Husqvarna Group Ventures Invests $7.5M in Nanobubble Technology
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Moleaer’s nanobubble technology results in water that is supersaturated with dissolved oxygen, providing enriched irrigation that can help grow healthier, larger, more resilient crops. Moleaer’s platform can also support chemical-free water treatment, the recovery of natural resources, an
Read moreSeso Raises $25M to Ease U.S. Ag Labor Shortage
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vertical ag software company Seso has raised $25 million in Series A funding to build the first workforce management platform for the agricultural industry. The round was led by Index Ventures who joined Seso’s existing investors NFX and Founders Fund, who together co-led the companyâ€
Read moreVertical Harvest Raises $8.35M Series A for Indoor Vertical Farms With a Social Mission
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Jackson Hole, Wyoming-based Vertical Harvest has closed on $8.35 million raised through a Series A to support a new model of civic infrastructure that involved the construction of vertical indoor farms co-located with affordable housing that will create jobs for the underemployed. This f
Read moreGinkgo Bioworks, Elanco Launch Animal Health Company BiomEdit With Support From $40M Series A
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Boston-based biotech giant Ginkgo Bioworks and Elanco, which acquired Bayer’s Animal Health business for $7.6 billion in August 2019, have partnered to launch BiomEdit, a microbiome innovation company with the goal of discovering, developing, and launching new probiotics, bioactive molecule
Read moreCULT Food Science Backs Cell-Based Oyster Company Pearlita Foods
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media People love their shellfish. No matter the region or culture, shellfish generally have a cache giving them a special place on menus and with home chefs as a premium item. This translates to high demand, especially as standards of living rise. However, they are delicate, prone to contamination
Read moreLeaft Foods Secures $15M to Harness Protein From Leaves That Acts Like Animal Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Just when you think we’ve seen all there is to see in the alternative protein space, New Zealand’s Leaft Foods is taking a unique approach. After soy, almond, pea, chickpea, oat, and the myriad other plant-based sources, to cell-cultured, fermentation, and even protein created from air an
Read moreConvent Capital Launches New EUR150M Agri Food Growth Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Amsterdam-based investment firm Convent Capital announced the launch of its new Agri Food Growth Fund with initial capital commitments of more than EUR50 million (US$54.16 million) from its network of investors, and plans to grow the fund to EUR150 million (US$162.48 million), or more. F
Read moreCore Biogenesis Gains Seed Funding to Produce Cost-Effective Growth Factors
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Germany-based pure-play impact investor Blue Horizon has made a Seed investment in Core Biogenesis, a French startup using plants as biofactories to produce growth factors for cell therapy and cultivated meat applications. It was little more than a year ago, in January 2021, that Blue Ho
Read moreAbu Dhabi’s ADQ Acquires Significant Stake in Global Fresh Produce Giant Unifrutti
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Abu Dhabi’s largest holding company ADQ has acquired a significant stake in Unifrutti Group (Unifrutti), one of the world’s leading producers and distributors of fresh produce. Unifrutti holds more than 14,000 hectares of farmland on four continents, producing more than 100 varieties
Read moreUK’s Better Origin Secures $16M Series A for AI-Powered Insect Mini-Farms
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Estimates are that as much as a third of all arable land on Earth is used to make animal feed. This has traditionally been in the form of unsustainable soy and other crops that are largely responsible for deforestation at their point of production, and for significant carbon emissions due to
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