MMG Equity Invests $5M in POWERFUL Foods
By Lynda Kiernan Family-owned MMG Equity Partners has invested $5 million in POWERFUL Foods, a leader in natural, high-protein foods and beverages marketed toward consumers living an active lifestyle....
View ArticleC16 Biosciences Raises $20M to Advance Bio-Based Palm Oil Alternative
By Lynda Kiernan Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a fund created by Bill Gates and other investors to fight climate change, has led a $20 million Series A for C16 Biosciences. Waldencast and Future Tech...
View ArticleCAIT Closes Deal to Acquire Three Cattle Stations from CPC
By Lynda Kiernan Clean Agriculture and International Tourism (CAIT) has closed on a deal originally announced in early 2019 to acquire three cattle stations – two in the Northern Territory (NT), and a...
View ArticleBayer Opens Innovative $100M Corn Breeding Greenhouse Facility in Arizona
By Lynda Kiernan Bayer has opened a $100 million state-of-the-art corn breeding greenhouse facility in Marana, Arizona. The unique site will be crop-specific, serving as a global product design center...
View ArticleCulture Biosciences Raises $15M Series A to Outsource Bioreactor Services
By Lynda Kiernan You will see in this week’s stories that a company called C16 Biosciences that is using bioreactor, or biomanufacturing, to produce a sustainable alternative to palm oil has raised a...
View ArticlePuris Raises Another $25M as Global Leaders Maneuver for Plant-Based Market...
By Lynda Kiernan “I believe that in a decade we will look back on the Beyond Meat initial public offering (IPO) and appreciate the enormity of this event in shaping the direction of the Food and...
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EXCLUSIVE From GAI Gazette: Behind the Findings of the Global AgInvesting...
This article will be featured in the next GAI Gazette, Volume 7, Issue 1, which will be distributed in conjunction with the annual Global AgInvesting flagship conference to be held in New York, April...
View ArticleMedici Ventures Leads $8.2M Funding Round With $5M for GrainChain
By Lynda Kiernan Medici Ventures, the blockchain accelerator and investment platform of Overstock.com, has led an $8.2 million funding round, committing $5 million for GrainChain, a provider of an...
View ArticleOspraie Lead $1.2M Seed Round for Biologicals Startup Agragene
By Lynda Kiernan Agragene, a startup focused on developing organic and conventional biological pest controls, has raised $1.2 million in Seed funding led by Ospraie Ag Science, the venture arm of New...
View ArticleCanadian Indoor Cannabis Grower Weed Me Closes on C$2.5M in Funding
By Lynda Kiernan MMJ Group Holdings Limited announced that Weed Me, a Canadian indoor cannabis grower with facilities in Ontario, has completed a C$2.5 million (US$1.8 million) capital raising. Founded...
View ArticleGold Leaf Farming Acquires 1,850 Acres of California Almond Orchards
By Lynda Kiernan Gold Leaf Farming has acquired 1,850 acres of almond orchards located in California’s San Joaquin Valley for an undisclosed amount. The Mendrin Group acted as exclusive advisory to the...
View ArticleInvestor Consortium Invest $200M to Form LIVEKINDLY, a New Plant-Based Food...
By Lynda Kiernan A $200 million founders’ funding round backed by founders, entrepreneurs, and global industry leaders has been announced to launch LIVEKINDLY, a new plant-based food platform dedicated...
View ArticleProtix Secures Investment from Rabo to Scale Up Insect Production in The...
By Lynda Kiernan Dutch biotech startup, Protix, a breeder of larvae from Black Soldier Flies (BSF) for sustainable animal feed production, announced that it has secured an undisclosed investment from...
View ArticleFood and Crop Protection Company Biotalys Lifts Series C to €45 million
By Lynda Kiernan Belgium-based food and crop biological protection company Biotalys has raised its Series C, announcing a second closing at €45 million (US$50 million). The round has been reopened for...
View ArticleNew Crop Capital Makes First Investment in China, Partners with Dao Foods to...
By Lynda Kiernan Prolific alternative protein investor New Crop Capital has made its first investment in China, partnering with China-focused Dao Foods International to invest in Starfield Food and...
View Article8F has Raised US$358M For Pure Salmon Global Expansion
By Lynda Kiernan Since 1980, global consumption of salmon has more than tripled as demand for protein also climbs. And as wild stocks grow more depleted, salmon farming is stepping in to bridge the gap...
View ArticleFood Tech Giant Impossible Foods Raises $500M in New Funding
By Lynda Kiernan Food tech leader Impossible Foods announced it has secured a massive $500 million through its most recent Series F funding round, led by South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments....
View ArticleAqua-Spark Invests in Swedish Algae Factory
By Lynda Kiernan Dutch sustainable aquaculture-focused investment fund Aqua-Spark announced it has made an undisclosed investment in Swedish Algae Factory – a startup that uses algae to convert...
View ArticleMassPRIM Commits up to $500M to Prudential Agricultural Investments
By Lynda Kiernan The staff and Investment Committee of Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM) have unanimously approved Prudential Agricultural Investment (PAI) as an...
View ArticleSynlait Acquires 582-Hectare Farm for NZ$25.7 Million
By Lynda Kiernan Synlait Milk, a large-scale dairy processor and producer of a range of dairy products including infant and adult nutritional formulas, functional food ingredients, and specialty...
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