Canopy Growth Plans $3.4B Acquisition in U.S. Market
Canada’s Canopy Growth has secured the right to acquire U.S.-based Acreage Holdings for $3.4 billion, pending federal legalization of cannabis in the country. “Today we announce a complex transaction...
View ArticleRockstart to Close on AgriFood Accelerator and Fund at €15 million (US$16.9M)
Amsterdam-based, early stage venture capital firm Rockstart announced it will be closing on its newly launched AgriFood accelerator and fund at €15 million (US$16.9M). With state-backed Vaekstfonden...
View ArticleMeat Snack Leader Stryve Biltong Raises $16.5M Series B
Mission-driven investment firm Meaningful Partners has returned to lead a $16.5 million Series B for Stryve Biltong. Pendyne Capital and existing investor, the privately owned holding company Murano...
View ArticlePinnacle Agriculture Partners with The Climate Corporation to Add Digital Tools
Leading ag retailer Pinnacle Agriculture Distribution has announced a strategic partnership with The Climate Corporation, with the goal of making more data driven digital tools available to farmers...
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Contributed Content: Part II – Soil Erosion and Degradation: Opportunity...
This is the second article in an eight-part series to be published by GAI News that will examine the eight existing trends that are set to alter the structure of our global food system. Join us each...
View ArticleLandFund Partners Under Contract to Acquire Over $10M in Farmland in Q2 2019
Farmland investment and management firm, LandFund Partners announced it is currently under contract to acquire farmland valued at over $10 million through its Fund IV during Q2 2019. The deals will...
View ArticleFarmWise Partners with Roush to Produce Robotic Weeders
San Francisco-based FarmWise has partnered with Michigan-based product development supplier Roush to develop and test autonomous vegetable weeding robots in the state of Michigan. Founded in 2016 by...
View ArticleCultivian Sandbox Closes Third Agrifood Tech Fund at $135M
Cultivian Sandbox announced the closing of its third fund, Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund III at $135 million. Since the closing of its Fund I in 2008, when Cultivian was one of the...
View ArticleHawaii to Launch Aquaculture Accelerator to be Managed by HATCH
The state of Hawaii is launching a new aquaculture accelerator and an associated investment fund. The goal of the project is to attract startups addressing challenges faced by the industry including...
View ArticleConsultant’s Corner: Consumer Trends Driving Change Across the Food and Ag...
CONSULTANT’S CORNER: Please enjoy this month’s issue of Consultant’s Corner — where the industry experts from HighQuest Consulting provide insight on the latest activities in the ag investing and...
View ArticleMeridian Sale is First Exit for Phatisa’s African Agriculture Fund
Phatisa, a leading sector-specific African development and private equity firm with the mission of feeding and housing the continent, announced an agreement to sell its controlling stake in Meridian...
View Article15 Minutes With… Dan Cosgrove, Chief Strategy Officer at Growers Edge Financial
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall Growers Edge Financial of Johnston, Iowa, just named Dan Cosgrove as chief strategy officer. Tasked with having the strategic insight to take the company to “the next...
View ArticleOmnivore Partners India Fund 2 Closes at $97M with boost from BASF Venture...
India-based impact agrifood tech investment fund Omnivore Partners has secured an investment from BASF Venture Capital in its second fund – Omnivore Partners India Fund 2 – that was part of the fund’s...
View ArticleNinjaCart Secures $89M Series C From Tiger Global
India-based fresh fruit and produce supply chain startup NinjaCart has announced a US$89 million Series C led by one of the leading investors in the country, U.S.-based Tiger Global. Tiger’s...
View ArticleTyson Sells Stake in Beyond Meat, Plans to Launch Own Alternative Proteins
Tyson Foods has divested its 6.52 percent stake in alternative protein company Beyond Meat to undisclosed buyers for an undisclosed amount. Tyson made news in 2016 when, as the company whose very name...
View ArticleCell-Based Seafood Startup Shiok Meats Raises $4.6M Seed Round
Singapore-based cellular seafood startup Shiok Meats has raised a $4.6 million Seed round in support of cellular aquaculture technology. The round was backed by the CEO of Monde Nissin, Henry Soesanto,...
View ArticleAustralia’s Vertical Farming Systems Raises $1M to Engineer Labor Out of...
Australian agtech startup Vertical Farming Systems (VFS) has raised $1 million from a single investor for its indoor farming production system geared to “engineer labor out of growing green, leafy...
View ArticleCPC Continues Selldown, Divests Comely Station Aggregation for Reported $50M
One month after Northern Territory pastoralist Sterling Buntine acquired the Mimong Station in North West Queensland from Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) for A$20 million (US$14.11 million), his...
View ArticleTerraClear Raises $6.1M For Rock Picking Robotic Technology
Robotic agtech startup TerraClear has closed on a $6.1 million funding round led by Madrona Venture Group, and including unnamed existing investors. This round brings total capital raised by the...
View ArticleHosen Capital Looking to Raise $1B Asian Food Investment Fund
Hosen Capital is looking to raise a third dollar-denominated fund of up to $1 billion to invest in Asian food companies. The fund will also be its biggest, doubling the size of its second...
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