by Lynda Kiernan Yield Lab Europe has announced the launch of Yield Lab Europe Fund 1 LP, a new €21 million (US$23.6 million) European hybrid investment vehicle. The Galway-based fund’s first close included a cornerstone investment of €10 million (US$11.3 million) from early-stage investor Enterprise Ireland, along with a commitment of €4 million (US$4.5 million) […]
By Lynda Kiernan Leading global food and agtech venture capital investor Finistere Ventures has joined with three Israeli partners: OurCrowd, the largest and most active venture investor in the country; Tnuva, the largest food manufacturer in the country; and Tempo Beverages, the top beverage company in the country, to launch the largest consortium focused […]
Syracuse, New York-based Armory Square Ventures (ASV) has raised its second fund, bringing its total capital under management to $50 million. As one of the only venture capital firms in the upstate region of New York, ASV plans to continue its focus on local areas that have historically been overlooked by investors. The new $31 […]
Vertical farm operator and parent of the FreshBox Farms brand, Crop One Holdings, announced its launch of the Vertical Farm Opportunity Fund #1 as a vehicle through which to raise capital to bring vertical farming to Texas. California-based Crop One, which has been in commercial production longer than any other major vertical farmer in the […]
India-based impact agrifood tech investment fund Omnivore Partners has secured an investment from BASF Venture Capital in its second fund – Omnivore Partners India Fund 2 – that was part of the fund’s second and final close at $97 million. Co-founded by Mark Kahn and Jinesh Shah, and with offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, […]
Cultivian Sandbox announced the closing of its third fund, Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund III, at $135 million. Since the closing of its Fund I in 2008, when Cultivian was one of the first and only venture capital funds exclusively investing in food and agriculture, the firm has raised nearly $300 million collectively across […]
Amsterdam-based, early stage venture capital firm Rockstart announced it will be closing on its newly launched AgriFood accelerator and fund at €15 million (US$16.9M). With state-backed Vaekstfonden from Denmark and family-owned De Hoge Dennen Capital from the Netherlands as cornerstone investors, the fund will operate out of Copenhagen, Denmark, and will leverage the strengths of […]
AfricInvest, a leading African private equity fund, and Cathay Innovation, the global VC fund launched by Paris-based Cathay Capital, have announced the launch of the Cathay Africinvest Innovation fund. With a fundraising target in place of 150 million Euro (US$168 million), the fund will focus on investments spanning Series A through Series C stages in […]
RIO Investment Partners has announced the launch of a new venture capital fund dedicated to investments across the North American ag and food tech sectors. Concurrently, the fund also announced its first close with anchor investments of $77.5 million from cornerstone investors including Farm Credit Canada. An eventual funding target for the fund is set at […]
Starbucks announced it is making a $100 million investment in Valor Siren Ventures Fund (VSV), a newly launched venture fund that will back the next generation of food and retail technology startups. In the coming months, VSV said that it is aiming to raise another $300 million from other outside investors. “We believe that innovative […]
