BDC Capital Launches $250M Industrial Innovation Venture Fund
by Lynda Kiernan BDC Capital, the investment arm of Canada’s only entrepreneur-focused bank, BDC, announced it is launching the $250 million Industrial Innovation Venture Fund. The aim of the fund is...
View ArticleNZ Cherry Corp to Double its Orchard Size, HortInvest Backing Three NZ Cherry...
by Lynda Kiernan New Zealand Cherry Corp., the operator of the country’s largest netted cherry orchard at 32 hectares (79 acres), announced it is undertaking a significant investment at its Cromwell...
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AgTech: Investment Trends to Watch in a Blooming Industry
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in agriculture technology and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 2, which will be...
View Article$1 Million NY-Focused Ag and Food Tech Competition Launched
by Lynda Kiernan Ag and food tech startups have the opportunity to win $1 million through Grow-NY, a new competition launched with the goal of strengthening the ag and food tech ecosystem in the Finger...
View ArticleScottish Automated Vertical Ag Startup Intelligent Growth Solutions Raises...
(photo courtesy of IGS) by Lynda Kiernan S2G Ventures has led a £5.4 million (US$6.8 million) Series A for Scottish agtech startup Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) to advance the company’s...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s Largest Avocado Orchard Redeveloped, Placed on the Market
The largest avocado orchard in New Zealand has been redeveloped over the past nine months with higher yielding varieties and has been placed on the market. The 29.7-hectare property in Paparore was...
View ArticleDouxMatok Raises $22M Series B for Sugar Reduction Technology
by Lynda Kiernan Israeli food tech startup DouxMatok announced it raised a $22 million Series B to fund the scale-up of its sugar reduction solution. The round was led by Singapore’s BlueRed Partners,...
View ArticleCanada’s Ardenton Capital Makes First Investment in UK Food Sector
by Lynda Kiernan Canadian private equity firm Ardenton Capital announced it has taken its first steps into the UK food sector, making a strategic investment in specialty food maker Food Innovations...
View ArticleCanopy Rivers Makes $10M Investment in Finistere Portfolio Plant Genetics...
by Lynda Kiernan For the second time in a month, Canopy Rivers, a cannabis-focused investment and operating platform, has made an agtech investment in a Finistere portfolio company. In its latest deal,...
View ArticleCannTrust Enters U.S. Market Through JV with Elk Grove Farming
by Lynda Kiernan CannTrust, a licensed Canadian producer of medical and recreational cannabis, is establishing U.S. production operations via a joint venture with the Elk Grove Farming Company. After...
View ArticleEXEO Capital Closes Agri-Vie Fund II at $146M
by Lynda Kiernan EXEO Capital has announced the final close of its Agri-Vie Fund II, outpacing its first fund by 50 percent, at $146 million. EXEO Capital was launched in March 2016 through a 50/50...
View ArticleIndian Digital Supply Chain Aggregator FreshVnF Raises $2M in Maiden Round
by Lynda Kiernan Equanimity Ventures has led a $2 million funding round for Mumbai-based agricultural supply chain aggregator, FreshVnF. GVFL and Manish Choksi, the executive vice chairman of Asian...
View ArticleArea One Farms Announces First Close for Fund IV at $120M
by Lynda Kiernan Toronto-based specialty farmland investor Area One Farms announced the first close of its Fund IV at $120 million. At the same time, the firm also shared that Fund IV has deployed its...
View ArticleColorPoint KY Transitions to Hemp-Only Company, Merging Operations With...
by Lynda Kiernan ColorPoint, the sixth largest commercial greenhouse operation in the U.S., announced it is transitioning to a hemp-only company and is merging operations with vertically integrated...
View ArticleCargill, Land O’Lakes Each Forge Separate Animal Feed Partnerships
by Lynda Kiernan Global compound feed production by volume is estimated to be 1 billion tons per year, and worldwide commercial feed manufacturing drives turnover of more than $400 billion, according...
View ArticleCool Planet Partners with Gray Farm Maple to Trial its Biocarbon Tech on Hemp...
by Lynda Kiernan Cool Planet, an agtech company and engineered biocarbon product developer focused on soil health solutions, announced it is partnering with Gray Farm Maple, a progressive farming...
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Commentary: Keeping Your Eyes on the Road of Agtech Innovation
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Spotlight on FFA: Skill building for the next generation
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in agriculture technology and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 2, which will be...
View ArticleMitsui & Co., Starzen Co. JV to Establish Meat and Seafood Business in China
by Lynda Kiernan Japanese global conglomerate Mitsui & Co. and Japan’s Starzen Co. have agreed to form a three-way joint venture with a local Chinese partner to establish ShenZhen, a meat and...
View ArticleBP Ventures Invests $30M in Alternative Protein Developer Calysta to Improve...
by Lynda Kiernan Calysta, a leading producer of alternative protein and sustainable biological fish and livestock feed, announced a $30 million investment from BP Ventures to support the company in its...
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