By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Canada’s agriculture sector, long defined by its export strength and production scale, is entering a period of heightened investment attention. A coalition led by Farm Credit Canada (FCC), a major lender that is 100 percent invested in Canadian agriculture and food, has assembled roughly two-dozen organizations prepared to deploy […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG), which oversees $7.3 billion in assets under management, has ramped up its acreage in the U.S. timberland market. The timberland investment manager has purchased more than 107,000 acres of sustainably managed timberlands in Central Virginia from the Weyerhaeuser Company, marking another step in BTG Pactual TIG’s steady expansion across North American […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Singapore-based Polybee has attracted new investor backing, closing a $4.3 million seed round that reflects sustained interest in automation technologies aimed at modern crop production. As a spinoff from the National University of Singapore, Polybee assembled a high-profile lineup of backers led by elev8.vc, Paspalis and SG Growth Capital’s […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Private equity firm Arbor Investments, with dual headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida and Chicago, Illinois, is putting capital to work from its latest investment vehicle. Through Arbor Investments VI, the firm has acquired Furlani Foods, an Ontario, Canada-based producer specializing in all things garlic bread. The deal marks the […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After recently clinching key backing from private equity firm L Catterton, Good Culture has done it again. Earlier this month, the fast-growing cultured dairy brand with a mission to reinvent cottage cheese, secured a $55 million investment from SEMCAP Food & Nutrition, aligning with investor interest in food brands […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Amsterdam, Netherlands-based decarbonization startup Proba, which specializes in the agri-food supply chain from farms to major consumer brands, has achieved its latest milestone. Proba has raised €1.25 million to bankroll its expansion into the U.S. and Brazil, positioning the company to scale its footprint across two of the world’s […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In its newly released progress report, Tracking Net Zero and Climate Positive Investment Strategies, the Oregon State Treasury outlined how the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF) is managing emissions intensity across the portfolio while continuing to pursue competitive returns. Real assets serve as a linchpin for the strategy, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Natural capital is rising as an asset class du jour in institutional portfolios, with U.K. investors spearheading its shift from a niche allocation to core holding, according to a new study unveiled by mallowstreet. The 2026 Natural Capital Report, developed in collaboration with BNP Paribas Asset Management, Foresight Group […]
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 […]
