By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Synthesis Capital already has more than $300 million in-pocket to invest in the next wave of innovative food tech startups and alternative protein platforms, making this new vehicle the largest fund ever raised in its class. Synthesis Capital Fund I is oversubscribed, anchored by private equity pioneer Jeremy Coller, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Galvanize Climate Solutions, the investment vehicle launched by billionaire Tom Steyer and partner Katie Hall, has led a $38 million Series B for Regrow Ag – a leading tech platform dedicated to ushering food and ag companies toward their zero carbon goals. This round also included new investors TIME […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Phatisa, a sector-focused African private equity firm with the mission of feeding and housing the continent, has led a consortium of development finance institutions (DFIs) – including British International Investments (BII – formers CDC Group), Norfund, and Finnfund – to invest in South African citrus and fresh produce exporter Lona […]
photo credit: Motif FoodWorks By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Launched in Boston in March 2019 by Ginkgo Bioworks, Motif FoodWorks began with a mission to develop next-generation alternative proteins and ingredients for global companies. This mission has drawn the attention of Robert Downey Jr.s’ FootPrint Coalition Ventures, which in Robert Downey Jr.’s own words […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mitsui and Nomura have agreed to acquire New Forests, the second largest forestry investment manager in the world and the largest in the timber and plantation sectors in Asia-Pacific. Financial details are not being disclosed at this time, however, the transaction is expected to close in December 2022. Headquartered […]
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By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ingka Investments Forest Assets NZ Ltd. – a unit of Ingka Group, the parent company of IKEA – has acquired Stoneridge Farm, a sheep and beef breeding operation in Porangahau, from the Martin family, with the intention of converting the property into a production forest. The property has been […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The aptly named vertical farming company Oishii (meaning ‘delicious’ in Japanese) announced the opening of its largest and most technologically advanced farm to-date in Jersey City, New Jersey. The 74,000 square-foot facility will produce the company’s Omakase Berries, delivering on its mission to make its famed berries available prior […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland Partners (FPI) has acquired a 166-acre Illinois corn and soybean farm located in Bureau County, including a 16,000-bushel grain bin, for $2.4 million. FPI is the largest publicly traded farmland REIT measured by U.S. acreage in the country. Operating as an internally managed REIT, the company owns and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With a mission to invest and partner with innovators affecting real transformation on the world’s food ecosystem through biotech and digital technologies across food, agriculture, and animal health, Anterra is an international food and agriculture specialist venture capital firm that brings together the traditional notion of venture investment with […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Peptide-based biological crop protection developer Vestaron announced it has closed on an $82 million Series C. The oversubscribed round was co-led by Ordway Selections and Cavallo Ventures with participation from Agronautic Ventures, Fortistar, and Endeavor8, and returning investors Novo Holdings, Northpond Ventures, CGC Ventures (the venture unit of Continental […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Veripath Farmland Partners launched in 2020 with an official memorandum offering of a unique split fund under an evergreen structure, creating a channel of access to Canadian farmland for a wide universe of investors that streamlines and simplifies compliance with varying provincial farmland ownership regulations. Since their launch, Veripath […]
