Roc Partners and Wattle Hill Bid A$190M for Australia’s Largest Honey Producer
Roc Partners and Wattle Hill have agreed to acquire Australia’s largest honey producer, Capilano Honey for A$190 million (US$137.5 million). Roc Partners is a leading alternative investment manager...
View ArticleGame Changer: Constellation Brands Investing $4B in Marijuana Company Canopy...
Global alcohol giant, Constellation Brands, the $42 billion name behind Corona and Modelo beers, made a game-changing announcement, stating that it is investing a further $4 billion in publicly traded...
View ArticleLand O’Lakes Sells Geosys for $20M
Land O’Lakes (LOL) has sold global technology and satellite imaging firm, Geosys to UrtheCast Corp. for $20 million. Once the deal passes due diligence and confirmatory hurdles, the expected close date...
View ArticleUpdate: Cellular Aquaculture Newcomer BlueNalu Raises $4.5M
BlueNalu, a newly launched cellular aquaculture startup, announced it has successfully raised $4.5 million in initial funding through a round led by New Crop Capital and including a broad range of 25...
View ArticleOpen Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund Makes First Investment
Open Prairie announced the first investment made through its Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund since the fund secured its license from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to operate...
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Contributed Content: Green Shoots? Unlisted Agriculture/Farmland Fundraising
By Patrick Adefuye, Preqin Assets under management of unlisted agriculture/farmland-focused natural resources funds have grown exponentially in the past 10 years, from $3.8B in December 2007 to $31B as...
View ArticleOrganic and Non-GMO Supply Chain Company Pipeline Foods Acquires ADM Elevator
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, has acquired a 3.4 million bushel...
View ArticleHatch Aquaculture Accelerator Moves to Ireland for Second Cohort
Hatch, the first aquaculture-focused accelerator in the world, is moving to Cork, Ireland, for its second cohort beginning in September. Launched in January of this year by CEO Carsten Krome of...
View ArticleAussie AgriWebb Raises $14M Series A, Acquires FarmWizard From Wheatsheaf
Australian digital agriculture startup AgriWebb has raised A$14 million (US$10.3 million) through a Series A backed by Wheatsheaf Group, a leading UK-based global investor and developer of agtech...
View ArticleTyson Acquires Keystone Foods for $2.16B
Tyson Foods has made yet another bold move as it works to reposition its business toward value-added protein and sustainability, announcing its agreement to acquire Keystone Foods from Marfrig for...
View ArticleChipotle Launching Accelerator to Develop Alternative Farming Systems and Agtech
Chipotle announced the launch of the Chipotle Aluminaries Project, an accelerator program sponsored by the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation to foster growth stage companies in the food and agtech space....
View ArticleSummit Ag Launches $300M Ag Fund that May be First of Three
Alden, Iowa-based Summit Agriculture Group has launched the $300 million Summit Ag Opportunities I Fund with the goal making investments in the ag value chain in the U.S. Midwest. Over a three-year...
View ArticleGrand Angels Launches Third $25M Venture Fund
U.S.-based angel network and venture group Grand Angels announced the launch of Grand Angels Venture Fund III (GA Fund III), a $25 million venture capital fund dedicated to backing emerging companies...
View ArticleCibus Fund Leads Significant Funding Round to Expand Insect Protein Production
ADM Capital’s Cibus Fund has led a significant funding round for Enterra Feed Corporation, a top developer and producer of sustainable insect-based feed ingredients for the aquaculture, pet food, and...
View ArticleFinistere Leads $6.5M Series A for Food Safety and Grain Storage Tech Company...
IoT technology startup TeleSense has raised $6.5 through a Series A led by ag investment pioneer Finistere Ventures for the advancement of supply chain, food safety, and grain storage solutions. Other...
View ArticleScottish PE Firm Inverleith Acquires Majority Stake in Good Hemp
Edinburgh-based private equity firm Inverleith has acquired a majority stake in Good Hemp, a UK-based hemp food and beverage company, through a deal with its parent company Braham and Murray....
View ArticleOpen Prairie Focuses on Tech with Second Investment in a Week
Open Prairie has made its second investment in a week’s time through its Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund, providing $2 million in convertible debt financing to ag-focused data analytics company...
View ArticleCAVU Strengthens Functional Food Portfolio with $8M Investment
CAVU Venture Partners continues to build out its portfolio of functional food brands, making an investment of $8 million in Kettle and Fire, a maker of grass-fed bone broths, soups, and chili. As part...
View ArticleCronos Group, AGI Launch Latin American Cannabis Business Platform
Global and vertically integrated cannabis company Cronos Group announced a joint venture with an affiliate of Agroidea SAS (AGI), the leading ag services provider in Colombia, to form NatuEra – a...
View ArticleSwedish Tech Company Karma Raises $12M Series A to Fight Food Waste
Swedish investment firm Kinnevik has led a $12 million Series A for Karma, a tech company working to reduce food waste across Europe. Additional investors in the round, which brings the company’s total...
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