By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Only one year after it closed on a €20 million (US$21.8 million) Series A, climate and fintech company Agreena announced it has now successfully completed a €46 million (US$50 million) Series B led by German multi-stage investor HV Capital. Reflective of a high level of confidence, a number of […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Advanced U.S. indoor agricultural grower Local Bounti estimates that the U.S. market for herbs and vegetables will reach a value of $30 billion by 2025, with less than 1 percent of that produce currently being produced through indoor systems. For Local Bounti, which was launched in 2018 in Hamilton, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Already revenue and EBITDA positive and positioned for growth, Australian end-to-end precision and ag analytics company Braiin Limited announced its plans to go public via a SPAC agreement with Northern Revival Acquisition Corporation (NRAC). “Partnering with Northern Revival Acquisition Corporation is a major milestone in our company’s development,” noted […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) announced it has acquired 100 percent of MITRA Agro Equipments Private Limited (M.I.T.R.A) by increasing its holding from 47.33 percent to 100 percent. Consequently, in connection with this deal, Omnivore has been fully bought out of M.I.T.R.A, exiting its investment going […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Alternative investment manager Foresight Group has forged a strategic partnership with UK-based controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company Harvest London for the expansion of vertical farming in the country. Founded in 1984, and now operating across seven countries in Europe and Australia, with AUM totaling £12.3 billion (US$15 billion), Foresight […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Israel-based Saffron Tech Ltd. announced a new investment agreement with Korea-based Dreamtech Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of innovative tech components including advanced mobile and medical devices. As a subsidiary of Sativus Tech Corp., Saffron Tech is rewriting the protocols for growing saffron with an aim to be the first […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate tech startup Andes has officially closed its Series A at $30 million, bringing total funding to-date to $38 million from a broad range of investors including Voyager VC, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, Cavallo Ventures, KdT Ventures, Venturance, Germin8, and Accelr8. Andes’ approach entails leveraging millions of […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The latest investment by Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods, is in Athian, the world’s first cloud-based carbon marketplace dedicated to the livestock industry. This Seed-stage capital commitment joins previous investments in the company from Elanco Animal Health Inc. and Newtrient LLC to fast-track the launch […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Biotech startup Tiamat Sciences explained that it is reinventing recombinant proteins by using the power of plants to provide animal-free growth factors with a reduced carbon footprint at a fraction of the cost. Consequently, the startup announced that it has secured $2 million in seed-extension funding led by 8090 […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Paleo is a Belgian B2B precision fermentation company that has been working to crack the code of meat. By exploring what gives meat and fish their distinctive characteristics – their specific taste, look, and smell etc. – the startup concluded that heme proteins were at the root of the […]
