By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a bustling Australian cattle industry marked by consolidation and a push toward sustainability, one fund manager is exerting its influence in the premium protein supply chain. New Forests, a Mitsui- and Nomura-backed manager specializing in nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, is acquiring a 50 percent stake […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Candy giant Mars, Inc., a leader in the peanut industry, has launched the Mars Protect the Peanut Plan, a $5 million, five-year initiative to secure the global peanut supply through agri-science and sustainable farming. With an early focus on Latin America, and building on a decade-long, $10 million investment […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a landmark move for Latin American timberland, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG), a powerhouse in timberland investing, and Canada’s British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) have launched a massive $700 million platform focused on Southern Brazil. The project covers roughly 100,000 hectares (247,105 acres) of sustainably managed […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Denver, Colorado-based venture investor Trailhead Capital has announced its latest capital deployment, marking the swansong for Fund I as the firm gears up for its next vehicle. Trailhead has chosen to back TerraBlaster, an agtech company pioneering novel soil diagnostics, capping off an oversubscribed $4 million pre-seed round that […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Indoor farming has the potential to transform agriculture with more produce, shorter supply chains and smaller environmental footprints. But while the technology has advanced, the economics have been far more challenging. After years of fundraising, the vertical farming sector seemingly hit a wall as venture dollars dried up and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media MEAG, the asset management arm of insurer Munich Re, is bolstering its forestry portfolio with a second deal for its inaugural timberland vehicle. The Sustainable Forestry Equity Fund, which closed its first fundraising round in early 2024 with a reported €207 million (US$226 million), has acquired 3,100 hectares of […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Let us take you down to Strawberry Fields, where agtech innovation is making chemical-free farming forever real. TRIC Robotics, a San Luis Obispo, California-based agtech startup, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its fleet of automated robots that help growers protect strawberries without chemicals. Led by […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media MAVRK Capital, a Bakersfield, California-based asset manager blending farming expertise with financial strategy, has completed the first close of its second equity fund targeting international produce growers. By combining the worlds of agricultural credit and private equity, MAVRK Capital sees this raise as a critical step in scaling its […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Timberland is claiming a bigger share of institutional portfolios, drawing investors with inflation hedges, diversification and real environmental impact. Most recently, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, specializing in sustainable timberland management, has secured a $750 million mandate from Nest, the U.K.’s largest workplace pension scheme, to oversee sustainably managed […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Investor demand for farmland is intensifying amid a broader push for diversified portfolios that hedge against inflation and market volatility. In a move that signals this demand, asset manager Proterra Investment Partners, a private equity firm specializing in food and ag with $3.4 billion-plus in assets under management, has […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a capital-raising landscape where agtech investors have become increasingly selective, choosing to back the most proven solutions, BinSentry has notched a win. The agtech company, behind AI-powered sensors that monitor livestock feed supply chains for cattle, poultry and swine, has secured a $50 million Series C round. Led […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The automation of the human hand in mushroom harvesting has arrived. 4AG Robotics, a Salmon Arm, British Columbia-based pioneer in autonomous mushroom harvesting systems, has closed a CAD $40 million (USD $29.1 million) Series B round to hasten the adoption of its technology. Led by Astanor Ventures and Cibus […]
