Orchard Robotics Gains $3.8M to Build Robots and AI to Power Precision Crop Management
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Tech-enabled precision crop management startup Orchard Robotics has gained $3.8 million in funding from a Pre-Seed round led by Contrary and an oversubscribed Seed round led by General Catalyst with participation from Humba Ventures, Soma Capital, Correlation Ventures, VU Venture Partners, G
Read moreBeyond Broadband: Cox Launches Cox Farms, One of the Largest Greenhouse Operations in North America
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Cox Enterprises announced the launch of Cox Farms, a new business focused on sustainable food and agriculture that includes indoor farming companies Mucci Farms and BrightFarms, making it one of the largest greenhouse growers in North America. Started 125 years ago by James M. Cox, Cox En
Read moreClean Food Group Raises Another £2.5M for Sustainable Fats and Oils Tech
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media British food technology company Clean Food Group has raised another £2.5 million (US$3.16 million) in funding from Clean Growth Fund, bringing total funding to-date to £13 million (US$16.4 million) for its sustainable oils and fats technology. Clean Growth Fund is a climate-
Read moreMolecular Farming Pioneer PoLoPo Unveils Protein Biofactory Platform Using Potatoes
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Israeli molecular farming company PoLoPo has emerged from stealth to introduce its SuperAA platform with the ability to turn a simple potato into a biofactory. Currently deployed in potatoes at greenhouse scale, this technology is capable of producing both patatin - a native potato protein -
Read moreMyGug Raises Funding for Circular, Zero-Waste Solution to Food Waste
Photo credit: MyGug By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Irish agtech startup MyGug announced a successful fundraising led by BVP with participation from Enterprise Ireland in support of their innovative and pioneering food waste management solution. Located in West Cork, MyGug’s food waste system creates a circular eco
Read moreBeyond the Batch: Cauldron Closes on A$9.5M for Hyper-Fermentation Technology
Photo credit: Cauldron By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Located in New South Wales, Cauldron was created to unlock the potential of precision fermentation. And as it continues on its growth trajectory, has closed on a A$9.5 million Series A led by Horizons Ventures, with participation from SOSV, In-Q-Tel, and existing in
Read morePoseidon Closes on $20.75M for Innovative Aquaculture Solutions
Photo credit: Poseidon Ocean Systems By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Poseidon Ocean Systems (Poseidon), a company delivering innovative solutions that improve fish welfare and reduce the carbon footprint of aquaculture operations, announced the completion of a $20.75 million Series B led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF
Read moreCorteva Launches Investment and Partnership Platform Corteva Catalyst
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Corteva Inc. announced it has launched Corteva Catalyst, an investment and partnership platform created to identify and bring to market agricultural innovation with the potential to drive value creation and advance the company’s R&D priorities. The initial focus will be to access op
Read moreTierra Biosciences Closes $11.4M Series A Funding for Cell-Free Protein Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media We are still only just beginning to understand the potential that synthetic biology holds for the future of humanity and global food production systems. However, Tierra Biosciences (Tierra), the company that developed the world’s first predictive AI-guided, cell-free technology with the po
Read moreRedSea Rebrands as iyris, Announces Strategic Partnership with Magrabi Agriculture
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Combining impact with innovation, iyris (formerly RedSea) is advancing commercial farming for low-to-mid-tech farmers in arid climates through its patented and proprietary technologies that reduce water and energy consumption by up to 90 percent. Launched in 2018 with a mission to reduce
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