Berry Leader Agrovision Gains Growth Capital Investment Led by Aliment Capital
photo credit: Agrovision By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Headquartered in the U.S., Agrovision is a vertically integrated global superfruit platform with world-class operations in the world’s most optimal micro climates. In less than 10 years, the company has become a global leader in the premium blueberry category, i
Read moreTierra Biosciences Closes $11.4M Series A Funding for Cell-Free Protein Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media We are still only just beginning to understand the potential that synthetic biology holds for the future of humanity and global food production systems. However, Tierra Biosciences (Tierra), the company that developed the world’s first predictive AI-guided, cell-free technology with the po
Read moreRedSea Rebrands as iyris, Announces Strategic Partnership with Magrabi Agriculture
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Combining impact with innovation, iyris (formerly RedSea) is advancing commercial farming for low-to-mid-tech farmers in arid climates through its patented and proprietary technologies that reduce water and energy consumption by up to 90 percent. Launched in 2018 with a mission to reduce
Read moreTreetoscope Expands Seed Round, Adds New Investor to Drive Sap Sensor Tech
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Five months after Treetoscope announced $7 million in Seed funding, the company returns to announce the extension of the round with additional investments from Stray Dog Capital (US), ECG (Thailand), and The Food Tech Lab (Spain), alongside other strategic investors Leon Recanati, GlenRock f
Read moreGreen Climate Fund Boosts Sustainability in India with $24.5M Investment in Avaana Capital
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Green Climate Fund (GCF) has backed its first climate venture fund in India, marking a collaborative effort to advance climate resilience and sustainable development in the country by committing $24.5 million to Avaana Capital’s Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund. Recognized a
Read moreElevated Signals Partners with Vertical Harvest to Digitize North America’s First Vertical Hydroponic Greenhouse
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Elevated Signals announced a new collaboration with mission-driven Vertical Harvest to drive the digital transformation of its vertical farming operations and to act in support of its impending expansion. Using food as a medium for meaningful change, Vertical Harvest is a hydroponic
Read moreProteinDistillery Closes on Impressive €15M in Seed Funding
Photo credit: ProteinDistillery By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Berlin-based impact food tech venture fund Green Generation Fund has led a Seed round exceeding €15 million (US$16.39 million) for ProteinDistillery, a food tech company looking to redefine protein ingredients by leveraging the powers of nature and cuttin
Read moreUnifrutti Strengthens Fruit Platform with Bomarea and AvoAmerica Peru Acquisitions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global fresh fruit leader Unifrutti has had a big start to 2024. At the end of January the company announced it had agreed to acquire Verfrut, a prominent grower and exporter of fresh produce with a presence in Chile and Peru. Now, the company is continuing its expansion strategy, a
Read moreSouthwest Airlines Invests $30M in LanzaJet to Produce SAF from Ag Residues
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Southwest Airlines is investing $30 million into a partnership with LanzaJet, a top sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, for the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility and to advance the operations of SAFFiRE Renewables, a corn s
Read moreOlam Agri Acquires Second Largest Poultry Feed Supplier in Senegal for $24.8M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading food, feed, and fiber agribusiness Olam Agri has completed the acquisition of Avisen SARL (Avisen), the second largest poultry feed supplier in Senegal, for US$24.8 million, through a deal funded by a combination of existing cash and debt facilities. Olam Agri was one of the ope
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