Lightsmith Group Closes on $186M Fund Dedicated to Climate Resilience and Adaptation
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sustainable private equity firm Lightsmith Group announced the final close of Lightsmith Climate Resilience Partners SCSp RAIF- the first private equity fund of its kind focused on climate resilience and adaptation - with $186 million in capital. Chaired by Richard Kauffman, the former
Read moreUnovis Asset Management Closes Second Alt Protein Venture Fund Oversubscribed at $164M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Global boutique investor Unovis Asset Management is quickly becoming a leader in the alt protein investment space. Its first fund, New Crop Capital Trust, which was launched in 2015, deployed $45 million across 41 early-stage plant-based, fermented, and cultured protein companies on four cont
Read moreNew C$100M Fund Launched by Canadian Partnership to Back Food Processors
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Claridge, a Montreal-based family office, is partnering with Investissement Québec and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ to launch a C$100 million (US$78.5 million) investment fund with the goal of transforming food processing companies in Québec with growth potential into North American leader
Read moreKoan Capital to Back Canadian Agtech Startups With Launch of Koan AgTech Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Last year, a pretty significant deal in the agtech space happened that might have flown under the radar. Decisive Farming - a collaborative data-driven farm management platform which was founded and led by entrepreneur and angel investor Remi Schmaltz - was acquired by TELLUS , a transactio
Read moreAqua-Spark, NORFUND Become Cornerstone Investors in African Tilapia Farmer Lake Harvest Group
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In September 2021, Dutch sustainable aquaculture and related tech investor Aqua-Spark released AquaInsights, An Introduction to Tilapia in Sub-Saharan Africa - an in-depth, 92-page report exploring the current geography and the potential for Tilapia farming in sub-Saharan Africa. By 2050
Read moreFBN, Environmental Defense Fund Launch FBN Regenerative Agriculture Finance Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmers Business Network (FBN) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced the launch of the FBN Regenerative Agriculture Finance Fund (RAFF) - a novel financing program designed to reward U.S. farmers who meet certain benchmarks on factors, such as soil health and nitrogen efficiency,
Read moreManulife Investment Management Launches Real Asset Investment Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Manulife Investment Management announced the launch of the Manulife Real Asset Investment Fund - a vehicle through which accredited Canadian investors can gain exposure to a mixture of global private and public real asset investment opportunities. Managed by Manulife’s Multi-Assets Sol
Read moreMitsui, New Forests Jointly Develop A$50M Carbon Offset Fund
photo credit: Mitsui By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Japan’s Mitsui & Co. announced it has invested in an Australia-based carbon offset fund jointly developed with New Forests, which will manage the fund. This New Forests and Mitsui initiative is where investment has arrived,” said Dayne Johnson, partner wit
Read moreSofinnova Partners Raises €150M for Sofinnova Industrial Biotech II
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading European life sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners announced it has raised €150 million (US$169.4 million) for its Sofinnova Industrial Biotech II Fund. Joško Bobanović, partner at Sofinnova Industrial Biotech Fund, commented, “We are grateful for the confidence
Read moreHormel Foods Anchors Launch of Green Circle’s Foodtech Ventures’ Fund I
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Green Circle Capital Partners has launched their venture capital division with a first close for Green Circle Foodtech Ventures I (GCFV), anchored by an investment from 199 Ventures, the venture company of Hormel Foods. With a fundraising target in place of $25 million, GCFV is planning to
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