By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media SVG Ventures has partnered with Tokyo-based Kagome, a global fruit and vegetable company specializing in all things tomatoes, to launch the $50 million Sunrise Agrifood Tech Fund. With a vision to catapult innovation in agri-food tech, the fund will back cutting-edge technologies around the world at the forefront of […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media As Climate Week unfolds in New York, carbon credits are swirling. Big Tech play Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, has joined the fray, betting big on BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group for the delivery of 1.3 million nature-based carbon removal credits over the next decade-plus and the option […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australian agtech and food-tech venture capital firm Mandalay Venture Partners is extending its winning streak with artificial intelligence (AI) across the food value chain. Representing its maiden downstream investment in the agri-food tech sector, Mandalay Venture Partners is backing Restoke.ai, an AI-powered management platform whose software solution helps restaurants […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Private equity firm Manna Tree has commenced a Latin American expansion push by striking a strategic partnership with Grupo Herdez, a leading food company in Mexico. The companies are interested in scaling health and wellness-based brands along the food value chain. Overseeing more than $600 million in AUM, Manna […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Through its sustainable land management strategy, Canada’s Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is targeting forestland in the lower 48. The investment group, which manages funds for public pensions and insurance plans, has launched a new investment platform while concurrently taking a minority position in Chinook Forest […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Global Mind Australia (GMAA), the venture capital division of Vietnam-based agribusiness TTC AgriS, has invested A$1.5 million (US$1.02 million) into Australian cold-brew tea producer East Forged. The deal marks an expansion for the ready-to-drink tea maker from Queensland into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) markets and makes […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media As the summer gives way to fall, it can only mean one thing: the Global AgInvesting Asia event is drawing near. This year’s gathering, set to take place at the Tokyo American Club on October 17-18, brings leading institutional investors together with seasoned asset managers, paving the way for […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.K.-based ag-biotech startup Solasta Bio, which helps growers protect crops with nature and peptide-based insecticides, has secured $14 million in an oversubscribed Series A fundraising round. Led by Forbion through its BioEconomy fund strategy, the round also included an investment from sustainable ag-focused FMC Ventures, the corporate VC arm […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In a bullish sign for dealflow in the ag industry, Indianapolis-based seed company Corteva has partnered with Pairwise, a Durham, N.C.-domiciled gene-editing play, to accelerate the delivery of advanced gene editing solutions to farmers from Nepal to Nebraska. The deal involves a $25 million strategic investment made by Corteva […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Mandalay Venture Partners, which backs agri-food tech companies, is making an expansion push in Australia. The firm has announced dual investments into Queensland’s Nbryo and Haelen Technology/Wholey Milk Company, each specializing in livestock genetics and milk processing, respectively. The deals, the value of which Mandalay is keeping close to […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Amid an urgency for water supply and sanitation infrastructure investment, Kansas City, Missouri-based asset manager WaterEquity has raised over $100 million for its Water & Climate Resilience Fund. WaterEquity, whose sole focus is to finance water and sanitation solutions in emerging and frontier markets, has attracted a high-profile roster […]

By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Blue Forest, a conversation finance non-profit dedicated to forest restoration, has captured the attention and capital of financial institutions of late. Earlier this month, the organization received a $25 million capital injection from California’s Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank’s (IBank’s) Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund. The funds, which technically […]