Multiple Deals Reflect How Mainstream Plant-Based Foods Have Become
By Lynda Kiernan Demand for plant-based protein continues to rise. Shipments of plant-based products to food service distributors to retailers and operators increased by 20 percent in the twelve...
View ArticleRabo, Caspian Partner to Launch the Rabo-Caspian Agtech Financing Fund
By Lynda Kiernan Rabobank and India-based impact investor Caspian have teamed up once again in support of startups in India’s agricultural sector. Together, the pair are launching the Rabo-Caspian...
View ArticleWeller Raises $3M Seed Capital for CBD-Infused Snacks and Beverages
By Lynda Kiernan Brand Foundry Ventures has led a $3 million Seed round for Weller, a maker of CBD-infused snacks and beverages. Other participating institutional investors include LivWell Ventures,...
View ArticleBiome Makers Raises $4M for AI Soil Ecosystem Analysis
By Lynda Kiernan Soil is a living ecosystem; home to billions of microorganisms that all factor into our ability to achieve our highest potential in crop production. However, we know far less about...
View ArticleChickpea Protein Gains Ground with $8M Series B for Biena Snacks
By Lynda Kiernan Pioneering plant-based snack startup Biena Snacks announced it has secured $8 million in funding through a Series B led by MAW Investments. Additional investors partaking in the...
View ArticlePowerPlant Ventures Closes Fund II at $165M
By Lynda Kiernan PowerPlant Ventures a private equity firm dedicated to investing in emerging plant-based food and beverage companies, and backer of some of the leading brands in the category,...
View ArticleThis Foodtech Startup Has Raised $2.6M to Make Coffee Without Beans
By Lynda Kiernan Seattle-based foodtech startup Atomo Coffee announced it has raised $2.6 million in Seed funding from Horizon Ventures, an early investor in Impossible Burger, to make the world’s...
View ArticleGladstone Land Makes $33M Deal for Large-Scale Pistachio Orchard
By Lynda Kiernan Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Gladstone Land announced it has acquired nearly 1,000 gross acres of farmland in Coalinga, California, for $33 million. This deal is the first part...
View ArticleMotif Rebrands, Expands Team, and Raises $27.5M for Animal-Free Ingredients
By Lynda Kiernan Motif Ingredients has announced multiple developments that will play roles in the strategic growth of the startup. The company revealed that it has decided to rebrand with the new...
View ArticleAlterra Executes Strategy in Western Australia With Avocado Producer Partnership
By Lynda Kiernan Based in Perth, Australia, Alterra is an agricultural investment company focused on capitalizing upon institutional investor interest in agricultural production in Western Australia....
View ArticleCIT GAP Funds Invests in On-Demand Modular Farming
By Lynda Kiernan The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced that its CIT GAP Funds has made an undisclosed investment in Babylon Micro-Farms, a provider of on-demand indoor farming services....
View ArticleCropX Raises $10M, Names New President
By Lynda Kiernan Smart farming startup CropX announced it has raised $10 million in funding from new investors Sumitomo, Armada Capital and TaL Capital, who joined existing investors, Finistere...
View ArticleAlternative Investment Manager CoveMark Invests in Lamb Production
By Lynda Kiernan Dallas-based private equity firm CoveMark has announced its second investment in the agricultural space, partnering with Capra Foods, the U.S.’s top producer of premium Dorper lamb, a...
View ArticleHershey’s VC Arm C7 Ventures Invests in Two Emerging Snack Companies
By Lynda Kiernan C7 Ventures, the venture capital arm of the iconic 125 year-old candy giant Hershey, has made undisclosed investments in two emerging snack startups in exchange for minority stakes in...
View ArticleElanco Agrees to Acquire Bayer’s Animal Health Division for $7.6 Billion
By Lynda Kiernan U.S.-based Elanco Animal Health has agreed to acquire Bayer’s Animal Health Business for $7.6 billion. The deal, which will give Elanco 13 percent of the global market and lift it to...
View ArticleBelgium’s Lotus Bakeries Launches EUR30M Incubator Fund, Makes First Investment
By Lynda Kiernan Belgium-based Lotus Bakeries, owner of the Nakd snack bar and BEAR snacks brands, is launching FF2032 (Fast Forward 2032), an incubator fund to invest in emerging U.S. and EU-based...
View ArticleEco Convergence Rebrands as Kalera, Breaks Ground on Largest Indoor Vertical...
By Lynda Kiernan Florida-based vertical farming company Eco Convergence Group announced it has rebranded under the name Kalera, and has broken ground on what will be the largest indoor vertical farming...
View ArticlePalladium Launches $40M Impact Fund Targeting Women, Sub-Saharan Africa
By Lynda Kiernan Australia-based Palladium has announced the launch of the Palladium Impact Fund I, a fund established to invest in SMEs along the agribusiness value chain and off-grid clean energy in...
View ArticleYamaha Motors Leads $7.5M Series A to Advance Agricultural Robotic Technology
By Lynda Kiernan Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (YMVSV) announced it has led a $7.5 million Series A for Advanced Farm Technologies (AFT), a U.S.-based developer of farming...
View ArticlePerdue AgriBusiness Expands Organic, Non-GMO Oilseed Business with Deal for...
By Lynda Kiernan Perdue AgriBusiness announced it has acquired the assets of Hart AgStrong. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. As an independent operating company of Perdue Farms,...
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