European Precision Ag Leader Sencrop Raises $18M to Advance Micro Climate Technology
photo credit: Sencrop By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Since its founding in 2016, Sencrop has had an overarching mission - to make precision farming accessible to all. To advance this mission, Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) has led an $18 million Series B for the startup. Also participating in the round were EIT Fo
Read moreDBJ Becomes First Japanese Investor to Back ADM Capital Europe’s Cibus Fund II
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) continues to display its position as an investment leader, becoming the first Japanese investor to agree to back ADM Capital Europe’s (ADMCEU) Cibus Fund II. This announcement marks DBJ’s fourth investment in the food and agri space following commi
Read moreFull Harvest Closes on $5M to Lift Series B to $28M; Expands Leadership Team
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Launched in San Francisco in 2016, Full Harvest has a mission - to be a solution to the $2.6 trillion global food waste problem. The company’s digital marketplace is the only B2B online platform connecting farmers with commercial produce buyers for the sale and purchase of imperfect and sur
Read moreThe Skinny on Fat: Two Startups Close Funding to Advance Alternative and Cultured Fats
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media If asked about the relationship that humans have with fat, the answer would likely be “it’s complicated”. At the same time that we malign and avoid fat, eons of survival instincts have hardwired our brains to send strong “reward signals” when we eat foods high in fat, or carbs. It
Read moreADM Capital’s Cibus Fund II Invests in Vegetable Seedling Company Withcott Seedlings
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media London-based ADM Capital Europe has acquired a majority stake in Withcott Seedlings, a major Australian vegetable seedling business, through its Cibus Fund II. The off-market transaction was initiated by Withcott Seedlings founders and shareholders who appointed Colliers Agribusiness to
Read moreMycoTechnology, OIA Partner to Use Mushroom Mycelia and Dates for Alt Protein Production
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media One month ago, MycoTechnology announced it had closed on an $85 million Series E led by a new investor - a group affiliated with the Oman Investment Authority (OIA). That round brought total funding for the company to more than $200 million, and also included Nourish Ventures (the venture
Read moreVoyage Foods Closes on $36M Series A to “Future-Proof” Classic Foods
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Let’s face it, some of our most beloved foods are far from sustainable. Climate change, rising costs, ethics issues associated with production and processing, and health issues plague many of our go-to favorites like chocolate, or coffee. In some cases, the challenges even put the future ex
Read moreGresham House Forest Carbon LP Invests in NZ Forestry Portfolio For Carbon Sequestration Strategy
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Recognizing that carbon sequestration by forests is one of the most highly effective investments that can be made to combat climate change, Gresham House, the largest commercial forestry manager in the UK, has made an investment in New Zealand forestry as part of a carbon sequestration strate
Read morePackhorse Acquires Moolan Downs, Opens Next Fundraise Targeting $62M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It’s been little more than a year since Packhorse Pastoral Company (PPCA) launched with an initial funding target of $300 million to deploy across four-to-six agricultural properties. These assets will operate mostly under a service delivery model and non-ownership of cattle - meaning, th
Read moreSolinftec Closes on $60 Million Led by Lightsmith Group
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It wasn’t long ago that precision agtech leader Solinftec broke the record for the largest agtech funding round in Latin America (it was February 2020 as a matter of fact). Little more than two years (and one pandemic) later, and the company announced its closing on $60 million in growth
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