Cultivian Sandbox Leads $18.2M Series A for Bio-Designed Collagen
Geltor, a bio-design company that develops high-value, animal-free, GMO-free proteins, announced it has successfully closed on an $18.2 million Series A led by Cultivian Sandbox Ventures. The round...
View ArticlePepsiCo Makes First Deal for its HIVE Accelerator with Acquisition of...
PepsiCo is continuing to expand its presence in the better-for-you space, announcing the acquisition of Health Warrior, a producer of plant-based snack bars and other offerings including microwavable...
View ArticleADM, Cargill Launch Tech JV, Grainbridge
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Cargill have partnered through a joint venture to launch Grainbridge, a technology platform providing grain marketing decision support and e-commerce and account...
View ArticleAustralia’s Largest Blood Orange Orchard Up for Sale
Redbelly Citrus in New South Wales, Australia, is placing the country’s largest blood orange citrus orchard on the market with expectations of A$3.5 million. Owned by the Mancini family, the 40-hectare...
View ArticleGladstone Adds to Permanent Crops with $23M Fig and Pistachio Orchard...
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Gladstone Land has announced a significant deal that both adds to its permanent crop holdings, and diversifies its portfolio into a new crop. The company’s latest...
View ArticleChromatin Sorghum Assets Acquired for $26.5M
S&W Seed Co. has acquired certain assets and assigned contracts of U.S.-based sorghum company Chromatin for $26.5 million. The purchase price was set via a stalking horse bid initiated in early...
View ArticleSymrise Opens $57M Natural Food Ingredient Facility in U.S.
In a move to reinforce its pioneering role and further expansion plans in the U.S., Symrise AG has opened a high-quality, natural food ingredients facility in Georgia, and launched a Code of Nature...
View ArticleAI Startup wellio is First Acquisition for Hub Under Kraft Heinz Food Tech VC...
Kraft Heinz has acquired AI food tech startup wellio as the initial participant in a new digital innovation hub – the Evolv Group, which will operate under the umbrella of the company’s $100 million...
View Article15 Minutes With… Orlando Saez, CEO of Aker Technology
The brainchild of agtech entrepreneur Orlando Saez and Minnesota corn and soybean farmer Todd Golly, Aker Technology builds agronomic tools to optimize farm production. Based on boots-on-the-ground...
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Can Agtech Innovations Come to the Aid of EU Farmers?
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in European agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 4 of the GAI Gazette, which will be distributed in conjunction...
View ArticleNCREIF to Explain the Drivers Behind the Numbers in Inaugural Quarterly Webinar
Following the release of its third quarter 2018 results for the NCREIF Farmland Index, the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) will be conducting its first quarterly webinar...
View ArticleIsraeli AI Platform Taranis Closes on $20M Series B
High-resolution precision agriculture aerial imagery provider Taranis announced its successful closing on $20 million in Series B funding led by Viola Ventures. Existing investors participating in the...
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Investing in Ukraine: Will Fortune Favor the Bold?
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in European agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 4 of the GAI Gazette, which will be distributed in conjunction...
View Article8F Asset Management Building US$162M Land-Based Salmon Farm in Japan as First...
Since 1980, global consumption of salmon has more than tripled as demand for protein also climbs. And as wild stock grow more depleted, salmon farming is stepping in to bridge the gap between market...
View ArticleBridges Israel Impact Fund Invests in Novel Drip Irrigation Startup
Impact fund Bridges Israel has made its second investment in an Israeli company, backing a Series A for drip irrigation startup NDrip. Based in Moshav Bnei Atarot and founded in 2015 by professor and...
View ArticlePermira Acquires 50 Percent of One of the Largest Asian Producers of Aquatic...
Global investment fund Permira announced it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Ye Cherng Industrial Products Co., Ltd (“Grobest”) – one of the largest independent and most advanced producers of aquatic...
View ArticleMilltrust Seeks Investment Director for its British Innovation Fund
London and Singapore-based Milltrust is hiring a new investment director for its British Innovation Fund (BIF). Launched in October 2016, the BIF was established to direct much needed international and...
View ArticleAnalytical Flavor Systems Closes $4M Series A for AI Platform
Analytical Flavor Systems (AFS) announced it has closed on a $4 million Series A co-led by Leadwood Venture Capital, and Global Brain. Additional investors participating in the round include Hyperplane...
View ArticleFood as Medicine: The Investment Potential in Personalized Nutrition
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in European agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 4 of the GAI Gazette, which will be distributed in conjunction...
View ArticleIndonesian Agtech Startup eFishery Raises $4M Series A
eFishery, an Indonesian agtech startup manufacturing smart fish feeders, has raised $4 million through a Series A backed by a collective of global investors, including Wavemaker Partners, Aqua-Spark,...
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