By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Milltrust Ventures, the venture arm of London and Singapore-based Milltrust International, together with Earth First Food Ventures (EFFV), a food tech venture capital platform with a presence in Switzerland, India, the U.S., Brazil, and Greece, has announced the launch of the Smart Protein Fund. With a target of US$300 […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media SVG Ventures|THRIVE announced the launch of its third fund – the SVG Ventures Pioneer Fund (Pioneer Fund) with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) as the lead investor. With a plan for capital commitments totaling CAD$75 million (US$56 million), the Pioneer Fund will be deployed to advance global agrifood startups developing […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Swiss impact investment manager responsAbility Investments AG announced first closings for two of its investment strategies, totaling US$274 million. Sustainable Food in Asia The firm’s second private equity growth strategy in Asia – Sustainable Food in Asia – has achieved a first close at US$173 million, toward a final […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Daniel Lubetzky and the team behind the success of KIND Snacks announced the launch of Camino Partners, a new investment platform designed to leverage investment for business-building and creating long-term value for entrepreneurs building next-gen brands. With an initial investment of only $5 million, the strategic team behind Camino […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Existing and new investors have come together to commit $27.6 million in strategic capital to EarthOptics, a leading soil-measurement and insight innovator. Led by Conti Ventures, the round also saw participation from some of the world’s most well-known agtech investors including Rabo Food & Ag Innovation Fund (RFAIF), CNH […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Gundaline, one of Australia’s largest irrigated farming assets, has been acquired by international textile manufacturer Zhejiang Sunrise Garment Group for approximately A$120 million (US$85 million) through an expressions-of-interest process handled by LAWD senior director Danny Thomas and director Elizabeth Doyle. Located at Carrathool, in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation area of […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media The accolades are almost too numerous to list – internationally recognized food systems innovation expert, host of the podcast AgTech… So What?, and co-founder of Tenacious Ventures, Australia’s first dedicated agrifood tech venture firm – and her excitement to build the early stage agtech ecosystem in Australia is […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Wine Group (TWG) has acquired the Paicines Vineyards – a collection of vineyards totaling more than 1,300 acres located in the Paicines American Viticulture Area (Paicines AVA) in San Benito, County, California. The seller was an undisclosed winery that was exclusively advised throughout the transaction by the Mendrin […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate tech startup Rumin8 is the first Australian startup to receive an investment from Bill Gates. The company announced it has closed on Phase 2 of its Seed fundraising oversubscribed, raising another US$12 million from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Harvest Road Group, the agrifood business of […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Living Carbon, a mission-led company working to balance the planet’s carbon cycle using the power of plants – more specifically, photosynthesis-enhanced trees – has closed on a $21 million Series A led by Temasek. Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures ,Felicis Ventures, and other unmanned strategic angel investors also participated in […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Excel Farms, a farming business run by the Paterson family and backed by Fiera Comox, has expanded into Western Australia while setting a record at the same time by acquiring Cherylton Farms for more than A$100 million (US$69.74 million) on a walk-in, walk-out basis. Self-described as a “new and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media CRISPR QC, a startup working to empower the scientists, researchers, and doctors working to advance genetic engineering, announced it has closed on $1.6 million in Seed funding led by Serra Ventures. Concurrently, the company has appointed George Bonaros to its Board of Directors to drive commercial growth of its […]
