CropX Technologies’ Series C has a New Investor
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Back in April 2023, GAI News shared the close of CropX Technologies' $30 million Series C, led by Aliaxis SA, a global leader enabling access to water and energy through innovative fluid management systems, and including Edaphon, Finistere Ventures, NTT Finance Corporation, OurCrowd, Reinke
Read morePeru’s Viru Group Acquires Superior Foods International
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Major Peruvian agro and food companies are on the move! Only days ago, we shared that Peruvian international fishing and processing group Oceano Seafood had acquired Sea Fresh USA, one of the largest suppliers of premium, wild-caught squid in the U.S., for an undisclosed amount, representing
Read moreRobots Among Us – Bonsai Robotics Closes $13.5M Seed Round
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The rise of robots in agricultural production represents a promising trend that addresses an array of challenges faced by the farming industry: labor shortages, the need for increased efficiency and sustainability, threats to farm laborer welfare due to severe conditions such as extreme heat
Read moreBiodel Ag Closes Series A to Advance Novel Regenerative Ag Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On November 15, 2021, the world population surpassed 8 billion on its way to breaching 10 billion by 2050. Connected with the expectation is the need to produce more food than has been produced in the past 10,000 years combined (staggering!). To accomplish this, it would require a 7
Read moreOceano Seafood Acquires Leading Global Wild-Caught Squid Company, Sea Fresh USA
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Lima, Peru-based international fishing and processing group Oceano Seafood has acquired Sea Fresh USA, one of the largest suppliers of premium, wild-caught squid in the U.S., for an undisclosed amount, representing not only Oceano’s expansionary goals, but its first acquisition in the U.S.
Read moreAGCO Acquires 85 Pct. of Trimble for $2B – the Largest Agtech Deal on Record
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global agricultural machinery and precision ag company AGCO Corporation is forming a joint venture with technology and data analytics company Trimble, giving AGCO an 85 percent stake in Trimble’s portfolio of ag assets and technologies for $2 billion in cash and the contribution of JCA Tec
Read moreKern Tec Closes €12M Series A to Upcycle Stone Fruit Pits Into Sustainable Ingredients
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media I have to admit, I’ve never really given much thought to stone fruit pits. But that’s okay! Because Austria-based Kern Tec has been doing the thinking for us. In Europe alone, 500,000 metric tons of these pits end up in landfills each year. Kern Tec is stepping up to develop pro
Read moreScentian Bio Closes $2.1M Seed Round for Insect-Based, Ultra Sensitive Taste and Smell Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Finistere Ventures and Toyota Ventures have co-led a $2.1 million Seed round for Scentian Bio, a biosensor platform developer combining insect olfactory receptors with nanotechnology and AI to deliver ultra-sensitive taste and smell solutions for the food and health industries. Iceh
Read moreBiologicals Leader Biobest Raises €120M, Acquires Brazilian Biological Solutions Company Biotrop
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Biobest, a global leader in pollination and integrated biological pest and disease solutions, has raised €120 million ($126.8 million) through a round backed by Tikehau Capital - which indicated that this investment was the first made through its private equity regenerative agricultu
Read moreCosta Group Accepts A$1.5B Takeover Bid from Consortium Led by Paine Schwartz Partners
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media A consortium led by Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) including Driscoll’s Inc. and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, who collectively with their affiliates hold approximately 19.62 percent of the company, have successfully entered into a scheme implementation agreement for t
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