Meatless pet food startup comes to market with $4M investment
The pet food industry is pushing forward in the ever-expanding market for vegan foods, with last week’s $4 million investment in Wild Earth, a biotech startup that has created a meatless dog food designed to reduce the ecological impact of pet food production. Investors include VegInvest, Stray Dog Capital, Felicis Ventures, Blue Horizon,
Read moreAI-Powered Digital Grocer Farmstead Nets $2M in Capital
San Francisco Bay area "micro-grocer" Farmstead has secured a $2 million capital infusion led by venture capital firms Resolute Ventures and Social Capital, with additional participation from SV Angel and Y Combinator. Farmstead's total seed funding to date is $4.8 million. Farmstead, which describes its service as "farm-to-fridge i
Read moreSmall-hold Farmer-Focused Impact Terra Secures $3M in Grants
Impact Terra, a Myanmar-based fintech startup that offers personalized advice and services to smallholder farmers in that country, has secured $3 million in grants from two foreign funds aimed at reducing poverty in the region. As reported in DealStreet Asia, the agencies are Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW), a grant program of the Dut
Read moreHighQuest Comments on Blockchain, Digital Currencies, and other FinTech Innovations
Blockchain, digital currencies, and other FinTech innovations are coming to a grain silo and tomato farm near you. While disruptive banking technologies excite and scare central bankers and industry players alike, these innovations will integrate into the agricultural sector faster than many realize. Grain testing companies, wheat trading pl
Read moreBuilding the GAI Community: A Decade of Progress, Part 2
This is part two of a conversation with the founders of the GAI conference series Greg Mellinger, CEO of HighQuest Group; Philippe de Lapérouse, managing director and head of HighQuest Consulting; Chris Erickson, currently president of Parsonage Lane Advisors and formerly managing director with HighQuest; Hunt Stookey, presently director of
Read moreContributed Content: Land Development and Technology to Drive Growth for Beef Producers
Editor’s note: The below is sponsored content. By Troy Setter, CEO of Consolidated Pastoral Company Food demand is one of the biggest global growth themes of this decade and could be a defining theme of this century. The world needs to produce 20 percent more food by 2030 and a staggering 60 percent more food by 2050 to meet forecast
Read moreHighQuest Comments on Agri/Food Companies Seeking Outside Capital
Greg Mellinger, CEO of HighQuest Group, meets regularly with agricultural and food companies, and the conversation inevitably touches upon the importance of available and strong capital bases. This is especially true for smaller/medium-sized businesses with niche focus or who are competing head-to-head in commodity areas. On the other sid
Read moreBuilding the GAI Community: A Decade of Progress, Part 1
The first Global AgInvesting (GAI) conference took place in New York City in June 2009. Responding to the global financial crisis, investors were showing increasing interest in real assets with a negative correlation to the stock market and a steady long-term return profile for wealth preservation. Farmland came into focus as a target are
Read moreHighquest Sees Increased Interest in Agricultural Investment Opportunities Globally
Greg Mellinger, CEO of HighQuest Partners, recently shared some thoughts on his recent and ongoing interactions with private and institutional investors, which signal increased interest in agricultural investment opportunities globally. "The reasons vary and while there is a tendency to focus on robust investment returns, many investors tel
Read moreAlternative Meat Segment has New Entrants
California food company Don Lee Farms is breaking into the alternative meat segment with the support of Costco, which has debuted the company's organic Plant-Based Raw Burgers. This is the latest entrant in the next generation of plant-based burgers that more closely resemble beef burgers in presentation - including "bleeding" juices and the
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