Carbon Robotics Scores $30M For AI-Powered LaserWeeder Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Less than a year after closing on a $27 million Series B, Seattle-based agtech innovator Carbon Robotics is in the news again, having closed on a $30 million Series C, bringing total funding to-date to $67 million. This latest round was led by new investor Sozo Ventures, who joined part
Read morePastoral Secures Pre-Seed Funding for Low-Cost Precision Regen Livestock Farming Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Regenerative farming has shifted into the daily lexicon of growers and investors alike, but the term isn’t mentioned often yet in relation to animal agriculture or ranching. UK-based agtech startup Pastoral is here to transform the narrative. Co-founded by CEO Josh Thomas, who has
Read moreScotland’s SOLASTA Bio Nabs £4M in Pre-Seed Funding for Nature-Inspired Pesticides
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media When it comes to insect and pest control, agriculture is in a tight spot. Tasked with feeding the world, it is critical to combat and control damage caused by insects and pests. Agricultural pests are the root cause of social, economic, and health damage that account for $70 billion in crop
Read moreS. Kidman Completes the Sale of Four Station in Queensland, NT
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media S. Kidman & Co. has completed the sale of four stations located in Queensland and the Northern Territory as part of an ongoing portfolio sell-down. In March 2021, Hancock Agriculture, the second largest producer of beef in Australia, and S. Kidman and Co. - its joint venture wit
Read moreBidra Closes on $200M to Back Innovative Agritech Startups Tackling Climate Change
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Moroccan university Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and fertilizer giant and the largest producer of phosphate fertilizer in the world, OCP Group, have made a $200 million capital commitment to Bidra Innovation Ventures - a $250 million venture capital firm based in San Francisco,
Read moreAGRI3 Fund Secures $13.5M Investment From GEF
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The AGRI3 Fund had a bang of a launch at the beginning of 2020 when during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Dutch Ministry of Affairs and Rabobank both announced their cornerstone investments of $40 million each. Created by the UN Environment Programme, together w
Read moreNew Zealand’s Halter Raises NZ$85M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media New Zealand-based Halter’s platform is doing it all - improving the well-being of livestock, increasing sustainability and efficiency in farming, reducing labor workloads, protecting the environment, and raising productivity. The company’s AI-driven application, in combination w
Read moreManulife IM Acquires 55,000 Ac. of Timberland From Sonoco for $72M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Timberland and agriculture investment manager Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM) has acquired 55,000 acres of timberland in South Carolina from global sustainable packaging company Sonoco for $72 million in cash. Manulife IM manages a timberland portfolio of truly global p
Read moreVytelle Closes $20M Series B to Accelerate Cattle Genetics
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Precision livestock company Vytelle has closed on a $20 million Series B that will fund the company’s continued work of advancing cattle genetics and reshaping how cattle producers optimize their herds. Led by Calgary-based Forage Capital Partners, a growth equity fund focused on
Read moreAgreena Closes €46M Series B for Regenerative Ag Digital Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Only one year after it closed on a €20 million (US$21.8 million) Series A, climate and fintech company Agreena announced it has now successfully completed a €46 million (US$50 million) Series B led by German multi-stage investor HV Capital. Reflective of a high level of confiden
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