$3M raised by Front Range Biosciences, a Bioagtech Firm
Front Range Biosciences (FRB), a leading agricultural biotech firm specializing in tissue culture propagation of high value crops including cannabis, announced it has raised $3 million in bridge round...
View ArticleAgCAP Sells First Tranche of Sustainable Agriculture Fund Assets
AgCAP, manager of Australia’s Sustainable Agriculture Fund (SAF), has sold more than half of the fund’s portfolio of assets through an initial tranche deal reported to be valued at approximately A$110...
View ArticleAB InBev’s ZX Ventures Acquires Australian Craft Brewery 4 Pines
AB InBev has acquired Australian craft brewer 4 Pines for an undisclosed amount through a deal facilitated by the group’s New York-based venture arm, ZX Ventures. This deal is the latest move by AB...
View ArticleFarmland Partners Acquires 5,100 Acres of Nut Tree Orchards in $110M Deal
Farmland Partners has agreed to acquire 5,100 acres of permanent crop farmland in California’s Central Valley from Olam International Limited for $110 million. The land in question is currently...
View ArticleCropIn Technology Secures Pre-Series A Funding
Indian agtech startup CropIn Technology Solutions has secured an undisclosed round of funding led by early stage Singapore-based fund BEENEXT, and including existing investors Ankur Capital and BSP...
View ArticleIndigo Ag Announces First Close of $156M in Series D
Boston-based bioagtech startup Indigo Ag continues to reach new funding benchmarks – announcing the first closing of $156 million in its Series D funding. The round included Flagship Pioneering –...
View ArticleCargill, Faccenda Foods Announce UK Poultry Joint Venture
Cargill and vertically integrated food business Faccenda Foods announced they have agreed to establish a joint venture with the goal of becoming the leading provider of chicken, turkey, and duck in the...
View ArticleUrban Vertical Farming Startup Packet Greens Raises Seed Round
Singapore-based Packet Greens, a high-tech automated, hydroponic vertical farming startup, has raised a US$1.5 million Seed round led by Spring SEEDS Capital – the venture capital arm of SPRING...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Capital Leads $2M Round for Trellis
Trellis, a Toronto-based agtech startup that provides cannabis inventory management software, has raised a $2 million funding round led by Casa Verde Capital and including returning investor, Gateway,...
View ArticleDanone Manifesto Ventures Invests in Baby Food Disruptor
Danone announced it has acquired an undisclosed stake in Yooji, a French baby food startup, through its venture arm Danone Manifesto Ventures. Through the deal Danone now joins with existing investor...
View ArticleSilicon Valley VC Firm, Creative Ventures Launches $50M Fund Focused on Tech
Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Creative Ventures announced the launch of its second fund – a $50 million vehicle dedicated to investing in deep tech startups that address global issues...
View ArticleHancock Timber Resources Group Acquires 79,000 Acres in Wisconsin
Hancock Timber Resources Group (HTRG) announced the acquisition of 78,896 acres of timberland across Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, and Washburn Counties in northwestern Wisconsin for an undisclosed...
View ArticleGladstone Land Buys a Bolt-On Farm in Colorado
Gladstone Land announced it has acquired 1,280 acres in Baca County, Colorado for $900,000. The land in question is adjacent to farmland already owned by Gladstone, and will be used to expand the...
View ArticlePipeline Foods Rapidly Expanding North American Footprint
Pipeline Foods, the first U.S.-based food supply chain company focused solely on establishing sustainable global supply chains for organic and non-GMO food and feed, continues to expand its North...
View ArticleA takeover bid by Fonterra for Australia’s second biggest dairy processor
New Zealand-based dairy giant, Fonterra, confirmed it has made a takeover bid for Australia’s second biggest dairy processor Murray Goulburn. The bid follows a call by Deutsche Bank for first-round...
View ArticleAgriculture Capital’s ACM II Closes Oversubscribed at $548M
Agriculture Capital, the agriculture-focused investment arm of Equilibrium Capital Management, has closed its second fund – Agricultural Capital Management Fund II (ACM Fund II) – significantly...
View ArticleAcquisition Marks Expansion in Organic Foods Business for Unilever
Personal care product giant Unilever announced it is expanding its presence in the organic food sector with the acquisition of Brazilian organic food company Mãe Terra. The deal for Mãe Terra marks the...
View ArticleNew Zealand Super Makes First Offshore Farm Investment
New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund – the NZ$35 billion (US$25 billion) New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) – has made an undisclosed investment in Palgrove, an Australian beef stud operation,...
View ArticleAgtech Valuations – a new paradigm?
by Arama Kukutai, Managing Director at Finistere Ventures, LLC Activity in the Agtech sector has skyrocketed over the last five years—marking its arrival as an important piece of the venture capital...
View ArticleEpsilon Venture Partners Leads $8M Series A for Indian Agtech Company Farm Taaza
Indian fresh produce supply chain management and business-to-business (B2B) agtech platform Farm Taaza Produce Pvt. Ltd has raised an $8 million Series A led by Hong Kong-based Epsilon Venture...
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