UAE-based, agtech-enabled arid climate agribusiness Pure Harvest Smart Farms (Pure Harvest) announced it has closed on $4.5 million in seed funding through a round led by Shorooq Investments, and that included a leading federal government-backed fund, technology partners of the company, and a consortium of globally diverse angel investors. Co-founded by Silicon Valley private equity […]
Matrix Partners, an Indian investment firm with Rs 4,500 cr (US$676.5 million) under management, has made its first foray into ag funding, investing an undisclosed amount in agtech startup Gobasco. Launched only this year, Gobasco is a young startup co-founded by Vedant Katiyar and Abhishek Sharma, a former AI researcher with Apple, that is seeking […]
Global fertilizer, crop nutrition, and production tech group Yara International has acquired Agronomic Technology Corp. (ATC), a leading fertilizer recommendation platform and modeling company, for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2013 and with locations in both New York and Silicon Valley, ATC is the company behind Adapt-N, a professional fertilizer recommendation platform that leverages cloud technology, […]
FarmLink announced it has secured $3 million in funding from investment firm and incubator Pioneering Ventures and Swiss global agribusiness giant, Syngenta. Launched three years ago in Mumbai, India, FarmLink focuses on the farm to fork supply chain of fresh produce in India, functioning as a facilitator of value-added fruits and vegetables which are sourced […]
FoodLogiQ, a leading provider of food chain traceability and transparency solutions, has secured $4.25 million in Series B funding from Vancouver-based social impact VC firm, Renewal Funds. “Renewal’s focus on food and tech companies at the forefront of social and environmental change aligns perfectly with FoodLogiQ’s mission,” said FoodLogiQ CEO Dean Wiltse. Founded in 2008 […]
Oakland, California-based Ceres Imaging, an ag-focused aerial spectral imaging and analytics startup, has secured an additional $2.5 million in Series A funding from Romulus Capital, bringing the total round to $7.5 million. Ceres Imaging announced in May of this year that it had successfully raised $5 million in a Series A led by Romulus, which […]
Indoor vertical farming startup AeroFarms announced the final closing of its Series D at $40 million with the addition of IKEA; chef David Chang, who is also the founder of Momofuku Group; and retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus, to the company’s impressive list of existing investors. Founded in 2004 in Newark, New Jersey, AeroFarms […]
Farm data company Farmobile announced an $18.1 million Series B round including Anterra Capital, AmTrust Agricultural Insurance Company, and additional existing investors. This round follows a $5.5 million Series A raised by the company in December 2015, led by Anterra, and brings total funding for the startup to more than $28 million. Founded in 2013 […]
Israeli private equity fund Fortissimo Capital has committed $4 million to the third funding round raised by Israel-based high-tech seed breeding startup Equinom. This investment marks the first installment of Fortissimo’s total investment. Equinom’s last funding round occurred in April of last year when the company raised $1.25 million led by Hazera Ltd – a […]
TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform launched by alternative asset firm TPG, announced it has led a Series A-2 round for Gro Intelligence – an agricultural data analytics business based in New York and Nairobi. Also included in the round were Data Collective and strategic family offices. Founded in 2014, Gro Intelligence […]
