Canada’s AIMCo Close to Lassoing Western Australian Cattle Producer Yeeda Pastoral
August 10, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), which invests on behalf of Canadian pension funds, endowments and government funds, has received the early green light from creditors to control the Yeeda Pastoral Company, a debt-ridden premium cattle producer in Western Australia's Kimberley
Read moreUK Agtech PheroSyn Receives VC Backing From Tall Grass Ventures
August 10, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media U.K.-based agtech PheroSyn, an early-stage startup specializing in the development of insect pheromones for crop protection, has received a capital injection from Canadian VC firm Tall Grass Ventures to advance its sustainable pest management solutions. While the the size of the investment is bein
Read moreTree.ly Founder Discusses Agtech Startup’s Recent €5M Seed Round, Growth Plans
August 8, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media After securing €5 million (US$5.4 million) in seed capital in early July, Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria-based Tree.ly, a startup dedicated to protecting European forests, is well capitalized for its carbon offset projects. Participants in the round included PortfoLion Capital Partners, aws Grün
Read moreSuperfruit Platform Agrovision Closes $100M Equity Round, Valuing the Agtech at $1B
August 6, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Los Angeles-based Agrovision, a tech-powered superfruit platform, has closed a $100 million equity round to finance its next growth phase. With berry consumption on the rise, Agrovision scored a $1 billion-plus valuation. Founded in 2012, Agrovision welcomed returning investor Ailment Capital to t
Read moreAfrica-Focused Helios Secures Lineup of Investors for CLEAR Fund’s $200M First Close
August 5, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Helios Climate, Energy Access, and Resilience (CLEAR) Fund, overseen by African-focused PE firm Helios Investment Partners, has reached its first close after securing $200 million in anchor investments across multiple companies and governments. British International Investment (BII), the UK's
Read moreThe World Bank’s IFC Invests $50M in BTG Pactual’s Latin American Reforestation Strategy
August 5, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media In its maiden engagement with an institutional timberland investment manager, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group division, has committed $50 million to jumpstart BTG Pactual's Timberland Investment Group (TIG) Latin American reforestation strategy. The announcement was
Read moreMission-Driven Grounded Capital Makes Back-to-Back Equity Investments This Summer
August 5, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media This summer, Grounded Capital, a San Francisco-based SEC-registered investment advisor, has made back-to-back investments to support sustainable food production in the United States. These included a $22.5 million investment into Lotus Foods coupled with a new equity investment into the Straus Fam
Read moreLeaf Agriculture Secures $11.3M in Series A Round for Unified Farmer API
August 3, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Leaf Agriculture, an agtech behind a unified application programming interface (API) for food and agriculture, has announced the close of an $11.3 million Series A round. The fundraising, spearheaded by Spero Ventures, included participation from Leaf's current roster of backers. As part of the in
Read moreAgtech Startup Applied Carbon Secures $21.5M in Series A Round for Biochar Tech
August 1, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Applied Carbon, a Houston, Texas-based agtech startup whose automated machines convert ag crop waste into biochar for carbon sequestration, has attracted $21.5 million in a Series A round for its biochar technology. Led by TO VC, the round extended to multiple participants, including Congruent Ven
Read moreInnerPlant Raises $30M for Genetically Engineered Living Sensor Crops
July 31, 2024
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media InnerPlant, a Davis, California-based farmer-first seed-technology startup, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by an alliance of large North American farmers spearheaded by Coutts Agro, an ag operator and investor. Other participants in the round included Systemiq Capital, Deer
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