Generate Capital recently invested $50 million in Grow Up Farms, which runs a renewable-energy-powered vertical farm in the UK.
“I’m proud to look back on the differences compared to the R&D project that it was six years earlier.”
ReFarm and FoodTech Valley will build a circular, closed-loop system to boost UAE food security and decarbonize food production.
There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of indoor agriculture’s future, but there are many more to be optimistic.
Industry sources tell AgFunderNews that vertical farming startup Infarm is considering a move to Qatar in the wake of the bankruptcy.
The now-defunct startup’s former VP Chris Cerveny says everything from timing to funding to how automation gets deployed can impact a farm’s lifespan.
With the help of pollination tech, AI and several other tools, the company plans to make its “ultra-premium” berries more affordable in the future.
Vertical farm failure, a SPAC from the father of agtech, GM controversy, indoor farmed wheat, and funding for one of regenerative agriculture’s leaders were the top 5 articles reported on by AFN’s team of reporters in 2022.
The FlyFeed founder describes his journey from working at SaaS startups to building his own insect protein company to combat global hunger.
As rural producers in North-West Europe look to add controlled environment agriculture to their farms, there’s a compelling case for more greenhouses.
Peter Tasgal of Farmbook Project delves into the costs, benefits and other considerations for pursuing vertical farming in light of Agricool’s receivership.
Vertical Future plans to cut down London’s carbon ‘foodprint’ with its latest £4m seed round, led by impact investor Earthworm. Read on to find out more.
Vertical farm tech Intelligent Growth Solutions sealed a £7m Series A, after a second close of the round backed by Ospraie Ag Science and AgFunder.
The cost of farming indoors has always been a big question mark around its impactfulness on the food system; if it’s too expensive, it won’t be scalable.
This post originally appeared on SeedStock. Small growers and urban farms are springing up across the nation, but many cities lack the infrastructure, zoning laws
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