UniFHAS Closes on Seed Funding to Advance Bacteriophage Technology for Ag and Food
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Before we can even begin to discuss the funding, I think it would be helpful to first answer the question, what are bacteriophages? Coming from the root word “phagein” meaning “to eat”, bacteriophages are, in short, viruses that infect and replicate only in bacteria. Found n
Read morePlatinum Equity Acquires Largest USDA-Certified Organic Dairy Brand in the World
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Platinum Equity announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Horizon Organics, the largest USDA-certified organic dairy brand in the world and a pioneer in the dairy sector, from Danone for an undisclosed amount. The deal also includes Wallaby, a popular Australian-inspired
Read moreM&G Investments Makes $75M Investment in Biobest
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Biobest is on quite a run. Directly on the heels of closing on €120 million ($126.8 million) and announcing its acquisition of Brazilian biologicals leader Biotrop in September 2023, the pollination and integrated biologicals leader announced it has now gained another $75 million investmen
Read moreCal-Maine Foods Acquires Shuttered Tyson Assets
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Cal-Maine Foods, the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the U.S., announced it has agreed to acquire shuttered assets belonging to Tyson Foods consisting of a broiler processing plant, hatchery, and feed mill located in Dexter, Missouri. Once the transaction is closed
Read moreNewLeaf Symbiotics Closes $45M Series D
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Agricultural biotech leader NewLeaf Symbiotics (NewLeaf) has closed a fully funded $45 million Series D led by new investor Gullspång Re:food, with participation from Otter Capital Partners LP, S2G Ventures, Leaps by Bayer and other unnamed backers. NewLeaf is a pioneer and global
Read moreADM Strengthens its Flavors Portfolio with Two Acquisitions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media ADM has been on a sustained streak of acquisitions and building out a strong global flavors portfolio, and just before the close of 2023, has added two more: Revela Foods, a Wisconsin-based developer and manufacturer of dairy flavor ingredients and solutions - a deal that would enhance ADM
Read moreAgtonomy Closes $22.5M Series A Led by Momenta
Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With the amount of hard work that goes into agricultural production, I’m fairly certain that if farmers and managers were granted one wish it would be for the ability to clone themselves. Agtonomy is a software and services company working toward granting this wish by enabling agricu
Read moreTerviva Partners With Mitsubishi to Advance Pongamia Tree-Based Business
photo credit: Terviva By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media California-based regenerative agriculture and food company Terviva announced it has entered into a partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) that included an investment in the business from Mitsubishi. Terviva is working with local communities to harvest beans
Read moreClever Carnivore Raises Oversubscribed $7M Seed Round
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Historically, Chicago has been a leading meatpacking center. Now, Clever Carnivore, the city’s first cultivated meat company, has closed on an oversubscribed $7 million Seed round to make a (cultivated) sausage, as it were. The round was led by global alternative protein investor
Read moreGIC Leads $46M Series C for India’s Vegrow
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media India is a top global producer of many agricultural products, ranking second in fruit and vegetable production only to China, producing 102.48 metric tons of fruit and 200.45 metric tons of vegetables according to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. It also is a yo
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