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January 24, 2022
Co-founder and CEO Jason Green discusses its new 250,000-square-foot facility and the importance of the microbiome.
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Bowery’s KKR-led $150m credit facility may hint at robust business model, industry inflection point
January 20, 2022
The timing of KKR’s vote of confidence is particularly interesting as concerns mount about the future of some vertical farms, but Bowery CEO Irving Fain says it’s a positive inflection point for the industry.
Meet the founder: Dream Harvest’s Zain Shauk thinks vertically farmed crops ‘make business sense’
December 28, 2021
Focusing on higher yields instead of novel technologies will make vertical farming more productive, he tells AFN.
Brief: Infarm raises $200m Series D from Qatar sovereign fund, others at $1bn+ valuation
December 16, 2021
Infarm is doubling down on its Growing Centres with a target to have 100 across 20 countries by 2030. The Qatar Investment Authority will work with it to build the emirate’s first Growing Centre by 2023.
Vertical farming is headed for the ‘trough of disillusionment.’ Here’s why that’s a good thing.
December 14, 2021
Vertical farming is facing a period of depression and correction as big farms struggle to pay investors back while running complex and expensive operations. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, writes Henry Gordon-Smith.
Data Snapshot: H1 investment trend suggests CEA scene may be losing steam
December 8, 2021
Novel Farming Systems ventures – which include tech-enabled vertical farms and greenhouses – may be losing their luster for investors.
Better tracking of water, energy use needed to avoid greenwashing – CEA census
December 2, 2021
Better tracking around waste, water, and energy usage could help the CEA industry more accurately measure the sustainability of their operations.
Data Snapshot: Bowery’s $300m round tops H1 2021 Novel Farming Systems deals
November 10, 2021
Novel Farming Systems ventures raised a total of $911 million in funding during the first six months of the year, according to AgFunder data.
IGS banks $58m to cement its place as the John Deere of vertical farming
November 4, 2021
“We’ve spent the money to take the R&D risk away” for vertical farm operators, IGS’s David Farquhar says on the sidelines of COP26.
Freshly funded AgroUrbana could bring more sustainable vertical farming to Latin America
November 2, 2021
The Chilean startup is building what it says is Latin America’s first large-scale sustainable vertical farming plant, powered completely by renewables.
UAE indoor farmer Pure Harvest nets $65m to fund Asia expansion
October 28, 2021
The Abu Dhabi-based company will add over 100 crops to its portfolio, as well as new CEA technologies, through its collaboration with PlanTFarm.
Brief: AeroFarms & Spring Valley terminate $1.2bn SPAC deal
October 18, 2021
David Rosenberg, the vertical ag company’s CEO, said that “proceeding with this transaction is not in the best interests of our shareholders.”
South Korean indoor ag startup N.Thing nets $26m Series B funding
October 4, 2021
N.Thing said the funds will go towards worldwide commercialization of CUBE, its modular, software-powered vertical farming system.
Data Snapshot: Insect ranches, vertical ag among 2020’s top-funded ‘Novel Farming’ startups
August 26, 2021
Novel Farming Systems – which includes CEA, aquaculture, and insect production – was the second best-funded agtech category last year, according to AgFunder.
Brief: Kalera agrees $153m deal to acquire &ever in vertical farming combo
August 12, 2021
Kalera will instantly expand its global presence by acquiring &ever, which operates vertical farms across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
80 Acres CEO reflects on vertical farming post $160m raise: ‘There will be losers with very big names’
August 11, 2021
In the wake of a $160 million Series B round, 80 Acres CEO Mike Zelkind argues that some valuations in the indoor ag industry are exaggerated.
Hey Alexa, should I water my lettuce? Telus, Amazon funds back home farm startup Rise Gardens
August 2, 2021
Rise Gardens founder Hank Adams launched the in-home farming startup after finding the economics of large-scale indoor farming too daunting.
Brief: Infarm plots major Canada expansion with strengthened Sobeys partnership
July 27, 2021
CEO Erez Galonska said the deal “represents one of the largest rollouts of any vertical farming company in North America to date.”
Indoor farm Shenandoah Growers picks former Starbucks marketing chief as new CEO
June 30, 2021
It claims to be the US’s largest indoor farming operation to be certified organic by the USDA – and the country’s leading supplier of fresh herbs.
Brief: Local Bounti agrees $1.1bn SPAC deal backed by Cargill
June 23, 2021
The Montanan startup claims it can offer “superior unit economics” thanks to a “unique hybrid facility configuration” combining conventional greenhouses with vertical farming.
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