Saga Robotics Gains $11.5M for US and UK Expansion
photo credit: Saga Robotics By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As agtech steps up to develop and provide sustainable solutions for the future of agriculture, Norway-based Saga Robotics has successfully closed on $11.5 million in growth capital. This funding was committed by existing investors Nysnø Climate Invest
Read moreScottish Borders Council Partners With Nuveen’s Timberland Fund for First Natural Capital Investment
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Scottish Borders Council Pension Fund has partnered with Nuveen to make its first natural capital investment by backing Nuveen’s flagship Global Timberland strategy, while noting the potential for future allocations across Nuveen’s Natural Capital platform in both forestry and farmla
Read moreLouis Dreyfus Agrees to Fully Acquire Namoi Cotton
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has agreed to acquire the remaining 83 percent it already doesn’t own in Australia’s Namoi Cotton by way of a Scheme of Agreement that is expected to be implemented in mid-2024. Namoi is a pioneer in the Australian cotton industry. In business since 1
Read moreInari Closes on $103M Series F For its SEEDesign™ Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media I have been sharing the successes of mission-driven seed breeding technology company Inari for about six years, and now I get to share that the company has closed on $103 million in Series F funding, bringing total equity raised to-date to over $575 million. In a show of enduring confi
Read moreElo Life Systems Closes on Oversubscribed $20.5M A2 Round for Molecular Farming Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Less than a year after food tech company Elo Life Systems (Elo) closed on a $24.5 million Series A, the company announced it has now closed on an oversubscribed $20.5 million A2 round led by DCVC Bio and Novo Holdings, bringing total capital raised to-date to $45 million. Other part
Read moreRoc Partners Acquires 25 Pct. of NZ Rural Land Portfolio in NZ$44.2M Deal
photo credit: NZL By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian specialist private markets investment manager Roc Partners has agreed to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in New Zealand Rural Land Company’s (NZL) portfolio in a cash deal of approximately NZ$44.2 million (US$26.84 million) that values NZL’s 75 percen
Read moreProtealis Closes Oversubscribed EUR22M Series B for Sustainable Plant Protein Seed Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In recent years, concerns associated with animal protein production and consumption have increasingly come to the fore, including antibiotic resistance, sustainability, animal welfare, food-borne illnesses, and perhaps most pressingly, the environmental impact of such production systems. The
Read moreUnifrutti Strengthens Global Multi-Fruit Platform with Acquisition of Verfrut
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global fresh fruit leader Unifrutti has taken a major step in expanding its integrated and sustainable global multi-fruit platform by adding strong table grape and cherry operations through an agreement to acquire Verfrut, a prominent grower and exporter of fresh produce with a presence in C
Read morePhageLab Gains $11M to Bring Bacteriophage Solutions to the Livestock Industry
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media This is the second time in a matter of weeks that we hear news of investments being made to advance bacteriophage technologies. Santiago, Chile-based PhageLab announced it has closed on $11 million in funding from Nazca, Collaborative Fund, Water Lemon Ventures, and individual investor Kevin
Read moreIngredion Partners with Better Juice to Fast-Track Sugar Reduction Solution
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ingredion Ventures, the venture investment arm of specialty food and beverage ingredients leader Ingredion, is leading the Series A funding round for Better Juice to fast-track the penetration of its breakthrough sugar reduction solution in the U.S. market. Joining Ingredion in this
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