By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Veripath Farmland Partners has brought its total acreage under management to approximately 120,000 acres through its latest acquisition of 1,246 acres of farmland in the Province of Alberta. Veripath was launched during the pandemic in mid-2020 on the predilection that global demand for agricultural products, including food, feed, fiber, […]
Photo credit: TerraClear By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Robotic tech startup TerraClear announced it has raised $15 million in new funding from its existing investors to better position the company to dominate the $2.7 billion rock management market. As long as there’s been agriculture, there’s been a rock problem. I live in New England, […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media You know all about it…our 16th annual Global AgInvesting event in New York City next week, April 15-17, that hosts the world’s largest gathering of allocators, fund managers, and industry executives focused on the food and agriculture sectors. But did you know during the two-and-a-half-day conference you’ll hear […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Beyond Farming… this is Semper Fund Management (“Semper FM”), a diversified team with 70-plus years of combined expertise in global agricultural commodities and real asset management. Committed to growing farmland values while at the same time conducting detailed due diligence on supply/demand dynamics and return on investment, Semper […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Often when discussing agricultural production and agtech innovation, the conversation focuses on the challenges associated with crop yields, inputs, and climate change – all valid and important considerations. However, although much more nebulous, labor issues are also a critical pain point in the food production process. But headway is […]
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 […]
