Tenacious Ventures Makes First Investment, Co-Leads $8M Series A for Goterra
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Australian early stage agtech investor Tenacious Ventures has made its first investment by co-leading an $8 million Series A for Goterra, a waste management...
View ArticleBoost Biomes Raises $5M Series A, Forges Joint Development Agreement With...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media U.S. agbiotech startup and global crop nutrition company Boost Biomes has raised $5 million through a Series A round of funding, and has announced the...
View ArticleABC Fund Backs Ghana’s Dragon Farming to Scale Operations
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) has provided financing to the tune of approximately US$900,000 to Dragon Farming Ltd, a soy milling and aggregation...
View ArticleScotts Miracle-Gro Launches $50M VC Fund 1868 Ventures
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Lawn care giant Scotts Miracle-Gro announced it is launching a $50 million venture capital fund to invest in controlled environment agtech innovations, plant...
View ArticleCapitol Peak Partners, KKR, Acquire Borden Dairy in $340M Deal
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media After filing for bankruptcy in the early days of January, Borden Dairy Co., one of the largest and oldest dairy companies in the U.S., has been acquired by...
View ArticleBits x Bites’ China Food Tech Hub Continues to Grow With Addition of Nestle,...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media China Food Tech Hub – a new consortium model organized by Bits x Bites to foster cooperation between startups and global leaders – continues to grow with the...
View ArticleHortinvest to Manage Two NZ Cherry Orchard Development Projects
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media New Zealand veteran horticulturalists Ross and Sharon Kirk have created Deep Creek Fruits NZ – a new platform under which is being consolidated two cherry...
View ArticleTastewise Releases AI-Powered Report Examining the $235B Opportunity in...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media In February 2019 Israeli startup Tastewise announced the launch of its AI-powered intelligence platform designed to predict rapidly changing food trends and...
View ArticleFMC Announces Launch of FMC Ventures, First Investment in Trace Genomics
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media FMC Corporation announced the launch of its new capital venture arm FMC Ventures to target strategic investments in innovative startups and early-stage...
View ArticleNasekomo Secures Largest Early-Stage Agtech Funding in Emerging Europe
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media In business for only three years, Bulgaria-based Nasekomo is already scaling up its business that transforms agro organic waste streams into alternative...
View ArticlePerfect Day Raises Another $160M Led by CPP Investments, Extends Series C to...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Perfect Day, a producer of animal-free, lab-created dairy proteins, announced it has raised a new $160 million tranche of funding led by Canada Pension Plan...
View ArticleBetter-For-You Cold Brew Brand Super Coffee Raises $25M and Achieves $200M...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Kitu Life, the name behind the popular better-for-you cold brew and creamer brand Super Coffee, has raised $25 million through a funding round led by Skyview...
View ArticleGrowers Edge Closes $40M Series B to Advance Fintech Solutions for the Ag...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Iowa-based Growers Edge Financial announced the close of a $40 million Series B led by S2G Ventures, Cox Enterprises, and Skyline Global Partners, and...
View ArticleLever VC and Brinc Partner to Launch China-Focused Plant-Based Investment...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Leading global alternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC has partnered with Brinc, a global venture accelerator, to launch the Lever China Alternative...
View ArticleBillionaire Andrew Forrest Acquires Two Iconic Cattle Stations in Western...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media From a field of 14 bidders, billionaire Andrew Forrest came out on top, acquiring the Quanbun Downs and Jubilee Downs cattle stations near Fitzroy Crossing in...
View ArticleEthical, Pasture-Raised Food Company and Manna Tree Portfolio Company Vital...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Vital Farms, the largest U.S. producer of ethically and pasture raised eggs and other products including butter, hard-boiled eggs, liquid whole eggs, butter,...
View ArticleVentureWave Capital’s Impact Ireland Fund Has First Close with High Profile...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media In September 2019, Ireland’s VentureWave Capital launched Impact Ireland – a new fund that is a member of the Global Impact Investing Network and the first...
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Contributed Content: Part II: Technology Offers Fresh Ways to Reduce Food Waste
By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital With a new wave of COVID-19 spreading through many parts of the US, leading to beach closures and July 4th fireworks being cancelled, the...
View ArticleDairy Alternative Company Oatly Secures $200M Led by Blackstone, Sets...
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Swedish sustainable, oat-based dairy alternative company Oatly has secured $200 million in funding led by Blackstone Growth, and including a roster of...
View ArticleRoslin Technologies Launches Bid to Raise £50 Million
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Roslin Technologies, the Edinburgh-based agtech specialist and close tie-in to the Roslin Institute, the creator of Dolly the first cloned sheep, announced it...
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