Superorganism, a San Francisco, California and New York-based venture capital firm, has closed its debut fund with nearly $26 million in commitments, establishing an early foothold in biodiversity as an investment theme. Launched in 2023, the firm set out to build a venture platform committed to nature, positioning biodiversity as a core economic input for […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Wayne, Pennsylvania-based Seminal Capital Holdings (SEMCAP) has attracted an impressive $125 million in commitments for its inaugural Food & Nutrition fund, marking a strong debut for the platform. The capital raise brings together a group of strategic investors with deep roots across the food industry, signaling growing confidence in […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Barnwell Bio, a U.S.-based cutting-edge startup in precision animal health intelligence, is channeling lessons from COVID-era wastewater monitoring into the ag sector and just hit a key milestone. Barnwell Bio has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale a bio-surveillance platform built specifically for poultry barns, as producers […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Hampshire-based Conservation Resources is deepening its push into regenerative farmland investing with a fresh collaboration to support LP demand. The firm has teamed up with Dutch asset manager Achmea Investment Management on a farmland investment fund, Conservation Resources Farmland II, as investor appetite continues to grow for strategies […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media L Catterton, a consumer-growth focused private equity investor boasting $37 billion in assets under management, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Austin, Texas-based Good Culture, valuing the cottage cheese pioneer at $500 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Fellow […]
By Adam Bergman, Managing Director, EcoTech Capital Two thousand twenty-five provided something for both critics and supporters of AgTech and FoodTech, with a few notable high-profile bankruptcies and restructurings along with emerging companies that grew rapidly and managed to achieve commercial revenue of $50+ million. Against this backdrop, total sector investment increased, but the number […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A fresh infusion of growth capital is flowing into Asia’s sustainable ag supply chain. Mirova, a Paris, France-based firm specializing in sustainable investing, has committed $10 million to Big Tree Farms, a Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia-based company building a massive coconut supply chain. As an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, Mirova […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After over a decade of holding onto this biological pest control asset, Paine Schwartz Partners is making a portfolio exit. The private equity firm, which specializes in sustainable food chain investing, is unloading holding company AgBiTech, a Fort Worth, Texas-based biological pesticide company that Paine Schwartz purchased back in […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Alternative investment firm Lucerne Capital Management, which boasts assets under management of a $417.6 million, has unveiled a new agriculture investment platform with a strategy dedicated to regenerative permanent and specialty farmland in the U.S. With a reported target fund size of $500 million, as GAI News has learned, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Big Tech companies are increasingly locking in long-term sources of nature-based carbon removals. A new deal between carbon credit investment firm Rubicon Carbon, which helps businesses attain their sustainability goals, and software giant Microsoft highlights how that market is taking shape. Under this structured finance deal, Rubicon Carbon will […]
