Ag Seed Company Corteva Forms JV With Gene-Editing Play, Invests $25M for Ag Innovation
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a bullish sign for dealflow in the ag industry, Indianapolis-based seed company Corteva has partnered with Pairwise, a Durham, N.C.-domiciled gene-editing play, to accelerate the delivery of advanced gene editing solutions to farmers from Nepal to Nebraska. The deal involves a $25 million strat
Read moreQueensland’s Mandalay Venture Partners Backs Agri-Food Tech Pair Through PE Investment
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Mandalay Venture Partners, which backs agri-food tech companies, is making an expansion push in Australia. The firm has announced dual investments into Queensland's Nbryo and Haelen Technology/Wholey Milk Company, each specializing in livestock genetics and milk processing, respectively. The deals
Read moreNumber 8 Bio Raises A$7M in Seed Round to Reduce Methane Emissions in Livestock
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Number 8 Bio, a Sydney, New South Wales-based startup whose tagline is 'changing feed, feeding change,' has received a ringing endorsement from the VC community. The company has raised A$7 million (US$4.7 million) in a seed round led by existing backer Main Sequence, a NSW-domiciled technology-foc
Read moreStablecoin Tether Brings Blockchain to Latin America’s Ag Sector With $100M Investment
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Cryptocurrencies are known to have characteristics of commodities, and now the blockchain is increasingly making its way into the ag sector. Most recently, Tether Holdings, an early mover for digital assets known as stablecoins, has taken close to a 10 percent position in Latin American agro-indus
Read moreTech Giant Microsoft Thrusts Regenerative Ag Into Spotlight With Farmland LP Investment
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP, an investment fund manager that generates returns by converting conventional commercial farmland to sustainably farmed crops, has received a major endorsement from Big Tech. The firm has announced an investment by software giant Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund into Vital Farmland
Read moreFractal Ag Chief Discusses Farmer Equity Capital Platform Amid $15M Investment Tally
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Since launching its farmland capital technology platform to farmers and investors in 2023, Minnesota-based Fractal Agriculture's fundraising tally has surpassed an impressive $15 million. Fractal as a business raises money for two distinct purposes. As a VC-backed company, Fractal raises capital t
Read moreAustralian Agtech Cropify Raises A$2M in Seed Round for Grain Grading System
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media South Australian agtech Cropify, which is behind AI- and machine learning-powered technology to grade grains in the supply chain, has attracted A$2 million (US$1.3 million) to its coffers in a seed round, according to reports. Led by Australian and Singaporean VCs Mandalay Venture Partners and Hat
Read moreSingapore Agtech DiMuto Raises Nearly $6M for Blockchain-Based Food Supply Chain Solutions
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The blockchain has disrupted many sectors of the economy, and now it has made its way to the agriculture industry. Singapore-based DiMuto, an agri-food trade solutions company specializing in cutting-edge technologies, has raised $5.9 million in a Series A funding round. Led by The Yield Lab Asia
Read moreEarthOptics and Pattern Ag Merge for Soil Digitization Powerhouse
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media M&A is afoot in the ag industry, and soil will never be the same. EarthOptics, which is building the "soil cloud," and Pattern Ag have announced a merger of equals to form a digitization powerhouse that will take soil health to the next level for farmers. The combined company, which will opera
Read moreQueensland’s Inform Ag Attracts A$7M from Rural Funds for Tech Solution
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Sunshine Coast, Queensland-based Inform Ag, which is in the business of future-proofing farming, has raised A$7 million (US$4.7 million) in a funding round spearheaded by Rural Funds Group, an ASX-listed agriculture REIT and strategic corporate investor. Inform Ag, whose products help farmers and
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