Ketos, the developer of the world’s first water intelligence platform, announced it has raised $9 million in funding from a list of venture capitalists, impact investors, and industry leaders. Participating in the round were existing investors, Rethink Impact and Better Ventures; new investors, Broadway Angels and Plum Alley Ventures; along with strategic angel investors from […]
Food tech startup Sustainable Bioproducts has closed a $33 million Series A from a selection of some of the top venture capital funds, and two of the largest food and agribusiness companies in the world. Leading the round was 1955 Capital, the Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund founded by Andrew Chung. Also participating in the […]
Colorado-based mushroom-focused food tech startup MycoTechnology announced it has closed on a Series C backed by some of the top names in food tech investment. The $30 million round was co-led by S2G Ventures Fund II, Middleland MT Holdings, ADM Capital’s Cibus Fund, and TML-Invest S.à r.l. Other participating investors include Tysons Ventures, Bunge Ventures […]
Montreal-based AI agtech startup MotorLeaf is launching a strategic partnership with Greenhouse supplier Cultilene to facilitate greater access to artificial intelligence for growers facing tight margins and labor shortages. Together, the companies announced a global expansion campaign to connect large-scale growers of hydroponic tomatoes and peppers with AI-automation services. Brought to market last year, MotorLeaf’s […]
FoodMaven, a food waste mitigation technology platform, announced it has raised $10 million in capital through a round backed by Tao Capital and members of the Walton family, the founders of Walmart. Based in Colorado and founded in 2015, FoodMaven captures food being wasted through a systemic network that is oversupplied and out-of-sync, or locally […]
Cavallo Ventures, the venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis, a global leader in crop-protection, precision agtech, marketing, distribution, seed, and nutritional products has made a seven-figure investment in Crop Enhancement Inc. Founded in 2011 in California by scientist, entrepreneur, and former professor of chemical engineering at UC Berkeley, David Soane, Crop Enhancement is a developer of […]
Ohio-based indoor vertical farming startup 80 Acres announced a “significant investment”, which was later reported to be in excess of $40 million, from Virgo Investment Group, a San Francisco-based private equity group focused on investing in companies that are disrupting high-potential industries. Founded by Mike Zelkind and Tisha Livingston in 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio, […]
Arable Capital Partners announced its acquisition of US Irrigation, a California-based irrigation design and rental service company. The company will go on to become a part of Arable’s newly-formed platform, Laurel Agriculture + Water Solutions (Laurel Ag). The launch of Laurel Ag was only announced in December 2018. Having rapidly closed on the acquisition of […]
UK-based aeroponic tech developer LettUs Grow announced it has raised funding totaling £1 million (US$1.3million) from a combination of private and public backers. The pioneering startup recently raised £460,000 (US$592,000) from ClearlySo, Bethnal Green Ventures, the University of Bristol Enterprise Fund II, a vehicle managed by Parkwalk Advisors, and additional angel investors. This round was […]
InnovaSea Systems announced its agreement to acquire Nortek Akvakultur, a Norwegian aquatech company located in Bergen. Once the deal is completed, Nortek Akvakultur will be integrated with InnovaSea’s Realtime Aquaculture unit to form the InnovaSea Instrumentation team. With headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, InnovaSea is itself part of a portfolio held by Cuna del Mar, an […]
