By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media International early stage venture capital firm Mindset Ventures announced a first close at $35 million for its $50 million Fund III. Concurrently, the firm announced that Jules Miller, a B2B entrepreneur, investor, corporate executive, and Kauffman Fellow, has joined the firm as its new partner and head of U.S. operations. […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Colorado-based mushroom-focused organic food tech startup MycoTechnology has raised $39 million through a “pandemic era” Series D that brings the company’s total funding to date to $120 million and sets it as one of the most highly valued food tech startups in the world. GAI News has been writing about […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Wildly popular, rice is a global staple and widespread daily food choice. Along with wheat and corn, these world leading food crops supply more than 42 percent of all calories consumed by the entire human population. With an expected annual CAGR of 3.6 percent through 2025, and the need […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas, Harvest Returns was founded in 2016 by two military veterans to democratize the ag investment process by connecting ag investors with producers. Understanding that ag investment has long been a compelling asset class that has traditionally been inaccessible to individual investors, the firm has […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Plant-based food leader Danone North America announced its partnership with AI-driven biosciences company Brightseed with the goal of unlocking so-far unknown health and nutrition benefits of key plant sources. Reflective of a new era in precision nutrition, San-Francisco-based Brightseed is the developer of the world’s first AI platform designed […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Insight Partners has led a $72 million Series C for Imperfect Foods to support the company in improving the food supply chain and reducing food waste. The round was also supported by existing company investors including Norwest Venture Partners, that led its Series B. Originally founded in 2015 under […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Boston-based GreenLight Biosciences, Inc., develops RNA-based solutions for agriculture and pharmaceutical applications with its unique cell-free GreenWorx bioproduction platform. The platform is capable of producing RNA sequences of exceptional fidelity in a fully-scalable fashion, and at a lower cost than other platforms, all done in an environmentally-friendly, sustainable […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Swedish foodtech startup Mycorena announced it has raised €1.2 million (US$1.37 million) to scale up production and advance the commercialization of its novel fungi-based alternative protein, Promyc. Founded in 2017 and based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Mycorena uses a proprietary fungi-based process to make next-generation, vegan protein with a significantly lower […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Northampton, Massachusetts-based Clean Crop Technologies announced it has raised $2.75 million through a Seed round led by Prime Impact Fund. The fund’s commitment of $1.6 million to the round represents the fund’s first agtech investment. The balance of the capital was backed by Factor[e] Ventures, Innova Memphis, the Syndicate […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The &Green Fund, a blended finance impact investment fund with a mission to protect forests and tropical forest commodities, has made its first investment in Brazil, announcing the signing of a $10 million, eight-year loan facility with Grupo Roncador, a cattle ranching, and corn and soy farming company in […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Seattle, Washington-based Beta Hatch, a startup focused on the commercialization of the sustainable production of insects as a protein source in animal feed, announced the successful close of A-1 funding led by Cavallo Ventures, the VC arm of Wilbur-Ellis, and Innova Memphis, an early-stage venture firm. Also participating in […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Real estate investment trust (REIT) Gladstone Land has added a new permanent crop to its portfolio through its latest $14.2 million deal. Adding to its holdings, Gladstone has acquired 590 gross acres of farmland in Kern County, California, of which 554 acres are planted in mature pecan trees, for […]
