$7M Investment from Bushel Boosts Digital Platform for Grain Industry
Bushel, which provides a software platform that allows grain elevators, cooperatives, and ethanol plants to digitally connect with their growers for real-time information and payments, has announced a...
View ArticleFrom GAI Gazette: Does ‘Big Money’ Hamper Innovation?
By Michael Helmstetter, CEO and co-founder of TechAccel, as appeared in GAI Gazette, June 2018, Volume 5, Issue 2 The 2015 agtech investment bubble was a master class in the difference between ‘big...
View ArticleSeries A Funding Set to Accelerate Growth for Innovative Chocolate and Food...
Makers of organic, paleo, and vegan chocolate – Hu Products (Hu Chocolate) – announced the closing of their Series A round, led by a strategic minority investment from Sonoma Brands. Other notable...
View ArticleProtein Drink Start-Up Après Raises $1.1M in Seed Round
San-Francisco-based Après, a plant-based protein drink start-up launched in 2017, has secured a $1.1 million seed round, led by Rocana Venture Partners. New investors include Cruise Automation CEO Kyle...
View ArticlePacific Equity Partners Nearing First Close of A$300M on Infrastructure Fund
Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), which identifies itself as the largest private equity fund manager in Australasia, is reported by Infrastructure Investor to be nearing its latest infrastructure vehicle...
View ArticleDrinkable Meal Startup Ample Foods Secures $2M Seed Funding
The niche “meal in a bottle” segment got a recent boost as Ample Foods, a San Francisco-based nutrition startup, announced an additional $2 million in seed funding, led by San Francisco-based Slow...
View ArticleTaranis to Acquire the Assets of Aerial Imagery Provider Mavrx
High-resolution agriculture aerial imagery provider Taranis has announced its acquisition of all assets of San Francisco-based Mavrx. The deal will add Mavrx’s UHR imagery solution to its existing...
View ArticleContributed Content: Four Ways Diligence Protects the Brand
Editor’s note: The below is contributed content. By Jingyi Li Blank, Director at Mintz Group Wesley Batista and his brother Joesley deserved much more scrutiny. In 2017, the CEO and former chairman,...
View ArticleCDC, Standard Chartered Partner to launch US$100M Financing Facility in Zimbabwe
CDC Group, a British development financier, and Standard Chartered Bank announced their collaboration to launch a US$100 million finance facility to support growing businesses in the agriculture, food...
View ArticleCAVU Leads $20M Funding Round for Functional Beverage Company REBBL
CAVU Venture Partners has led a $20 million funding round for REBBL, a maker of organic and functional coconut milk-based, super-herb beverages. Under the terms of the funding agreement, CAVU...
View Article15 Minutes With… David Davies, CEO & Founder of AgUnity
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall After more than a decade in executive positions at global investment banks – Goldman Sachs, Lehman, Nomura Securities, and Standard Chartered Bank – and successfully...
View ArticleEXEO’s Agri-Vie Fund II Commits US$6.4M to Zambian Food Distributor
Pan African mid-market private equity manager EXEO Capital announced an investment of US$6.4 million in Capital Fisheries, a leading food distributor in Zambia specializing in cold chain distribution...
View ArticleAI-Focused Startup Motorleaf Raises US$2.5 Million
Ag and food-tech acceleration fund Radicle Growth has led a recently closed US$2.5 million funding round for AI startup Motorleaf, which provides agronomic solutions for the controlled-environment...
View Article€4M Equity Increase will Accelerate Algaia’s Seaweed Operations in France
Maabarot Products Ltd., the main shareholder of Algaia, S.A., has provided a €4 million (US$4.69 million) infusion of capital to support expansion of Algaia’s new specialty seaweed extract production...
View ArticleInnova Ag Innovation Fund IV Leads Seed Round for AgriSync
Mobile collaboration and customer support software developer AgriSync Inc., has raised Seed funding from venture investors Innova Memphis via its Innova Ag Innovation Fund IV. Innovation in Motion...
View ArticleOrganic, Ready-to-Cook Food Company YCook Nets $5M Series B
A trio of investors – venture capital firm 021 Capital, Netherlands-based impact fund Oikocredit, and existing backer Omnivore – have funded a $5 million Series B round for Bengaluru, India -based...
View ArticleWelCan Capital Launches First Cannabis-Focused Impact Investment Fund
WelCan Capital has announced the launch of WelCan Capital Fund I, the first impact investment fund focused on the cannabis space and the “injustices stemming from cannabis prohibition”. The newly...
View ArticleIndian Dairy Analytics Startup Stellapps Technologies Raises $14M Series B
Various news outlets are reporting that Stellapps Technologies – an Indian startup that leverages IoT, Big Data, Cloud, Mobility, and Data Analytics technologies to improve supply chain parameters in...
View ArticleDeals Valued at Nearly $500M For Chile’s Aquaculture Industry
Chile’s aquaculture industry has seen a spate of deals within a week that carry a combined value of nearly $500 million. AquaChile, the top salmon company in the country, has signed a deal to acquire...
View ArticleRecord-Breaking $105M Investment Raised for Insect Protein
Fly farmer and waste-to-nutrient company AgriProtein Holdings UK, has raised $105 million in funding, reflecting a new high in investor commitment to the insect protein sector. Founded in 2008 with...
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