Agricultural sensing and solutions startup AgNext has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Mumbai-based Impact Investor Omnivore Partners, through its Omnivore Partners India Fund 2. Samir Kumar, founder of U.S.-India venture firm Inventus Capital Partners, also participated in the round as an individual, along with unnamed angel investors. AgNext Co-Founder Taranjeet Singh Bhamra told Inc42 that the company will […]
Dutch, pure-play sustainable aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark has made two investments that broaden its reach into technologies that have the potential to reduce the use of antibiotics in animal protein production, and to advance fish breeding methodology. Anti-resistance The first investment is in Proteon – a Polish agbiotech company developing naturally occurring bacteriophages, which target […]
California-based agtech venture pioneer Finistere Ventures continues to be a driving force in the global development of agtech investment and innovation. From its offices in Palo Alto and San Diego, California, Finistere has been expanding its global presence and investment reach into regions that show potential growth within the agtech sector. Furthering this mission, Finistere […]
Dutch pure-play, sustainable aquaculture investment firm, Aqua-Spark, announced the launch of a $15 million Africa-focused aquaculture investment fund in Cape Town on June 27. With backing secured from cornerstone investor Msingi – an East African investment initiative founded by UK billionaire Lord David Sainsbury to invest in high-growth potential East African businesses, including agribusinesses – […]
The Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based AgTech Accelerator has revealed agtech startup Boragen as its maiden investment. Boragen develops a fungicide that targets fungi to bolster crop yields, all while using a sustainable farming approach. The AgTech Accelerator and its investors are backing the startup with a $10 million Series A investment. Boragen, whose home base […]
