By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media We hear plenty about the crops that make the world go round – wheat, corn, and oilseed crops such as soybeans, canola, cottonseed, sunflower and more – but alternative crops are proliferating at boutique farms around the U.S. and the globe and becoming more and more prevalent in […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP, the largest asset manager specializing in organic farmland in the U.S., announced it has expanded access to its $250 million Vital Farmland III fund through large brokerage platforms and through a partnership with iCapital, the leading global fintech platform driving alternative investing for the asset and wealth […]
photo credit: Meati Foods By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Meati Foods, a Public Benefit Corporation and the developer of products that feature the superfood MushroomRoot™ with the goal of giving consumers access to high-quality protein that is healthy and sustainable, has raised over $100 million in C-1 round funding led by Grosvenor Food & […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media ASX-listed fund manager Centuria Capital Group announced it has expanded its agricultural portfolio with the acquisition of Latimga Fresh’s 21-hectare glasshouse facility located in Katunga, Victoria. The off-market sale-and-leaseback deal was secured on a 20-year triple-net lease by the unlisted, open-ended Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF), bringing the fund’s portfolio […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, has made an investment in Carbon Robotics, a leader on AI-powered farming and developer of the LaserWeeder. This investment follows a $27 million Series B closed on by Carbon Robotics in 2021 and a $30 million Series C announced in April 2023. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media BioLumic, a New Zealand-based agbiotech company and developer of a novel and proprietary UV Light Treatment platform that when applied to seeds can regulate their genetic expressions and unlock their natural potential, will benefit from an investment of up to NZ$5 million (US$3 million) from AgriZeroNZ. Founded in 2013 […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Only seven months after raising $2.2 million in Pre-Seed capital, AI-enabled data management platform Treefera announced it has successfully closed on $12 million in Series A funding led by AlbionVC. As climate change continues to accelerate, Treefera’s mission is to drive positive change through a focus on bringing transparency […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Los Angeles-based, food-focused private equity firm Butterfly announced the imminent separation of its portfolio Bolthouse Farms into two distinct standalone businesses: Bolthouse Fresh Foods and Generous Brands. Bolthouse Fresh Foods will continue as a leading North American supplier of fresh carrots with nearly 700 million pounds sold annually, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate Asset Management, a specialized firm solely dedicated to natural capital, announced the signing of agreements for the acquisition of 1,900 hectares of farmland in Spain and Portugal that will be financed by its Natural Capital Strategy (NCS). These assets are being acquired from Borges Agricultural & Industrial Nuts, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Based in Lithuania, HeavyFinance operates as a connecting investor with European farmers in need of external funding for the expansion of their operations and the shift to regenerative production. With the goal of removing one gigaton of CO2 emissions through ag financing, to-date, the team has facilitated financial support […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Located in one of the world’s top seafood technology hubs, Bluefront Equity is active in driving the food transition by investing in product, service, and tech companies aligned with scaling the global aquaculture industry. To advance this mission, the firm announced it has launched its second seafood impact investment […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vancouver-based food tech company Maia Farms has secured $2.3 million in Pre-Seed funding in the form of private capital and matching grant funding to support their goal of transforming the global protein supply with mycelium. Led by a trio of investors: California-based Joyful Ventures, Saskatchewan-based PIC Group, and Alberta-based […]
