Boulder, Colorado-based Mad Capital has advanced its mission to scale regenerative agriculture in the U.S. and support farmers stewarding the land. In a resounding vote of confidence for sustainable farming, Mad Capital has closed its Perennial Fund II at an oversubscribed $78.4 million, more than tripling its reported early $25 million target and representing a […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Miami, Florida-based Waterpoint Lane, a venture capital and growth equity firm focused on innovation, has taken on the lead investor role in Heritable Agriculture, a company developing solutions designed to advance agricultural practices. Waterpoint Lane’s Fund I, which closed at year-end 2024, has now invested in several companies at […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After raising over $100 million for an impact fund, WaterEquity, an affiliate of Academy Award winner Matt Damon’s Water.org, has begun deploying capital. WaterEquity’s private equity and infrastructure strategy, the Water & Climate Resilience Fund, has made its maiden investment, a $5 million stake in Savant Group, the parent […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Netflix has joined its Big Tech peers like Microsoft by taking a direct step into nature-based carbon credits. However, the content streaming giant is charting its own course in sequestration innovation. As the first buyer for Funga, a cutting-edge biotech startup harnessing native fungal biodiversity to supercharge carbon capture […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media BNP Paribas has locked in thousands of hectares of U.S. timberland. Through the BNP Paribas Future Forest Fund, which made its debut a year ago, the firm has made its first two investments for this strategy, furthering its sustainable timberland ambitions. The deals span a combined 8,550 hectares of […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media FarmTogether, a farmland investment manager focused on unlocking long-term value in U.S. agriculture, is paving the way for the deeper integration of cutting-edge innovations across American farmland. The firm has announced the launch of FarmTogether Innovation Labs, an initiative aimed at piloting, validating and scaling promising cutting-edge agricultural technologies […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new fund has launched with its sights set on transforming the way fresh produce gets from field to table through innovative post-harvest cold chain and tech-driven investments. PHT Investment Group has launched PHT Growth Fund, a $500 million investment vehicle dedicated to modernizing the fresh post-harvest produce supply […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new partnership in Washington’s Columbia Basin aims to boost the sustainable orchard production of organic fruit on a greater scale. Farmland LP, a U.S. farm manager focused exclusively on organic and regenerative farmland, and Stemilt Growers, a family-owned tree fruit grower, have launched a joint venture to expand […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A century-old South African timber business is welcoming a new partner as global investor New Forests expands its reach across the continent. Through its African Forestry Impact Platform, the Sydney, Australia-based asset manager is acquiring Rance Timber, a family-owned forestry and sawmilling company in the Eastern Cape. The deal […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A new agribusiness-carbon vehicle is emerging in Australia, backed by institutional capital and a mining powerhouse, poised to disrupt the market. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Australia’s specialist climate investor, and Québec, Canada-based global investment group La Caisse have launched Meldora, a A$250 million platform that combines sustainable […]
