SALIC Acquires 200,000-Hectare Baladjie Pty Ltd from Australia’s Nicoletti
The Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) has announced its acquisition of the 200,000-hectare Baladjie Pty Ltd from John Nicoletti for an undisclosed sum. Since its launch by...
View ArticleIntello Labs Raises $2M from Nexus Venture Partners, Omnivore to Bring AI to...
India’s Intello Labs has raised $2 million in Seed funding from Nexus Venture Partners and Omnivore. Founded in 2016 by Milan Sharma, Nishant Mishra, Himani Shah, and Devendra Chandani, Intello Labs...
View ArticleGrainCorp to Split Business, Spin-Off Malt Unit; And Will Continue to Engage...
Australia’s Grain Corp announced it plans to restructure and split its business, spinning off its malting unit, which accounted for more than half of the company’s earnings last year, after drought...
View ArticleHarvest Health & Recreation Announces $500M Private Placement
Harvest Health & Recreation, one of the top vertically integrated cannabis companies with a broad and deep U.S. footprint, announced an agreement for a brokered sale of up 500,000 convertible...
View ArticleUniseed Leads A$6.5M in Ag Robotics Startup Agerris
Agerris, an Australian AI-driven robotics startup, announced it has raised A$6.5 million (US$4.6 million) in Seed funding through a round led by Uniseed, and including Carthona Capital and BridgeLane...
View ArticlePinnacle Investment Management Partners with Newly Formed Riparian Capital...
ASX-listed Pinnacle Investment Partners (PIP) has entered into a strategic partnership, taking a stake in Riparian Capital Partners (RCP), the newly formed boutique investment firm launched by former...
View ArticleAussie Virtual Fence Startup Agersens Partners With Ohio State University for...
Australian virtual fencing tech startup Agersens announced that the company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ohio State University that will create an opportunity for the two...
View ArticleGladstone Makes $28.6M Addition to its Permanent Crop Assets
Gladstone Land continues to work to build out a well-curated and diversified portfolio of permanent crop operations, announcing it has acquired California pistachio orchard operations for $28.6...
View ArticleAfricInvest and Cathay Innovation Launch $168M Pan African Tech Fund
AfricInvest, a leading African private equity fund, and Cathay Innovation, the global VC fund launched by Paris-based Cathay Capital, have announced the launch of the Cathay Africinvest Innovation...
View ArticleConstellation Brands Sell 30 Wine Brands to E&J Gallo for $1.7B
Constellation Brands has announced another massive deal as it continues to realign its business. The leading alcohol beverage company announced it has divested approximately 30 wine brands and related...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland’s Devenish Invests $2.25M in Kenya’s Sidai Africa
As part of its long-term mission to realize growth in emerging markets, Belfast-based agtech company Devenish Nutrition has invested $2.25 million in Kenya’s Sidai Africa. Established in 2011 with...
View ArticleCampbell Soup Sells Bolthouse Farms to Affiliate of Butterfly Equity for $510...
Campbell Soup announced it has reached an agreement to sell Boltlhouse Farms to an affiliate of Los Angeles-based, food-focused private equity firm Butterfly Equity for $510 million. Headquartered in...
View ArticleIsraeli Cannabis Entrepreneur and Political Activist Chairs New $30M Cannabis...
A new $30 million cannabis investment fund, Greenfield Venture Capital, has been launched in Israel with the intention of making Seed and Series A round investments in cannabis-related startups. The...
View ArticleCampbell Soup Sells Bolthouse Farms to Affiliate of Butterfly Equity for $510...
Campbell Soup announced it has reached an agreement to sell Boltlhouse Farms to an affiliate of Los Angeles-based, food-focused private equity firm Butterfly Equity for $510 million. Headquartered in...
View ArticleFinistere Portfolio Company TeleSense Accelerates EU Expansion with...
Accelerating its expansion in the EU, and demonstrating the viability of growth through acquisition within the agtech space, post-harvest IoT tech startup TeleSense, a Finistere portfolio company, has...
View ArticleBIGR Ventures Leads $2M Seed Round for Hemp CBD Startup RE Botanicals
BIGR Ventures has led a $2 million Seed round for RE Botanicals, contributing $1 million to back the first national hemp CBD brand to be certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)....
View ArticleTyson Ventures Backs Next Generation Food Safety Company Clear Labs
Tyson Ventures has made an undisclosed investment in Clear Labs Inc., a next-generation food safety platform that employs robotics to detect harmful pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella. In an age...
View ArticleStone Axe Pastoral Acquires 50 Pct Stake in Yarranbrook Feedlot, Forms JV...
Stone Axe Pastoral Company, an Australian enterprise located in Kojonup that is aiming to establish a large scale, vertically integrated full-blood Wagyu beef supply chain, has acquired a 50 percent...
View ArticlePE-Backed Wilson Orchard & Vineyard Supply Merges With Oregon Vineyard Supply
Clearview Capital Fund III portfolio company Wilson Orchard & Vineyard Supply (Wilson) has merged with Oregon Vineyard Supply (OVS) to operate under the new name, OVS. Financial terms of the deal...
View ArticleTaranis Partners with ADAMA Australia and Landmark on Precision Ag in Australia
High-resolution precision agriculture aerial imagery provider Taranis is partnering with ADAMA Australia and Landmark to add value for the Australian agtech customer base. Founded in 2013 by Ofir...
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