Partnerships May Be the Recipe for Success in Post-Hype Ag Drone Space
As still-skeptical farmers demand more value and less labor input from drones, many companies are answering the call through strategic partnerships and acquisitions
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Why Grain IoT Startup Telesense Acquired Webstech
Telesense, which counts major international shipping outfit Maersk Growth among its investors, says its acquisition of Webstech gives it the largest remote-sensed dataset for grain storage in the world.
Beyond Meat IPO 30x Oversubscribed as Financial Losses, Tyson Exit Fail to Faze Investors
Beyond Meat lists on the Nasdaq today after raising $240m in IPO funding at a valuation of $1.46bn, pricing the deal at the top of an increased price range, highlighting strong investor demand for the stock.
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s Google’s Wing Aviation Drone Carrying your Dinner
Watch your six, Amazon. Google’s Wing Aviation, the first company to receive FAA clearance for drone delivery, is starting trials in Virginia on tech that’s “safer than cars.”
BREAKING: Cultivian Sandbox Closes 3rd Fund on $135m with Bevy of Food & Ag Corporate LPs
Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, the most established agrifood tech venture capital firm, has raised $135 million in its third fund. Founded in 2008, the firm was the first to focus entirely on technology startups operating across the food and agriculture value chain.
Full Harvest Raises $2m Seed Round for Food Waste Reduction Platform
Full Harvest is on a mission to repurpose the 20 billion pounds of produce that are wasted at the farm level each year.