Final ACCC Report Concludes Investor Participation in Water Markets Not...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media It was in 2019 (August 8, 2019, to be exact) that the Australian government requested that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conduct...
View ArticleXP Asset Management Brings In Cleidson Rangel, Plans Launch of $360M Timber Fund
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media XP Asset Management has hired Cleidson Rangel, a natural resources specialist and former Brazil Fund Manager with Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) for...
View ArticleFinistere Ventures Partners with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners to...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Finistere Ventures has partnered with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP) for the launch of the $40 million NZD Finistere Aotearoa Fund – a new...
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Hazel Technologies Closes $70M Series C For Novel Food Waste Solution
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Hazel Technologies, a Chicago-based startup focused on mitigating food waste by extending the shelf life of produce, has closed on a $70 million Series C...
View ArticleThe Finnish Climate Fund Makes First Investment –€10 Million Commitment to...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The Finnish Climate Fund has made its first investment, committing €10 Million to Solar Foods, a novel startup producing nutritionally complete protein from...
View ArticleWarakirri Targeting $500M For New Open-Ended Warakirri Farmland Fund
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Melbourne-based specialist agricultural asset manager Warakirri Asset Management has announced the launch of the Warakirri Farmland Fund, an open-ended...
View ArticleLever VC Announces $46M Fourth Close on Fund I
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Lever VC, an early stage alternative protein investor, announced a fourth close on its Lever VC Fund I. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Lever VC has connections...
View ArticleEIT Food, PeakBridge Launch FoodSparks, a New €30M Seed Fund for EU Agrifood...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Malta-based agtech VC fund PeakBridge and EIT Food, the largest Agrifood Innovation Ecosystem in the world backed by the European Institute of Innovation and...
View ArticleCenturia Capital, Primewest to Merge Creating Platform With AUM Exceeding A$15B
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Australian listed investment firm Centuria Capital has entered into a bid implementation deed (BID) with fund manager Primewest for an off-market takeover...
View ArticleStartup Singled Out by GAI as a 2019 Robotics Company to Watch Raises $20M...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Tortuga AgTech, an ag robotics startup singled out in 2019 by Philippe de Lapérouse and Mark Zavodnyik of HighQuest Consulting as a robotics company to watch,...
View ArticleApple Launches $200M Timber Fund to be Managed by Goldman Sachs
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Apple, in partnership with Conservation International, announced the launch of The Restore Fund – a $200 million vehicle to invest in timber producing...
View ArticleMilk Moovement Closes on $3.2M in Funding to Drive Cloud-Based Dairy Supply...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Milk Moovement, a leading cloud-based dairy supply chain software platform, has closed on $3.2 million in additional funding led by Dynamo Ventures, and...
View ArticleBushel Closes on $47M Series C Led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood, Continental Grain
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Bushel, an independently owned software and software technology solutions provider to grain growers, buyers, protein producers, and food companies, has...
View ArticleMeat Giant JBS Acquires Europe’s Third-Largest Plant Protein Company Vivera...
(photo credit: Vivera) By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Brazilian meat giant JBS has taken a major step to gain a prominent foodhold in the plant-based protein space by acquiring Vivera, the...
View ArticleGuardian Agriculture Launches Drone Crop Protection Service with $10.5M in...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Following 18 months of intensive R&D with partners across a range of high-value crops, Guardian Agriculture comes out of stealth with $10.5 million in...
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Contributed Content: Natural Capital Investing and Accounting for Agriculture
By Stephanie Huff, Huff Communications Natural capital is defined as the stock of natural ecosystems, including air, land, soil, biodiversity, and geological resources. This stock underpins our economy...
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AgIS Capital Team Member Profile: Carolyn Bailey, Partner and Chief Financial...
As an independent agricultural investment manager, we at AgIS Capital believe two of our strongest differentiating characteristics are the high levels of commitment our people demonstrate to their work...
View ArticleInsight: Anatomy of a Large Land Auction—36,558 Acres Along The...
By Ben Palen, Ag Management Partners & Consultant, HighQuest Partners The current market for farmland can be accurately described as one where there is a shortage of land for sale and a larger than...
View ArticleOntario Teachers’ Invests in Four Family-Run Orchards to Create Single 500 He...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), a global asset manager with more than $200 billion in assets under management, has made an undisclosed investment...
View ArticleStartup Spotlight: Aspiring Universe Launches Accurate, Unbiased Diligence...
By Aline Glick, Head of Product, Aspiring Universe Precision agriculture has become increasingly sophisticated, with smart sensors available to monitor crop conditions in the field at the level of a...
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