Indoor Urban Ag Innovator Gotham Greens Secures $29M Series C
New York-based urban greenhouse innovator Gotham Greens announced it has successfully raised a $29 million Series C, bringing total funding to date for the company to $45 million. Launched by...
View ArticleAMERRA Capital, Mubadala Investment Company Acquire Greek Fish Farming...
New York-based AMERRA Capital, owner of Andromeda Group, the third largest aquaculture company in Greece, has partnered with the Abu Dhabi-based $130 billion sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment...
View ArticleEDC Invests $7M in Hortau
Export Development Canada (EDC) is making an investment of $7 million in Quebec-based precision irrigation management systems company, Hortau. Since its founding in 2002 in San Luis Obispo,...
View ArticleDespite Being for Sale, Aussie Cattle Giant CPC Expanding into Cropping
Despite being for sale, Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC), one of the largest cattle producers in Australia, is diversifying its operations through expansion into crop production in the northern...
View ArticleAquaculture Tech Startup Umitron Raises US$8.22M in Initial Funding
Aquaculture tech startup Umitron announced it has raised initial funding in the amount of $11.2 million SGD (US$8.22 million), through a round co-led by Innovation Network Corporation of Japan and D4V...
View ArticleBelgium’s Incofin Launching $80M Fund for India
Belgian investment manager Incofin has launched the India Progress Fund – an $80 million fund dedicated to investments in India’s food and agriculture sectors. The vehicle is the first country-specific...
View ArticleDraper Associates Leads $3.5M Seed Round for Finless Foods
Finless Foods CEO and co-founder Mike Selden announced a successful $3.5 million Seed Round for the company led by Draper Associates, and including Softmatter VC, Blue Horizon, Hemisphere Ventures,...
View Article301 INC Leads $12M Round for Probiotics Beverage Leader, GoodBelly
General Mills’ venture unit, 301 INC has led a $12 million round of funding for NextFoods, the parent company of probiotic beverage maker GoodBelly. Contributing to the round were existing GoodBelly...
View ArticleConagra Brands Acquires Pinnacle Foods for $10.9B – Finally
After years of talks, speculation, and expectation, Conagra Brands has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pinnacle Foods for $10.9 billion in cash and stock. After Sean Connolly assumed the role...
View ArticleFarmers Business Network Targets Organic Grain Production, Invests in AgriSecure
In a move undertaken to foster more large-scale organic farming operations, Farmers Business Network (FBN) — the company behind the independent farmer-to-farmer network built to connect farmers and...
View ArticleCrop One Holdings, Emirates Group Co-Investing $40M in Record-Breaking...
U.S.-based Crop One Holdings, a global-leading vertical farmer and owner of the FreshBox Farms brand, and Emirates Flight Catering, a subsidiary of the Emirates Group, have announced a $40 million...
View Article$55M Series D Raised by BrightFarms
Greenhouse farming leader BrightFarms has raised a $55 million Series D led by Cox Enterprises, and including Catalysts Investors, WP Global Partners, and NGEN Partners. Based in New York, BrightFarms...
View ArticleCargill-Backed PURIS Proteins Raises $12.5M in New Funding
PURIS Proteins, a cultivator of organic, non-GMO, U.S.-sourced plant-based ingredients and foods, as well as the largest pea protein producer in North America, has raised a $12.5 million Series D round...
View ArticleCeres Imaging Raises $25M Series B
Oakland, California-based Ceres Imaging, an ag-focused aerial spectral imaging and analytics startup, announced it has raised $25 million in Series B funding led by Insight Venture Partners and...
View ArticleCalifia Farms Raises Another $50M From Existing and New Investors
California-based, plant-based beverage and creamer company Califia Farms announced it has closed on its second $50 million round of funding. This round was led by Ambrosia Investments, and included...
View ArticleDroneDeploy Raises $25M Series C
Leading commercial drone platform DroneDeploy announced it has successfully raised a $25 million Series C led by venture capital fund Invenergy Future Fund, and including Australian venture capital...
View ArticleFoodLogiQ Announces Food Blockchain Pilot
Food safety technology startup FoodLogiQ announced the launch of a blockchain pilot in partnership with a select group of customers, which will begin in Q3 of this year. Partnering with AgBiome...
View ArticleADM to Strengthen Animal Nutrition Business with US$1.8B Acquisition
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) announced it is advancing its strategic plan to transform its portfolio with the acquisition of Neovia, a global provider of value-added animal nutrition solutions, for...
View ArticleOtto Robotics Raises $4.9M, Rebrands, Focuses on Food
Seattle-based Otto Robotics has raised $4.9 million through a funding round led by Vulcan Capital, and including 18 additional unnamed investors. With the fresh funding comes a new name for the company...
View ArticleOklahoma’s Raptor Ag Raises $25M to Fund Hazelnut Orchards
Oklahoma-based Raptor Ag announced late last month that it successfully raised $25 million in capital from private equity, family offices, and individual investors to fund the acquisition and...
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