S2G, Emerald Technology Ventures Lead $14M Series A for Cultured Meat Startup...
By Lynda Kiernan Chicago-based VC investor S2G and Swiss VC firm Emerald Technology Ventures have led a $14 million Series A, the second largest funding round in the cultured meat category to date, in...
View ArticleNavis Capital Acquires Malaysian Durian Producer With Plans to Acquire 10,000...
By Lynda Kiernan Navis Capital has acquired Malaysian durian producer Hernan Corporation with plans to invest US$95 million to fund expansion plans that include acquiring 10,000 acres for plantations....
View ArticleGinkgo Bioworks Launches $350M Investment Vehicle, Ferment Consortium
By Lynda Kiernan At its second annual Ferment meeting, Boston-based biotech giant Ginkgo Bioworks announced the launch of Ferment Consortium, a $350 million private investment vehicle supported by...
View ArticleHarbinger Ventures to Grow Female or Mixed-Gender Led Companies with $21.7M...
By Lynda Kiernan Boulder-based growth equity investment firm Harbinger Ventures announced a close for its second fund with capital commitments totaling $21.7 million. This close brings the firm’s...
View ArticleWild Type Announced a $12.5M Series A for Cell Cultured Salmon
By Lynda Kiernan Cultured seafood production got another vote of investor confidence as Wild Type announced it has closed a $12.5 million Series A led by CRV, and including Maven Ventures, and return...
View ArticleAgriculture Capital Releases 2019 Impact Report Demonstrating Positive Impact...
By Lynda Kiernan Agriculture Capital has released its third annual Impact Report, outlining the continued positive impact its regenerative farming practices are having on the environment, economy, and...
View ArticlePontifax Co-Leads $85M Series C for Pheromone-Based Biological Crop Protection
By Lynda Kiernan Biological crop protection startup Provivi announced the completion of an $85 million Series C co-led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Fund, and an unnamed global investment...
View ArticleBrief: Goldcrest Farmland REIT Raises More Than $300M for its Second...
By Lynda Kiernan Private real estate investment trust (REIT) Goldcrest Farm Trust (GFT) announced it has secured more than $300 million in capital commitments from a collective of leading...
View ArticleFounder of Terra Firma to Lead A$600M Management Buyout of Australian Cattle...
By Lynda Kiernan Guy Hands, founder and chairman of Terra Firma, the British private equity investor, and parent of Australian cattle giant Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC), has decided to lead a...
View ArticleBASF, TELUS Bring Hummingbird Technology’s Series B to $10M
By Lynda Kiernan BASF Venture Capital and Canada’s TELUS Ventures have joined a Series B for British startup Hummingbird Technologies, joining existing investors including Saudi Agricultural and...
View ArticleAmid Global Glut and Damaging Trade War, Ocean Spray Takes New Approach,...
By Lynda Kiernan Massachusetts-based Ocean Spray, the single provider of 65 percent of the world’s cranberries, is taking a new approach amid multiple challenging market fronts, announcing a new...
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From GAI Gazette: Food Industry Trends: What’s The Picture Look Like in 2030?
This article will be featured along with other articles addressing agriculture investment opportunities and surrounding themes in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 4, which will be distributed in...
View ArticleUK-Based Winnow Raises $12M Series B; Secures $8M in Financing from EIB to...
By Lynda Kiernan UK-based Winnow Solutions, a tech developer of smart solutions that help commercial kitchens reduce food waste, announced it has raised a $12 million Series B backed by IKEA partner...
View ArticleTIBOT Technologies Raises EUR3 Million in Funding to Revolutionize Poultry...
By Lynda Kiernan French robotics startup TIBOT Technologies announced it has raised a second funding round totaling EUR3 million (US$3.35 million) to further develop its robotic applications for the...
View ArticleHAIG Divests Australia’s Largest Macadamia Portfolio to Belgian Sugar...
By Lynda Kiernan Belgian sugar producer Finasucre has agreed to acquire the Winfield Road aggregation – the largest Macadamia portfolio in Australia – from Hancock Agricultural Investment Group (HAIG)...
View ArticleTruTag Technologies Closes $7.5M Series C for Edible Barcode Technology
By Lynda Kiernan TruTag Technologies, a developer of product identity and traceability solutions, has closed on a $7.5 million Series C backed by Pangaea Ventures and Happiness Capital. This round...
View ArticleThai Union Launches $30M Food Tech Venture Fund, Makes First Investment in...
By Lynda Kiernan Thai Union, the world’s largest producer of shelf-stable tuna products, has launched a $30 million food tech venture fund, and has made its first investment in Flying SpArk, an...
View ArticleHancock Prospecting Acquires Warrabah Station in Support of Wagyu Expansion
By Lynda Kiernan Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting (HPPL) announced it has acquired Warrabah Station in the New England region of New South Wales for an undisclosed amount. Located between Manilla...
View ArticleOlam Acquires California Almond Processor in $54 Million Deal
By Lynda Kiernan International food and agribusiness giant Olam announced it has acquired almond processor and ingredient manufacturer Hughson Nut (HNI) from APB Capital at a total value of $54...
View ArticleFrom GAI Gazette: The EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement – Will Ratification...
This article will be featured in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 4, along with other articles addressing agriculture investment opportunities and surrounding themes. The magazine will be distributed...
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