By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Tall Grass Ventures, a Canadian investment firm with a focus on early-stage agri-food tech startups, announced it has welcomed Farm Credit Canada (FCC) as one of the largest investors in its inaugural fund – Tall Grass Fund I. “Tall Grass is excited to have the support of FCC as […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Toronto-based venture capital ArcTern announced it has surpassed its target of $300 million, and closed its third fund oversubscribed with $335 million in capital commitments including new investments from flagship limited partners TD Bank Group, Allianz, Church Pension Group, OPTrust, Credit Suisse Asset Management and other large institutional investors. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Illinois-based Serra Ventures announced it has partnered with leading Netherlands-based regenerative farming asset management company Grondex International to launch the Serra-Grondex Ag & Food Tech Fund II. This partnership represents a collaboration between two teams with more than 150 years of collective experience that will work in tandem on […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Since its founding in 2014, and the launch of its first fund known as VisVires New Protein in 2016, Clay Capital has invested in some of the most innovative and forward-thinking food tech and agtech startups to emerge in recent times including CollectiveFoods, a last-mile, digitally driven delivery model; […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Advancing sustainable biotechnology is quickly proving to be key in addressing the impacts of food insecurity and climate change, and for meeting the need for resilience in global economies. As a vehicle to help foster this evolution, a new $50 million Canadian venture capital fund called Nàdarra Ventures has […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In only six years, Astanor Ventures went from launching its first fund to being recognized as a forward-thinking presence and leader in the agrifood investment sphere with various funds and special purpose vehicles totaling approximately €800 million (US$854.6 million) in AUM. The firm’s latest achievement is the successful final […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As part of its transition to full co-operative ownership, Tirlán, the leading farmer-owned food and nutrition business in Ireland, announced the launch of the Tirlán Nurture Fund with seed funding of €10 million (US$10.65 million). With an aim to identify and scale innovative agrifood tech solutions, the fund will […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Luxembourg-based Ocean 14 Capital Fund has recently secured a €20 million (US$22 million) capital investment from Convex Group, and another €10 million (US$11 million) in commitments from family offices and high-net-worth individuals, leading the fund to exceed its initial target of €150 million (US$164 million) and set a new […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It was in April 2022 that 301 INC, the venture arm of General Mills, committed a combined $15 million to two early-stage venture capital funds dedicated to supporting food enterprises led by women of color as part of its dedication to promoting racial and gender equality through economic opportunity. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Flora Ventures’ new fund is taking a unique approach by being the first VC fund to tap what the firm stated is the world’s original innovative agriculture pioneer – the Israeli Kibbutzim – as anchor investors and partners. Not only that, but with a launch of an $80 million […]
