Regenerative Food Leader Wide Open Agriculture Closes on A$7.7M to Become World’s Largest Lupin Protein Producer
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Historically, the vast majority of all lupin production has been used for livestock feed with only 4 percent of global production allocated for human food. But the potential for this protein in the human food space is huge. Lupin is considered a super high protein legume with protein content
Read moreTyson Turns to Insect Protein, Makes Two-Fold Investment in Protix
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global food giant Tyson made news in 2016 when, as the company whose very name is synonymous with the meat industry, it was the first key meat company to invest in a plant-based meat alternative startup aiming to reduce the production and consumption of meat. Over the ensuing years, the c
Read moreBeta Bugs Closes on £1.72M for Selective Breeding of Black Soldier Flies
photo credit: Beta Bugs By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Black soldier flies have been the predominant insect used for commercial-scale production of insect-based protein, and the quality of the insects has never come into question, until now. Scotland-based insect genetics company Beta Bugs has closed on £1.72 mil
Read moreCargill, Bunge – Each Making Moves in Soy Crushing
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The rise of renewable fuels and the increased occurrence of deals in the soy crushing industry are deeply intertwined, with each sector supporting and propelling the other. As the world continues to transition toward a more sustainable and eco-friendly energy future, the soybean will play a
Read moreOcean Rainforest Secures $4.5M for Offshore Giant Kelp Cultivation
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sustainable seaweed aquaculture company Ocean Rainforest has secured $4.5 million through a Technology to Market Plus Up award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) as part of the MARINER Program. This influx of capital follows a
Read moreOrbem Closes on EUR30M Series A for AI-Powered Scanning Technology
by Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media German deep-tech company Orbem has closed on a EUR 30 million Series A led by venture investor 83North to advance the company’s AI-driven MRI technology. The round also included new investor La Famiglia and existing investors The Venture Collective, Possible Ventures, Dr. Rüdiger Schmidt,
Read moreBlueNalu Closes $33.5M Series B, Expands Strategic Partnerships Across APAC Region
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media San Diego-based cellular seafood company BlueNalu has reportedly closed on a $33.5 million Series B round backed by new and existing investors, according to Agronomics, a venture capital firm that has invested, in aggregate, $8 million across BlueNalu’s Seed, Series A, and pre-Series B rou
Read moreTreetoscope Closes on $7M Seed Round for North American Expansion
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The precision irrigation market has been in an extended period of growth since 2010, and it doesn’t appear to be losing any steam. Valued at $2.24 billion in 2022, the industry is forecast to experience a CAGR of 14.84 percent to reach a value of $4.47 billion by 2027, according to BIS Res
Read moreSolum Partners Backs North American Berry Plant Propagator Nourse Farms
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Boston-based Solum Partners has made an undisclosed investment in North American berry plant propagator Nourse Farms, creating a partnership that will position the company to better accelerate its growth and modernize its propagation footprint. In business for more than 90 years, wh
Read moreUniSuper, PPF and APG Acquire 170,000 Ha. Hardwood Forestry Asset from New Forests-Managed Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian superannuation fund UniSuper, UK-based Pension Protection Fund (PPF), and APG Asset Management N.V (APG), on behalf of its Dutch pension fund client ABP, have acquired Forico - a 170,000-hectare hardwood forestry plantation in Tasmania, from a fund managed by New Forests.
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