Tag: USA

As Minneapolis tries to ban drive-thrus, McDonald’s tries to automate them

September 12, 2019

Using different languages to order your food could soon become a moot point at McDonald’s drive-thrus, with the company's acquisition of Apprente — a two-year-old startup that's been making impressive strides in voice recognition software.

How AgBiome develops microbial tech to help African farmers combat sweet potato weevil

September 12, 2019

The sweet potato weevil is a very difficult pest to control and it is a serious pest in Africa. So the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation asked AgBiome if they’d be willing to work on it. They're now entering phase 2.

Bellwether Coffee checks sustainability, fair wage boxes for impact fund DBL

September 12, 2019

“Bellwether Coffee has a dream team of sustainability and coffee experts and is addressing a large market ripe for improvement,” Nancy Pfund, managing partner at DBL Partners, tells AFN.

Can alternative protein startups justify their climbing valuations?

September 11, 2019

It’s hard to miss the investor enthusiasm for alternative protein startups but valuations are creeping up as I heard at the Good Food Conference last week.

BRIEF: Kraft Heinz’s VC invests in New Culture $3.5m seed round for cell-grown cheese

September 10, 2019

New Culture is making dairy cheese without animals instead using fermentation, the addition plant-based fats, sugars and traditional cheesemaking process.

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.

BREAKING: ZeaKal clinches $15 million Series C funding, hires veteran DuPont exec

September 10, 2019

Totaling $15 million, the round includes the $10 million strategic investment from Canopy Rivers announced earlier this year. Existing investors Finistere Ventures and Middleland Capital participated in the round, which was oversubscribed.

PepsiCo says North American potatoes are now 100% sustainably-sourced

September 9, 2019

The global giant has chosen a farmer-to-farmer, business-minded approach for inspiring its proprietary potato growing partners to adopt more sustainable practices.

Startup Spotlight: NATIVE wants farmers to spend less time trying to make more money

September 6, 2019

Farmers direct marketed $8.7b in farm products during 2015 as consumers continue to seek out locally produced goods.

Why Fieldin stood out in crowded farm management software space

September 5, 2019

You’d be forgiven for finding the growing farm management software space overwhelming; there are now hundreds of different software tools for farmers across crop types globally. At AgFunder, we’ve reviewed many of them so it takes something special to capture our attention.

Former dairy yogurt guy raises $11m Series A to convert dairy facility to plant-based factory

September 5, 2019

For former yogurt maker and company co-owner Tom Moffitt, if you can’t beat the plant-based dairy alternatives, it’s best to join them.

Terramera raises $45m Series B on mission to reduce chemical use in ag by 80%

September 5, 2019

Karn Manhas, CEO of Terramera, believes organic input products could soon be as effective if not more effective than damaging chemicals used today.

Bioenergy DevCo captures $106m to digest waste in a city near you

September 5, 2019

Anaerobic digestion is already used widely in Europe where the population is more attuned to environmental concerns but also as there's limited room for landfills, forcing businesses to find other solutions for food waste.

The Modern Acre podcast: Restoring food as medicine with Brightseed

September 5, 2019

In partnership with AgFunder, Tim & Tyler Nuss have produced a 4-part series including three of our portfolio companies. Here's the first one, enjoy!

Aker Technologies scores $2.6m for automated crop scouting tech

September 4, 2019

The St. Louis-based company is on a mission to boost precision farming with a remote monitoring and analytics platform that gives growers, retailers and suppliers better in-field insights.

Do you have a technology relevant to regenerative agriculture? Join us!

August 30, 2019

We’re partnering with Food+Tech Connect, Applegate's The New Food Collective and WeWork FoodLabs on a Regenerative AgTech Meetup in New York City next month!

How TERRA helps GrainCorp keep up with speed of technology change

August 29, 2019

Like most corporates the size of GrainCorp and many of the world's agribusinesses, the company is not positioned or organized in a way that makes it possible to survey the startup scene as often as necessary. Step in TERRA, the accelerator from RocketSpace and Rabobank.

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Tag: USA

As Minneapolis tries to ban drive-thrus, McDonald’s tries to automate them

How AgBiome develops microbial tech to help African farmers combat sweet potato weevil

Bellwether Coffee checks sustainability, fair wage boxes for impact fund DBL

Can alternative protein startups justify their climbing valuations?

BRIEF: Kraft Heinz’s VC invests in New Culture $3.5m seed round for cell-grown cheese

Why Indiana is becoming a leader in agbioscience innovation

BREAKING: ZeaKal clinches $15 million Series C funding, hires veteran DuPont exec

PepsiCo says North American potatoes are now 100% sustainably-sourced

Startup Spotlight: NATIVE wants farmers to spend less time trying to make more money

Why Fieldin stood out in crowded farm management software space

Former dairy yogurt guy raises $11m Series A to convert dairy facility to plant-based factory

Terramera raises $45m Series B on mission to reduce chemical use in ag by 80%

Bioenergy DevCo captures $106m to digest waste in a city near you

The Modern Acre podcast: Restoring food as medicine with Brightseed

Aker Technologies scores $2.6m for automated crop scouting tech

Do you have a technology relevant to regenerative agriculture? Join us!

How TERRA helps GrainCorp keep up with speed of technology change

Brief: AgroSpheres raises $4m Series A with Ospraie, Wilbur Ellis, for ‘Minicell’ pesticide tech

Regen Ag Renegades: Koen Van Seijen’s podcast is who’s who of regen ag investing

BREAKING: Yamaha leads $7.5m Series A in strawberry harvesting robot

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