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Today, London and Singapore-based Milltrust International announced the launch of the British Innovation Fund, a new initiative to direct much needed international and domestic institutional capital into the UK University originated venture sector to commercialize world-leading IP, with a strong focus on agri science and technology. “Recent concerns have been voiced that BREXIT will jeopardize […]

If the establishment of a permanent human settlement on Mars could actually become a reality in less than 20 years, so too could the ability to cultivate food in space. Scientists at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands researching space farming have successfully grown edible peas, radishes, tomatoes and rye using Moon and Mars […]

Prairie Crest Capital, a new agtech-focused venture capital firm, has launched in DesMoines, Iowa. Founded by Principals, Barry Adams and Mark White, the firm will focus investment on early to mid-stage investments in businesses that are developing cutting-edge agricultural technologies, noting the lack of available funding to both agricultural and technological companies in the Midwest. […]

Paine & Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the global food & agribusiness space, recently announced its acquisition of The Global ID Group, a platform focused on providing testing solutions for critically important food safety and quality assurance measures. This acquisition marks the fifth company added to the company’s Fund IV portfolio, […]

Robotic innovation is set to drive positive change in the global farming sector by creating more efficient and productive farming businesses, according to Andrew Bate, CEO of Australian agricultural robotics start-up company SwarmFarm Robotics. Designed for intelligent spot spraying of weeds, particularly herbicide resistant weeds, the SwarmBot 3.0 is in the pre-production prototype stage. And […]

Bangalore, India-based farm management software company CropIn Technology Solutions recently raised $2 million in Series A funding in an investment round led by Denmark-based Sophia Investment ApS. Utilizing data analytics, cloud computing, and mobile apps, CropIn’s mission is to help farmers “increase value per acre” and “make every farm traceable.” CropIn products provide solutions across […]

Finding and retaining good talent in any company is critical for success. But the challenge of accomplishing this is exacerbated for start-ups, who have limited capital resources and unsure futures. Greg Duerksen, president at executive search firm, Kincannon & Reed, explains that a big challenge facing agtech today is under-capitalisation – when a company ends up settling […]

The highly anticipated sharemarket listing of Australian organic dried vine fruit company, Murray River Organics, is expected to value the company at around A$150 million, following an over subscription of its pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO) of A$15 million. Situated across more than 1,600 hectares in the Sunraysia region in north west Victoria, Murray River Organics is […]

Consolidation efforts continue apace as the largest global players in the biotech space vie for market share and growth opportunities within the $100 billion global agriculture seed and chemical market in the face of a sustained decline in commodity prices. Monsanto is still considered the top play and the past four days have brought news […]

The largest first-time agriculture fund with an exclusive focus on production and supply chain in the Americas has held its final close at $433 million. Blue Road Capital’s Blue Road Capital L.P. was able to secure not only capital for this fund but commitments for future co-investments in platform companies from a diverse group of […]