Tevel Raises $20M Series B For Flying Fruit Picking Robots
photo credit: Kubota By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Tel-Aviv-based Tevel Aerobotics Technologies has raised $20 million through a Series B backed by Asian equipment giants Kubota and...
View ArticleClara Foods Secures $8M Venture Loan Facility to Bring Chicken-Free Eggs to...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Animal-free protein developer Clara Foods has secured an $8 million venture loan facility from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a specialty financier...
View ArticlePrimewest More Than Triples Funding Target for Farmland Trust to $350M
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Australian listed property fund manager Primewest has more than tripled its funding target for its newly launched Primewest Agricultural Trust No 1 to A$350...
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Contributed Content: Cellular Meat. It’s Going to be What’s for Dinner
By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital When most people contemplate eating a meal featuring alternative protein, these days they think about something plant-based, due to the incredible...
View ArticleUpdate: AppHarvest Completes Merger With SPAC Novus Capital, Goes Public at...
photo credit: AppHarvest By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Plans for this merger were originally announced in September 2020 as AppHarvest launched its 2.76 million-square-foot controlled...
View ArticleVintage Wine Estates Goes Public Via SPAC Merger with Bespoke Capital
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The loss in tourism dollars due to the pandemic has hit California’s winemakers particularly hard. Some have turned to solutions such as virtual tours and...
View ArticlePontifax AgTech Leads $90M Series B to Apply CRISPR Technology to The...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech) has led a $90 million Series B for Pairwise, a foodtech pioneer using CRISPR technology...
View ArticleNew Food and Foodtech Fund Aims to Increase Diversity Through Investment
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media MIT alumnae Noramay Cadena and Shayna Harris have launched Supply Change Capital – a new venture firm dedicated to expanding opportunities for diverse...
View ArticleBain Capital, Cinven Acquire Specialty Ingredients Unit From Lonza for $4.67B
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Bain Capital and London-based international private equity investor Cinven have agreed to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients in a deal that values the...
View ArticleOspraie Returns to Back Digital Ag Company IN10T
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Ospraie Ag Science has returned to back St. Louis-based digital ag company IN10T (Intent) to fund the expansion of the startup’s ability to provide innovative...
View ArticleAustralia’s Langenhovens Acquire Larrizona Station for A$17M With Backing...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Pierre and Luciana Langenhoven have acquired more than 1.1 million hectares (2.7 million acres) of cattle land since 2018, at a cost of more than A$150...
View ArticleEntomo Closes on C$3.7M to Advance Cricket Protein
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Canadian alternative insect protein startup Entomo announced it has closed on C$3.7 million (US$2.89 million) in funding secured from undisclosed Canadian and...
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Contributed Content: Paraguayan Chaco – The Next Frontier in Global...
By Richard Lane, Executive Director, Birdwood Capital “If you have not explored the institutional opportunity set in Paraguayan agriculture already, you should,” is no longer a bold statement....
View ArticlePhatisa Food Fund 2 Closes at $143M With $82M Commitment From Five Investors
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Phatisa has closed its Food Fund 2 at $143 million with capital commitments from a collective of five DFI (development finance institution) and impact...
View ArticleInsect Farmer Protix Closes on US$18.6M, Gains New Investor
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Protix, a Dutch startup breeding larvae from Black Soldier Flies (BSF) for sustainable animal feed production, announced it has closed on €15.5 million...
View ArticleTPP Capital Launches $20M Urban Ag and Food Fund, Already Invested in Two...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Based in Philadelphia, TPP Capital Holdings is a Black-led social impact private equity fund manager, real estate developer, and urban healthcare investor...
View ArticleSALIC, Minerva Deepen Partnership, Lay Groundwork for Joint Venture in Australia
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) has deepened its partnership with Brazilian livestock company Minerva Foods...
View ArticleEquilibrium Leads $90M in Funding to Drive East Coast Expansion for Little...
photo credit: Little Leaf Farms By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Equilibrium Capital has led $90 million in debt and equity financing for Massachusetts-based greenhouse operator Little Leaf...
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15 Minutes With… Carter Malloy, Founder & CEO, AcreTrader
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Carter Malloy had a vision a few years back. While working for a large investment firm, agriculture as an asset class caught his attention,...
View ArticleFinDev Canada Commits US$12M to West African Sustainable Timber Operator Miro...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media FinDev Canada, a dedicated institution financing the private sector in developing countries to combat poverty through three pillars: job creation, women’s...
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