By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP, an investment fund manager that generates returns by converting conventional commercial farmland to sustainably farmed crops, has received a major endorsement from Big Tech. The firm has announced an investment by software giant Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund into Vital Farmland III, Farmland LP’s massive $250 million real […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Spain-domiciled Santander and Atitlan, an influential business group in the Iberian Peninsula, have launched a €500 million (US$552 million) global investment platform dedicated to agricultural projects. The platform, dubbed Atgro, is a private equity fund that has secured initial contributions of €200 million (US$220 million) from Santander and €50 […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Conservation Resources (CR), an impact investment firm specializing in real assets, has announced the final close of its inaugural North American farmland private equity fund. Introduced in 2019, the Conservation Resource Capital VI fund has committed to an impact focused strategy in which it seeks to both develop and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media New Zealand’s Craigmore Sustainables has scooped up a pair of apple orchards as it seeks to expand its horticulture footprint. The deals include the Ngaruroro orchard in the Twyford region of Hawke’s Bay and Patutahi orchard in Gisborne, which are expected to have a combined canopy area of more […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Since launching its farmland capital technology platform to farmers and investors in 2023, Minnesota-based Fractal Agriculture’s fundraising tally has surpassed an impressive $15 million. Fractal as a business raises money for two distinct purposes. As a VC-backed company, Fractal raises capital to fund business operations. Fractal also raises money […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media South Australian agtech Cropify, which is behind AI- and machine learning-powered technology to grade grains in the supply chain, has attracted A$2 million (US$1.3 million) to its coffers in a seed round, according to reports. Led by Australian and Singaporean VCs Mandalay Venture Partners and Hatcher+, respectively, the round […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The blockchain has disrupted many sectors of the economy, and now it has made its way to the agriculture industry. Singapore-based DiMuto, an agri-food trade solutions company specializing in cutting-edge technologies, has raised $5.9 million in a Series A funding round. Led by The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, the […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After putting its New South Wales (NSW) portfolio on the block a year ago, Australian Food and Agriculture (AFA) has found a buyer. Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation (ANSC), a SPAC and joint venture between Impact Ag Partners and U.S. asset manager Riverstone Holdings, is scooping up 13 […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Nine months after taking the helm of Impact Ag Partners, CEO Hugh Killen has architected a key partnership, thrusting Australia’s regenerative agriculture industry into the spotlight. Impact Ag Partners, an Australian-owned firm that specializes in agricultural investment and development, and Macdoch Australia, which invests through a foundation that carries […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Mandala Capital, a South and Southeast Asia focused food and agri private equity firm, has cashed in on one of its portfolio companies. The firm has exited Edward Food Research and Analysis Centre (EFRAC), an India-based lab testing company that Mandala has held for close to a decade. Mandala’s […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media M&A is afoot in the ag industry, and soil will never be the same. EarthOptics, which is building the “soil cloud,” and Pattern Ag have announced a merger of equals to form a digitization powerhouse that will take soil health to the next level for farmers. The combined company, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Sunshine Coast, Queensland-based Inform Ag, which is in the business of future-proofing farming, has raised A$7 million (US$4.7 million) in a funding round spearheaded by Rural Funds Group, an ASX-listed agriculture REIT and strategic corporate investor. Inform Ag, whose products help farmers and agribusinesses make data-driven decisions, improve efficiency […]
