farm-ng Closes $10M Series A to Scale Affordable Robotic, AI Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Robotics and AI startup farm-ng announced it has closed on a $10 million Series A led by Acre Venture Partners and including Xplorer Capital, Hawk Tower, and ten other institutional and individual investors, to advance and scale affordable and adaptable robotic and AI solutions for small to
Read moreRuralWorks Backs U.S.’ Only Producer and Processor of American Eel
photo credit: American Unagi By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Impact investor RuralWorks, which is a joint venture between Community Reinvestment Fund USA and Conduit Capital, announced a strategic investment in American Unagi Inc. the only producer and processor of locally sourced and harvested American Eel (also known
Read morePerfect Day Raises $90M in Pre-Series E Funding, Makes Leadership Changes
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2014 by bioengineers Ryan Pandya and Perumal Gandhi, Perfect Day has a mission to reimagine food production for a more sustainable future by producing animal-free proteins through fermentation that are nutritionally identical to proteins derived from animals. Over the past 10 y
Read moreDBJ Makes First Investment in Japanese Agri Sector, Backs Nippon Agriculture
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has been making overseas investments in food and agriculture funds since 2020 and acquiring advanced knowledge to solve agricultural issues along the way. In November 2020, the bank was the first regional Asian investor to make an undisclosed investme
Read moreCriterion Africa Partners Completes Investment in Mozambique Fibra Ltd
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Criterion Africa Partners (CAP) announced the completion of an undisclosed investment in Mozambique Fibra Ltd (MozFibra), a subsidiary of Mozambique Tree Farming Pty Ltd (MTF). Active since 2010, CAP is an independently owned private equity firm investing across the forestry value chain i
Read moreIndigo Ag Announces Former Tyson CEO Dean Banks as New CEO, Closes on Nearly $270M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Bioplatform innovation company Flagship Pioneering and sustainable ag leader Indigo Ag have made multiple announcements - one of them an expansion to a very impressive funding round. But we’ll get to that in a minute. First, Dean Banks, the former president and CEO of Tyson Foods
Read moreCenturia Agriculture Fund Grows to $351M AUM With $21.5M P’Petual Holdings Acquisition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian fund manager Centuria Capital Group has acquired 12 hectares of protected glasshouse and greenhouse cropping assets in South Australia through its open-ended, unlisted Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF) for A$21.5 million (US$14.38 million). The assets, which are operated by South
Read moreFarming Robotics Company Burro Closes $24M Series B
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmers – especially those growing labor-intensive specialty crops such as grapes, berries, and nursery crops – are facing ever greater challenges throughout their production cycles. It is these farmers in particular, who are widely un-mechanized and employ 88 percent of the crop w
Read moreSurexport Expands Berry Production in Northern Europe With Jong Fruit Majority Stake
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Consumer demand for fresh berries is strong due to the combination of their health benefits, appealing taste, versatility, and their alignment with current dietary and culinary trends. And as consumers increasingly seek both convenience and nutrition in their food choices, fresh berries cont
Read moreGeoSalmo Lands EUR13.4M for Icelandic Salmon Farm
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch investors are backing Icelandic company GeoSalmo with €13.4 million (US$14.65 million) to fund the company’s building of a state-of-the-art hybrid, flow-through salmon farm in Ölfus, near Þorlákshöfn, one of the largest fresh fish export hubs
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