By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Thai Union, Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai Union Group), and leading plant-based seafood brand The ISH Food Company have announced a North American alliance in support of the advancement of a regenerative, nutritious food system. As The ISH Food Company continues to […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Neutral Foods, the first carbon neutral food company in the U.S., announced it closed on a $12 million Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a fund co-founded by Bill Gates, which also led one of the company’s early-stage Seed funding rounds in October 2021. Additional participants in this […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media South Korean B2B agrifood platform Tridge closed on a $37 million Series D led by DSAsset, bringing total funding to-date to nearly $120 million, and lifting its valuation from $500 million when it raised its $60 million Series C in 2021 to $2.7 billion today. Founded by commodity investor Hoshik […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media There are multiple types of “good” fungi that establish relationships with plants that are mutually beneficial – these relationships are called mycorrhizae, and the microorganisms are called mycorrhizal fungi. However, over time these naturally occurring and beneficial microbes have been destroyed by modern farming practices including tilling, pasteurization, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Peptide-based biological crop protection developer Vestaron initially announced in May of this year that it had successfully raised $82 million through a Series C co-led by Ordway Selections and Cavallo Ventures with participation from Agronautic Ventures, Fortistar, and Endeavor8, and returning investors Novo Holdings, Northpond Ventures, CGC Ventures (the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Estimates are that as much as a third of all arable land on Earth is used to make animal feed. This has traditionally been in the form of unsustainable soy and other crops that are largely responsible for deforestation at their point of production, and for significant carbon emissions […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Conexus Venture Capital’s Emmertech Fund is taking steps to drive innovation in the winemaking industry by leading a $3.1 million Seed round for Vancouver-based BarrelWise Technologies Ltd. Ag Capital Canada also provided additional funding to the company. (Emmertech has had a banner week – also leading a $26 million […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Canadian agtech venture capital fund Emmertech has led a $26 million Series C for Vive Crop Protection (Vive), a precision chemistry company that has developed technology that improves the targeting and performance of both synthetic and biological inputs. Cibus funds, and existing investors Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media China has rapidly undergone a significant shift from being largely rural and agrarian to a more urban and market-engaged society. This overarching evolution has brought food production away from fragmented smallholders into the reality of commercially-scaled industrial agricultural production and beyond, to tech-driven food and ag innovations that have […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media “Without traders, global food security would not exist…,” said Soren Schroder, former CEO Bunge Ltd. “Trading companies are crucial in navigating supply and demand imbalances, as they swiftly move commodities around the world from surplus to deficit regions.” The landscape through which global traders navigate is fraught with challenges. […]
