By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Finance Earth, in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund and Sky Ocean Rescue, has just launched Blue Impact Fund, the UK’s first fund focused on improving and protecting the resilience and recovery of the world’s oceans by targeting investments in enterprises producing sustainable seafood and aquatic plants. Since 2018 Finance […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Although still somewhat nascent, the growing awareness of sustainable investing reflects an increasing need that has been demonstrated by the ever-greater capital being committed to the space. Driven by the belief that climate change and environmental degradation can be reversed through the regenerative powers of agriculture, Belgian venture capital […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Pontifax AgTech Management announced the final close of its second fund – Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund II (Fund II) at $302 million. These capital commitments led Fund II to surpass its hard cap of $300 million to close oversubscribed, bringing Pontifax AgTech’s current AUM to $465 […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media SHIFT Invest announced it has raised another EUR23 million in the second close of its impact fund SHIFT III. This capital not only brings the fund to EUR 70 million – twice the size of its predecessor – but also makes it the largest early stage VC fund in […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Brazil’s SP Ventures has raised $17.2 million, announcing a first close for its $50 million Latin America-focused ag and food tech fund. With high-profile backers Syngenta Ventures and BASF, along with high-net-worth investors and an unnamed Seattle-based fund of funds, the fund plans to make early stage Seed and […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media International early stage venture capital firm Mindset Ventures announced a first close at $35 million for its $50 million Fund III. Concurrently, the firm announced that Jules Miller, a B2B entrepreneur, investor, corporate executive, and Kauffman Fellow, has joined the firm as its new partner and head of U.S. operations. […]
By Lynda Kiernan Pure play aquaculture tech VC HATCH has closed its first fund oversubscribed at $8.4 million after opening 11 months ago. Plans for the funds include capital commitments to HATCH’s own portfolio, and to support a fourth cohort for its accelerator program, which is accepting applications as of February 12. Launched in January […]
By Lynda Kiernan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has officially launched ADB Ventures, an impact tech venture fund to invest in and support startups developing technologies that will add to the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Asia-Pacific region. “This region is brimming with technology solutions to conserve energy, reduce waste, […]
By Lynda Kiernan Early stage impact venture investor Ankur Capital announced the successful first close for its second fund Ankur Capital Fund II (ACF II) at Rs 240 cr (US$36 million). Contributing to the fundraising were CDC Group Plc, the UK’s first impact and development finance institution, the Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF), and state-backed SIDBI […]
By Lynda Kiernan Atlanta, Georgia-based Mantra Capital announced it has floated a $60 million fund dedicated to investing in tech startups in both India and in the U.S. focused on food and agriculture, the circular economy, and healthcare, among other verticals. Launched only in the first days of 2020, Mantra Capital was co-founded by Jay […]
