By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Surpassing its initial target of $400 million, Aqua Capital announced a final close for its Ag & Food PE Fund III (Fund III) with capital commitments totaling $450 million from a diverse group of both returning and new institutional investors, including asset managers, sovereign wealth fund, endowments, development financial […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Onego Bio has closed on $40 million in Series A funding – one of the largest such rounds in the Nordics – to support the commercialization and manufacturing of Bioalbumen – its revolutionary animal-free egg protein. This round, which brought total funding to-date for the company to $56 million, […]

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media One may not think too often about just how far our food has come to be on our dinner plate. But considering the recent bridge collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, this has come to the forefront due to all waterway vessel traffic […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Award-winning B Corp and Climate Neutral Certified plant-based protein brand ALOHA announced it has raised $68 million in secondary capital from SEMCAP Food & Nutrition (SEMCAP), a growth equity investment firm focused on identifying and building purpose-driven food and nutrition brands of the future. SEMCAP was launched in 2020 […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Tech-enabled precision crop management startup Orchard Robotics has gained $3.8 million in funding from a Pre-Seed round led by Contrary and an oversubscribed Seed round led by General Catalyst with participation from Humba Ventures, Soma Capital, Correlation Ventures, VU Venture Partners, Genius Ventures, along with angel investors Howard Lerman, […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Cox Enterprises announced the launch of Cox Farms, a new business focused on sustainable food and agriculture that includes indoor farming companies Mucci Farms and BrightFarms, making it one of the largest greenhouse growers in North America. Started 125 years ago by James M. Cox, Cox Enterprises is a […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Invictus Investment Company announced it has acquired a majority 60 percent stake in Graderco and its subsidiaries from Zalar Holding as part of its long-term strategy to expand geographically into key African markets, forge new strategic partnerships, and acquire specialized knowledge and operational capabilities in downstream segments.  Launched in […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media British food technology company Clean Food Group has raised another £2.5 million (US$3.16 million)  in funding from Clean Growth Fund, bringing total funding to-date to £13 million (US$16.4 million) for its sustainable oils and fats technology.  Clean Growth Fund is a climate-specific, UK venture fund backing British cleantech entrepreneurs […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On behalf of Royal London, Royal London Asset Management announced it has acquired 21,000 acres of high-quality farmland through a joint venture with South Yorkshire Pension Authority (SYPA) for £260 million (US$328.75 million).  As part of the deal, the farmland’s management company Waldersey Farms has also been acquired, along […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Colliers Agribusiness is managing the sale of Bridgewater Poultry Farm, a large-scale, commercial egg farm located at Bridgewater on Loddon in north central Victoria, Australia.  The extensively developed 88.85-hectare (219.55-acre) asset comprises three certificates of title and has total capacity for more than 300,000 laying hens. The bulk of […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Israeli molecular farming company PoLoPo has emerged from stealth to introduce its SuperAA platform with the ability to turn a simple potato into a biofactory. Currently deployed in potatoes at greenhouse scale, this technology is capable of producing both patatin – a native potato protein – as well as […]

Photo credit: MyGug By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Irish agtech startup MyGug announced a successful fundraising led by BVP with participation from Enterprise Ireland in support of their innovative and pioneering food waste management solution. Located in West Cork, MyGug’s food waste system creates a circular economy for the user by converting food waste […]