Winners announced at WIA Summit for the $1.5M Radicle Inclusion Challenge Presented by Nutrien
NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 29, 2023 – Two winners – FarmSense and PheroSyn – were chosen from four finalists for the 2023 Radicle Inclusion Challenge Presented by Nutrien, held yesterday here at a pitch competition at the 12th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit. Each winner received a $750,000 investment, including the benefits of val
Read moreRobots Among Us – Bonsai Robotics Closes $13.5M Seed Round
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The rise of robots in agricultural production represents a promising trend that addresses an array of challenges faced by the farming industry: labor shortages, the need for increased efficiency and sustainability, threats to farm laborer welfare due to severe conditions such as extreme heat
Read moreBiodel Ag Closes Series A to Advance Novel Regenerative Ag Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On November 15, 2021, the world population surpassed 8 billion on its way to breaching 10 billion by 2050. Connected with the expectation is the need to produce more food than has been produced in the past 10,000 years combined (staggering!). To accomplish this, it would require a 7
Read moreAGCO Acquires 85 Pct. of Trimble for $2B – the Largest Agtech Deal on Record
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global agricultural machinery and precision ag company AGCO Corporation is forming a joint venture with technology and data analytics company Trimble, giving AGCO an 85 percent stake in Trimble’s portfolio of ag assets and technologies for $2 billion in cash and the contribution of JCA Tec
Read moreKern Tec Closes €12M Series A to Upcycle Stone Fruit Pits Into Sustainable Ingredients
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media I have to admit, I’ve never really given much thought to stone fruit pits. But that’s okay! Because Austria-based Kern Tec has been doing the thinking for us. In Europe alone, 500,000 metric tons of these pits end up in landfills each year. Kern Tec is stepping up to develop pro
Read moreScentian Bio Closes $2.1M Seed Round for Insect-Based, Ultra Sensitive Taste and Smell Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Finistere Ventures and Toyota Ventures have co-led a $2.1 million Seed round for Scentian Bio, a biosensor platform developer combining insect olfactory receptors with nanotechnology and AI to deliver ultra-sensitive taste and smell solutions for the food and health industries. Iceh
Read moreBiologicals Leader Biobest Raises €120M, Acquires Brazilian Biological Solutions Company Biotrop
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Biobest, a global leader in pollination and integrated biological pest and disease solutions, has raised €120 million ($126.8 million) through a round backed by Tikehau Capital - which indicated that this investment was the first made through its private equity regenerative agricultu
Read moreNew Canadian Investment Fund Will Drive Sustainable Biotechnology for Food and Ag
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Advancing sustainable biotechnology is quickly proving to be key in addressing the impacts of food insecurity and climate change, and for meeting the need for resilience in global economies. As a vehicle to help foster this evolution, a new $50 million Canadian venture capital fund call
Read moreTrailhead Capital Closes Tech-Enabled Regenerative Food and Ag Fund at $50M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Boulder, Colorado-based Trailhead Capital believes that regenerative agriculture is our greatest opportunity to improve planetary and animal health, the condition of the soil, and the human condition today, thereby making it an optimal channel for outsized returns for stakeholders.
Read more€360M Final Close of Second Venture Fund Bolsters Astanor’s Commitment to Agrifood Tech
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In only six years, Astanor Ventures went from launching its first fund to being recognized as a forward-thinking presence and leader in the agrifood investment sphere with various funds and special purpose vehicles totaling approximately €800 million (US$854.6 million) in AUM. The fir
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