By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Launched in 2013 as a Harvard Innovation Lab as Cryoocyte, a high-precision technology fish breeding project, Ecto has admittedly kept a low profile over the ensuing years. But during its work gathering data to reflect the high success rates of its breeding process, the founding team came to the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It hasn’t been long since we’ve heard from Gladstone Land. Less than two months after the company’s last flurry of acquisitions, Gladstone announced it has acquired 1,284 gross acres of farmland, including more than 1,200 acres of planted (partially organic) pistachio and almond orchards, in Kern County California. The company […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Kingdom Supercultures, a Brooklyn-based biodesign startup targeting the development of a new class of natural ingredients called “Supercultures”, has closed on a $25 million Series A led by Shine Capital. Joining Shine Capital were Valor, Tao, Lux, SALT, Reference, Digitalis, and existing investors, along with high-profile names connected to […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Bushel, an independently owned software and software technology solutions provider to grain growers, buyers, protein producers, and food companies, has acquired GrainBridge – a technology platform providing grain marketing decision support, and e-commerce and account management software for farmers in North America owned by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Nuveen has made a $169 million foundational investment behind the launch of Do Good Foods – a game-changing, first-of-its-kind scalable solution to eliminate 48 billion pounds of food waste generated by grocery stores each year. Created by the Kamine Family, founders of the Kamine Development Corporation, a pioneer that […]
By Matthew Kruse, CEO of Genesis Investimentos The interest in decarbonizing our society is surging in popularity as investors and advocates look for ways to reverse the impact of climate change. This trend is being propelled forward by Wall Street investors who have seen the success of companies like Tesla and Impossible Foods. One research […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Enko, a Massachusetts-based company that develops novel, next-generation crop protection solutions, has partnered with Australian agrochemical company Nufarm to develop new herbicide solutions for the Australian, U.S., and EU markets. This partnership is coming at a critical time. As climate change worsens and ecological conditions become more severe, popular […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Two leading insurance companies, Coöperatie DELA and De Goudse, have invested a total €150 million (US$173.45 million) in the Kempen SDG Farmland Fund, helping the fund reach €350 million (US$404.7 million) in capital commitments in the six months since its launch. It was in April of this year when […]
A new perspective on the past 40 years of agtech and what it means for the future. By G. Bailey Stockdale, Leaf This is an exciting time to be working in agtech because we are at the start of a new cycle of applications and infrastructure. Over the last 40 years agtech has advanced from basic […]
photo credit: LAWD By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australia’s Laguna Bay, a full service institutional investment management firm specialzing in the agri sector, made headlines in December 2019 when it sold, on behalf of its investors, the largest almond portfolio in Australia to Canadian pension fund giant Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) […]
By Michele Fite, Chief Commercial Officer, Motif FoodWorks Editor’s Note: Michele Fite was a speaker at our sister conference — the 10th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit, which was held in Minneapolis, September 21-23, 2021. Below is a synopsis of her presentation on “Understanding the Plant-based Consumer – With Greater Demand Comes Greater Expectations”. Plant-based […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Spain’s Eatable Adventures has entered into a new phase of growth. After launching more than 10 accelerator and incubation programs, it has announced the launch of its €50 million (US$58 million) fund, Eatable Evolution Fund FCR I – an early and growth stage investor targeting agri-food tech startups across […]
