Ag Trends and Outlook|Agtech

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AgZen, a Somerville, Massachusetts-based agtech startup, has secured $10 million in a fundraising round. Led by DCVC Bio, the round also extended to Material Impact, which led the company’s $3.5 million seed round in 2022 when AgZen was spun out of MIT. AgZen said it would direct the proceeds […]

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Once overlooked as a viable alternative to the growing issue of providing food for an ever-populous world, Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) has gained much traction as of late, especially since COVID-19 has highlighted the vulnerability of the current ag supply chain. Addressing this topic of burgeoning interest at […]

This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in Australasian agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 3 of the GAI Gazette which will be distributed in conjunction with Global AgInvesting Asia 2018, held in Tokyo on 2-3 October 2018.  Join us in Tokyo to hear valuable insights and best practices for investment […]

This article will be featured along with other articles addressing investment opportunities in Australasian agriculture in Volume 5, Issue 3 of the GAI Gazette, which will be distributed in conjunction with Global AgInvesting Asia 2018, held in Tokyo on 2-3 October 2018.  Join us in Tokyo to hear valuable insights and best practices for investment […]

Robotics, which up until now has been largely confined to the upstream portion of the ag value chain, is starting to make inroads far downstream with the introduction of automated food preparation. One of the latest entrants, Chowbotics, has raised $11 million in a Series A-1 round led by the Foundry Neighborhood and Techstars. Techstars […]

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 in 60 minutes” will use the new funds to scale operations, continue […]

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 Dutch […]

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 platforms, and retailers are already using blockchain to […]

From expanding coverage in mainstream media to the growing number of innovators creating solutions designed to address agricultural and food challenges, the increasing momentum behind agtech is undeniable. Global AgInvesting’s deal activity data indicates that the number of capital deals involving agtech companies and the number of agtech investment funds launched increased from 2015 to […]

Global population is continuing to climb, but the bulk of available arable farmland is already in production. To meet global demand, a second green revolution is currently happening within agriculture, only unlike the first green revolution that occurred after World War II, this one is more focused on the integration of technologies that will allow […]