By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Nearly 100 limited partners, many of which are also backers of Serra Ventures’ prior funds, have brought the Serra Capital Ag Tech Fund to where it is today, closing on $45 million in capital commitments. “The Serra team is very encouraged with the great show of support from our […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sustainable private equity firm Lightsmith Group announced the final close of Lightsmith Climate Resilience Partners SCSp RAIF– the first private equity fund of its kind focused on climate resilience and adaptation – with $186 million in capital. Chaired by Richard Kauffman, the former chairman of Energy and Finance for […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global boutique investor Unovis Asset Management is quickly becoming a leader in the alt protein investment space. Its first fund, New Crop Capital Trust, which was launched in 2015, deployed $45 million across 41 early-stage plant-based, fermented, and cultured protein companies on four continents. Its second fund, NCAP Fund […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Last year, a pretty significant deal in the agtech space happened that might have flown under the radar. Decisive Farming – a collaborative data-driven farm management platform which was founded and led by entrepreneur and angel investor Remi Schmaltz – was acquired by TELLUS , a transaction that was named the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading European life sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners announced it has raised €150 million (US$169.4 million) for its Sofinnova Industrial Biotech II Fund. Joško Bobanović, partner at Sofinnova Industrial Biotech Fund, commented, “We are grateful for the confidence demonstrated by our investors, a large majority of whom are […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Green Circle Capital Partners has launched their venture capital division with a first close for Green Circle Foodtech Ventures I (GCFV), anchored by an investment from 199 Ventures, the venture company of Hormel Foods. With a fundraising target in place of $25 million, GCFV is planning to consider Seed […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Edmond de Rothschild’s (EdR) Private Equity investment platform has announced its partnership with PeakBridge VC for the formation of an agri-food tech fund with an initial target of EUR 250 million in assets. Officially announced on December 2, 2021, at an event organized by EdR as part of “Building […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Missouri-based venture capital investor Fulcrum Global Capital (FGC) announced the first close of its second fund exceeding $44 million – already surpassing the size of its predecessor fund by 20 percent. With a mandate to improve and disrupt the global food production industry, Fulcrum is an early-stage investor in […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Paris-based Five Seasons Ventures has announced the final close of their second food tech fund at EUR 180 million (US$210 million). Representative of how food tech continues to mature as an investment channel, this fund more than doubles the size of Five Seasons’ first fund that closed at EUR […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Spain’s Eatable Adventures has entered into a new phase of growth. After launching more than 10 accelerator and incubation programs, it has announced the launch of its €50 million (US$58 million) fund, Eatable Evolution Fund FCR I – an early and growth stage investor targeting agri-food tech startups across […]
