Meati Raises $100M, Expands Retail Locations by 1,000X in One Year
photo credit: Meati Foods By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Meati Foods, a Public Benefit Corporation and the developer of products that feature the superfood MushroomRoot™ with the goal of giving consumers access to high-quality protein that is healthy and sustainable, has raised over $100 million in C-1 round fun
Read moreNVentures Backs Carbon Robotics’ AI-Powered Laser Weeder
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, has made an investment in Carbon Robotics, a leader on AI-powered farming and developer of the LaserWeeder. This investment follows a $27 million Series B closed on by Carbon Robotics in 2021 and a $30 million Series C announced in April
Read moreAgriZeroNZ Invests up to $5M in BioLumic for Sustainable UV Light Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media BioLumic, a New Zealand-based agbiotech company and developer of a novel and proprietary UV Light Treatment platform that when applied to seeds can regulate their genetic expressions and unlock their natural potential, will benefit from an investment of up to NZ$5 million (US$3 million) from
Read moreTreefera Closes on $12M Series A to Use AI to Bring Transparency to Nature-Based Reporting
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Only seven months after raising $2.2 million in Pre-Seed capital, AI-enabled data management platform Treefera announced it has successfully closed on $12 million in Series A funding led by AlbionVC. As climate change continues to accelerate, Treefera’s mission is to drive positive chan
Read moreBluefront Launches Second Seafood Impact Investment Fund with $50M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Located in one of the world’s top seafood technology hubs, Bluefront Equity is active in driving the food transition by investing in product, service, and tech companies aligned with scaling the global aquaculture industry. To advance this mission, the firm announced it has launch
Read moreMaia Farms Gains $2.3M in Pre-Seed Funding for Superior Mycelium Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vancouver-based food tech company Maia Farms has secured $2.3 million in Pre-Seed funding in the form of private capital and matching grant funding to support their goal of transforming the global protein supply with mycelium. Led by a trio of investors: California-based J
Read moreLandus Cooperative Launches Farmer-Owned Tech Company Conduit
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Iowa-based cooperative Landus is a leading ag solutions company with a presence in 34 U.S. states and 16 countries that notes it works to bridge the gap between the farmer and consumer - between the rural and the urban - by focusing on sustainable growth and helping farmers gain added value
Read moreEcozen Closes on $30M for Climate-Smart Technology Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ecozen, a Pune, India-based leader in climate-smart technology solutions, announced it has closed on $30 million comprising a mix of debt and equity thanks to continued support from Nuveen and other existing investors. As part of the fundraise, new debt support was also included from InCred
Read moreVertical Harvest Secures $59.5M in Public-Private Financing for Hydroponic Vertical Farm with a Mission
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Indoor farming company Vertical Harvest Farms announced that it has secured $59.5 million in financing for the development and operation of a 51,000-square-foot hydroponic vertical farm in Westbrook, Maine. This funding was led by Madison One, and was supported by Waterside Commerci
Read moreVitalFluid Raises €5M for Plasma Activated Water Applications
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media VitalFluid, a leader in the production of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) applications, announced it has raised €5 million in Seed funding from Future Food Fund, Graduate Entrepreneur, Horticoop, and Innovation Industries to accelerate its market introduction strategy. “We have been fo
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