By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media France-based agri-biotech company Elicit Plant has secured a stunning $48 million in a Series B fundraising round, inching closer to greater U.S. market penetration. The company, which also has operations in Brazil, has developed biosolutions for broad acre crops, helping farmers to protect their fields against climate change and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Oishii, a U.S.-based indoor farming technology startup that specializes in high-end strawberries, has reportedly secured $150 million in a Series B fundraising round. Led by climate fund Resilience Reserve, the round also extended to Miyako Capital as well as NTT, Bloom8, McWin Capital Partners, Mizuho Bank and Yaskawa Electric […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With a new CEO pursuing growth, Fargo, North Dakota-based FarmQA has made a strategic acquisition. FarmQA, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription company for agronomists, has acquired 100 percent of Farm Dog (aka FD Agro Technologies), a competing ag data platform, from North American soil-testing company Deveron Corp. FarmQA said the […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media With 2025 barreling around the corner, the ag industry is preparing to continue the discussion on several key themes that are shaping the future of the industry. Many influencers from the sector will be gathering at GAI New York in the spring (April 22-24). In the first of a […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media. Reprinted from our sister publication, Women in Agribusiness Today. While we may debate the causes of the recent rash of unpredictable weather in the U.S. and abroad, we can likely agree that extreme changes are evident. From 113 consecutive days with temperatures over 100 degrees this summer […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, an Australian-based investment manager of real assets and natural capital strategies, is making a U.S. expansion push. As its maiden investment into the southern U.S., the firm has acquired a forestry estate in Oklahoma from timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) Rayonier. Spanning 36,741 hectares (90,791 acres) […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.S. non-profit impact investor Acumen has earmarked $300 million for climate finance over the next half decade to support ag founders, entrepreneurs and social enterprises throughout Africa, India, Latin America and Pakistan. This commitment distinguishes the organization as one of the biggest ag impact investors for small and vulnerable […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Berlin-based agri-tech startup Klim has secured $22 million in what the company has declared Germany’s biggest Series A financing for startups in this sector. Klim, a platform to help farmers transition to regenerative ag practices at scale, plans to direct the proceeds toward expanding beyond Germany and bolstering its […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media AgIS Capital, which acquires and manages high-quality, investment-grade farmland assets, has published its second annual State of the Harvest report. The Boston, Massachusetts-based firm performed a deep dive on the commodities markets, examining the almond, pistachio, and walnut sectors in-depth and analyzing the factors impacting the performance of these […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Food and ag asset manager Ceres Partners has tapped a pair of seasoned agriculture and natural resources investors to oversee the firm’s private equity practice. Nick Schupbach and Justin Lott — co-founders of ag and water investment firm Appia Capital Partners — have joined Ceres as managing director and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media While 2024 might be winding down, GAI Europe is just gearing up. Unfolding at the height of the holiday season, from Dec. 2-3, this year’s event will be held at the charming Landmark London, where attendees will gather to hear featured speakers and panelists discuss some of the industry’s […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Dutch cooperative Pymwymic, one of Europe’s oldest impact investors, is advancing its mission to transform the food system by backing ‘daredevil’ founders, as noted by Managing Partner Rogier Pieterse. Pymwymic’s Healthy Food Systems Impact Fund II has reached a successful close with €71.5 million (US$77 million) in commitments, surpassing […]
