Maia Farms Gains $2.3M in Pre-Seed Funding for Superior Mycelium Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vancouver-based food tech company Maia Farms has secured $2.3 million in Pre-Seed funding in the form of private capital and matching grant funding to support their goal of transforming the global protein supply with mycelium. Led by a trio of investors: California-based J
Read moreVinci Partners Acquires MAV Capital
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vinci Partners Investments, a Brazil-based company in control of a leading alternative investment platform, announced it has agreed to acquire MAV Capital, an alternative asset manager with approximately R$550 million (US$105.6 million) in AUM focused on the Brazilian agribusiness space.&nbs
Read moreColliers Brings Cheeky Farms, One of the Largest Mango Farms in the NT, to the Market
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Colliers Agribusiness is bringing to market Cheeky Farms, one of the largest mango plantations in the Northern Territory with operations across four properties and 283 hectares of well-developed orchards. Located about one hour from Darwin, across the Lambells Lagoon and Berry Sprin
Read moreEcozen Closes on $30M for Climate-Smart Technology Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ecozen, a Pune, India-based leader in climate-smart technology solutions, announced it has closed on $30 million comprising a mix of debt and equity thanks to continued support from Nuveen and other existing investors. As part of the fundraise, new debt support was also included from InCred
Read moreVertical Harvest Secures $59.5M in Public-Private Financing for Hydroponic Vertical Farm with a Mission
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Indoor farming company Vertical Harvest Farms announced that it has secured $59.5 million in financing for the development and operation of a 51,000-square-foot hydroponic vertical farm in Westbrook, Maine. This funding was led by Madison One, and was supported by Waterside Commerci
Read moreBuilders Vision Invests in Agroforestry Partners
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Builders Vision, an impact investment platform launched by Walmart heir Lukas Walton, has made an undisclosed investment in Agroforestry Partners (AP). AP is an alternative investment fund implementing agroforestry practices including alleycropping of annual crops between perennial trees, si
Read moreVitalFluid Raises €5M for Plasma Activated Water Applications
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media VitalFluid, a leader in the production of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) applications, announced it has raised €5 million in Seed funding from Future Food Fund, Graduate Entrepreneur, Horticoop, and Innovation Industries to accelerate its market introduction strategy. “We have been fo
Read moreGreeneye Technology Gains $20M to Scale U.S. AI Precision Spraying Operation
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Israeli investment company Deep Insight, and existing investors Syngenta Group Ventures, JVP, Orbia Ventures, and Eyal Waldman, the founder and former CEO of Mellanox, have invested $20 million in Greeneye Technology ("Greeneye") in support of the company’s mission to significantly reduce
Read moreMosa Meat Closes on $40M in Funding to Scale Cultivated Meat for Market Entry
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Listed cellular agriculture leader Agronomics announced that its portfolio company Mosa Meat has raised $40 million in new funding to scale production of its cultivated beef in preparation for market entry. This oversubscribed round was co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and M Ventures, a pa
Read morePSP Investments Executes Two Major Australian Ag Deals With Combined Value of A$250M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Canada’s PSP Investments, the fourth-largest pension manager in the world with a total CAD$243.7 billion (US$177.4 billion) in AUM and a Natural Resources Group with CAD$12.3 billion (US$8.95 billion) of net AUM as of March 31, 2023, has recently executed two major agricultural investments
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