
Building on the positive learnings of the 1st edition, the 2nd edition of FoodTrack by Maersk will commence in November 2018 and Maersk is currently accepting applications from agrifood tech startups to take part.
TeleSense Closes $6.5m Series A for Grain Monitoring IoT Platform to Reduce Spoilage
August 28, 2018
TeleSense’s proprietary sensor collects data about the condition of grains in storage to detect nonoptimal storage conditions and reduce spoilage.
Apeel Sciences Closes $70M Series C, Former Whole Foods Exec Joins Board
August 2, 2018
The investment round was led by Viking Global Investors, an American-based hedge fund based in Greenwich, Conn., with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Upfront Ventures and S2G Ventures.
Hyperspectral Imaging Sets New Standards for Food Monitoring
July 31, 2018
Despite being the world’s most globalized industry, agriculture is extremely inefficient, write Abi Ramanan and Gustav Nipe from hyperspectral imaging with machine learning for food companies startup ImpactVision.
How is the Produce Supply Chain Interacting with Food Technology Startups?
July 3, 2018
We caught up with three foodtech startups at the United Fresh Show to find out how produce distributors, packers, and shippers are adopting new technology.
10 AgriFood Tech Startups from 10 Countries Selected to Join FoodTrack by Maersk
May 30, 2018
From a total 310 applications, of which they evaluated 188, startups from 10 different countries operating across the food chain were selected to join the program next month.
UPDATE: InspiraFarms Adds €2.5m to Series A for Cold Storage and Processing Tech in East Africa and Central America
April 10, 2018
Described as a ‘game changer’ InspiraFarms’ technology consists of modular cold storage and food processing units, which run on off-grid renewable energy and aim to increase farm incomes by 40%.
Q&A: Blockchain Traceability Startup CEO On Selling Blockchain to the Food System
April 2, 2018
We caught up with Emma Weston, cofounder and CEO of AgriDigital, on the sidelines of the recent World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit to discuss how she sells blockchain technology to different rungs in the supply chain with various levels of fluency, and where new traceability technologies should ultimately be headed.
Startup Using Deep Learning to Fight Food Waste Raises $2m Seed Round
March 26, 2018
After photographing strawberries, the AgShift app tells the user what the percentage of red is in the photo, which speaks to how much shelf life is left.
Women in Agtech: Serial Foodtech Entrepreneur Jennifer Goggin Ponders a Food Supply Chain Run by Women
February 20, 2018
We caught up with Goggin about working in the supply chain and with legacy grocery stores – both corners of the food system dominated by men.
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