Japanese Clean Meat Startup Integriculture Inc. Closes ¥300M Seed Round
Led by Japanese seed and early stage-focused venture fund Real Tech Capital, Integriculture Inc., a cellular agriculture and clean meat (cultured meat) company, has secured ¥300 million (US$2.7...
View ArticleIlen River Partners Launches Ireland’s First Whiskey-Focused Investment Fund
Ilen River Partners announced it has launched the Irish Whiskey Growth Fund, Ireland’s first investment fund dedicated to the whiskey industry. With backing from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund...
View ArticleArable Capital Partners Doubling Down on Value-Added Fresh Fruit
Washington State and California-based private equity firm Arable Capital Partners (Arable) announced its acquisition of Farmington Fresh Cuts, a processor of fresh sliced apples, oranges, pears, and...
View ArticleMission Produce Developing First Domestic Avocado Farm in China
U.S.-based Mission Produce is developing its first domestic avocado farm in China. Mr. Avocado, the first branded avocado on the Chinese market launched by U.S.-based Mission Produce with Chinese...
View ArticleTyson Sells Sara Lee, Van’s; Acquires Organic Chicken Producer and Expands in...
Tyson Foods has made several recent moves as it continues to reposition its business focus towards protein and sustainability. On June 1 the company announced the divestment of its Sara Lee frozen...
View ArticleBenchmark Raises $25.4M; Pays $16.25m for 49 Pct Stake in JV with Empresas...
Benchmark Holdings, a pioneering bioagtech company operating in the aquaculture, agriculture, and animal health sectors, has raised £19 million (US$25.4 million) to fund a newly announced joint...
View ArticlePontifax AgTech and Five Seasons Ventures Lead $10M Series A for Tropic...
Tropic Biosciences, a startup which uses CRISPR gene editing to develop new plant varieties in the tropical agriculture sector, has announced a $10 million Series A round led by Pontifax AgTech and...
View ArticleBIGR Ventures and AccelFoods Lead $2.5M Seed Round for Paleo Baker Soozy’s
Gluten-free, paleo and non-GMO baked goods manufacturer Soozy’s announced that it has closed on $2.5 million of seed capital led by BIGR Ventures and AccelFoods. Launched in the fall of 2017, Soozy’s...
View ArticleBrief: Lindsay Corp. and Farmers Edge Announce Strategic Partnership
Global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment Lindsay Corporation, and data-driven farm management platform provider Farmers Edge have announced a new strategic...
View ArticlePackaging Giant Sonoco Takes Interest in Harvest CROO Robotics
Diversified global packaging company Sonoco has announced a joint partnership with Plant City, Florida-based robotics company Harvest CROO Robotics. The tie-in will see the development of packaging to...
View ArticleEncore Capital Makes with the Bacon for Premium Pork Company Tender Belly
Encore Consumer Capital, a leading private equity firm specializing in investments in leading consumer product companies, has made an undisclosed investment in premium bacon and pork company Tender...
View ArticleDoes the GMO Experience Hold a Lesson for CRISPR Investors?
Companies involved in gene editing using CRISPR or other technologies are attracting a lot of attention from investors of late. Just this week Pontifax AgTech and Five Seasons Ventures led a $10...
View ArticleCVC Capital Acquires Invests $400M Across Two Asian Snack Company Deals
London-based CVC Capital has acquired 100 percent of Malaysian snack company Munchy Food Industries (MFI) through its CVC Asia IV Fund in a $250 million deal. Prior to the completion of the deal on...
View ArticleRitter Agribusiness Diversifies into Permanent Crops; Acquires Largest...
Arkansas-based Ritter Agribusiness has diversified into permanent crops, announcing that it has acquired Gillam Farms, a farming operation producing blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and...
View ArticleGAI News Exclusive: Investor Perspective: The Emergence of Global Agritech...
by Arama Kukutai – Finistere Ventures Co-Founder & Partner, San Diego New Zealand has long been a major agricultural producer, often lampooned by visitors in the past for having more sheep than...
View ArticleAlgae-based Animal and Fish Feed Startup Nets £500,000 Investment
MiAlgae, a startup in Scotland looking to revolutionize the global livestock feed industry by producing low cost microalgael nutritional supplements through remediating wastewater from the whisky...
View ArticleIndigo Ag Expands Research Platform to Provide Further Support to Growers
Indigo Ag has expanded its innovation platform, Indigo Research Partners. Originally launched in 2017 as Indigo Partners, the platform collaborates with 50 growers and agronomic experts to evaluate...
View ArticleRobotic Food Prep to Move Beyond Salads with $11M Investment in Chowbotics
Robotics, which up until now has been largely confined to the upstream portion of the ag value chain, is starting to make inroads far downstream with the introduction of automated food preparation. One...
View ArticleGrowth Farms Launches A$140M Farmland Fund
Australian agricultural asset manager Growth Farms Australia (GFA) announced the launch of a new 10-year, A$140 million (US$103 million) fund designed to acquire farmland which will then be leased to...
View ArticleNew Crop Capital Backs Cellular Aquaculture Newcomer BlueNalu
BlueNalu, a newly launched cellular aquaculture startup, announced it has successfully raised initial funding from New Crop Capital. Based in San Diego and founded by chairman Chris Somogyi, president...
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