Pymwymic’s Food Impact Sequel Fund Surpasses Target With €71.5M in Investor Commitments
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Dutch cooperative Pymwymic, one of Europe's oldest impact investors, is advancing its mission to transform the food system by backing 'daredevil' founders, as noted by Managing Partner Rogier Pieterse. Pymwymic’s Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II has reached a successful close with €71.5 mil
Read moreLondon’s Aviva Investors Introduces Carbon Removal Fund Amid Nature Tech Strategy
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With the UN Climate Change Conference, aka COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan days away, investors have their sights set on climate plans. Right on cue, U.K. asset manager Aviva Investors has introduced its Carbon Removal Fund (CRF), the strategy for which involves natural capital and nature technology. A
Read moreNordic Startup FarmDroid Secures €10.5 Million for Solar-Powered Ag Robots
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Vejen, Denmark-based FarmDroid, which is behind autonomous, solar-powered agricultural robots, has secured €10.5 million (US$11.4 million) in its latest fundraising round. Led by Convent Capital, the round also extended to EIFO and Navus Ventures. FarmDroid's robot has mastered skills like sowin
Read moreAMERRA Capital Management Exits Brazilian Sugarcane Mill in Smooth Stroke of M&A
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AMERRA Capital Management has announced the sale of one of its portfolio assets. The U.S.-based asset manager, which specializes in sustainable agribusiness and renewable bio-energy, has sold Brazilian sugar mill Salto Botelho Agroenergia (SBA) to Zilor Energy and Food. Located in the prime sugarc
Read moreMitsubishi Corp Backs Finnish Aquaculture Tech Company Amid Wider Funding Round
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Corp is betting on the ocean economy. Through its investment arm, Mitsubishi is backing Finnish aquaculture technology company Finnforel to catapult the expansion of land-based fish farming projects. Mitsubishi's investment is part of a wider €240 million (US$260.5 million
Read moreAI-Powered Carbon Robotics Secures $70 Million in High-Profile Series D Round
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Making a statement in the robotics and AI revolution, Seattle, Washington-based Carbon Robotics has attracted a whopping $70 million in a Series D investment round. The fast-growing company will direct the proceeds toward growing its capital-intensive LaserWeeder business, developing software and
Read moreHatch Blue Raises €93M to Advance Sustainable Aquaculture Technology
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In its second close and surpassing its target size achieved in March, the Blue Revolution Fund (BRF), a collaboration between Ireland-based VC firm Hatch Blue and non-profit The Nature Conservancy (TNC), has attracted €93 million (US$100.2 million) in commitments to back sustainable aquaculture
Read moreSyngenta and Taranis Partner to Deliver AI Prowess to Growers and Ag Retailers
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The AI revolution has officially made its way into the ag space. Syngenta Crop Protection, a North Carolina-based business unit of the global Syngenta Group, has entered into a partnership with Taranis, a vertical AI-powered crop-intelligence platform with locations in the U.S., Brazil and Israel.
Read moreAgtech Pair Aims to Take Regenerative Ag to Next Level in Cross-Border Tie Up
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Regenerative agriculture is growing like wildfire among green circles, spreading across borders. Middlefield, Ohio-based Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA), which helps growers to make data-based decisions, has reached a global partnership with Turkish precision-ag tech company Topraq to expand acces
Read moreBiotalys Secures €15M in Private Placement to Advance Biocontrol Crop-Protection Solution
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Ghent, Belgium-based Biotalys has secured subscription commitments totaling €15 million (US$16.3 million) via a private placement of new equity shares involving both new and returning investors. Biotalys, an agtech company developing protein-based biocontrol solutions for sustainable crop protec
Read more
