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By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Tech-driven online farmland investment marketplace FarmTogether announced that it has closed on the largest single-asset crowdfunding farmland investment to-date – $22 million for Galaxy Organic Apple Orchards –  a 201-acre organic redevelopment property in Franklin County, Washington. Through its end-to-end platform, FarmTogether allows individual investors to view carefully vetted […]

by Lynda Kiernan Aquaculture tech startup Aquabyte announced it has raised $10 million through a Series A co-led by existing investors Costancoa Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Other investors participating in the round include Alaya Capital Partners, Alliance Venture, Struck Capital, and additional angel investors. With offices in San Francisco and Bergen, Norway, Aquabyte […]

Led by Japanese seed and early stage-focused venture fund Real Tech Capital, Integriculture Inc., a cellular agriculture and clean meat (cultured meat) company, has secured ¥300 million (US$2.7 million) in seed financing. Other investors include Beyond Next Ventures, A-FIVE (Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Fund Corporation for Innovation, Value-chain and Expansion Japan – a Japanese government […]