Blue Road-Backed NatureSweet Expands Portfolio With New Growing Location in Arizona
February 15, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media NatureSweet, the largest vertically integrated agricultural company in North America, announced the expansion of its portfolio with a new greenhouse facility that has begun planting and growing produce in Bonita, Arizona. It was only five months ago that Blue Road Capital, an indep
Read moreFOTONIQ Closes on Investment Round to Make Greenhouses More Efficient
February 14, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As arable land suitable for agricultural production is in finite supply, FOTONIQ views greenhouses as the future of agriculture. And as high-tech greenhouse production continues to gain ground, the company sees the need for greater sustainability and efficiency to help growers increase produ
Read moreSyngenta Group Ventures Leads $38M Series D to Improve Global Fresh Produce Supply Chain
February 13, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Syngenta Group Ventures has led a $38 million Series D for ProducePay, recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and the World Economic Forum’s newest Unicorn Innovators for its work transforming and strengthening fresh produce supply chains. Joining Syngenta Gro
Read moreTemasek, Norinchukin Bank Back Seviora Holdings’ T3F Strategy
February 13, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Let’s dig into this one. Temasek has partnered with Singapore-based investment manager Seviora Capital, part of Seviora Group, an independent asset management group with $52 billion in AUM, that itself is wholly owned by Temasek. Through this partnership they will jointly invest i
Read moreReflections on 2023 AgTech Trends
February 13, 2024
By S2G Ventures This is the first installment of a series looking back on our report, "Trends Shaping the Future of Food in 2023." 2023 was a tough year for startups. It was the warmest year on record, and emissions from fossil fuels hit a new high. Geopolitical turmoil, inflation, rising interest rates, hesitant corporate customers, c
Read moreRest Super Makes its First Alternative Impact Investment in Cibus Fund II
February 12, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Rest Super (Rest), one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds with 1.9 million members and more than A$80 billion (US$52.3 billion) in global AUM, has made its first alternative asset class impact investment in Cibus Fund II. Advised by London-based Cibus Cap
Read moreFuture Food Fund II Announces Final Close at €40M
February 8, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media More food tech news out of Europe. Dutch agrifood tech impact investor Future Food Fund II (FFF II) announced its final close at €40 million (US$43.11 million) with the support of aligned entrepreneurs and other high-profile backers such as the European Investment Fund (EIF) - which commit
Read moreSouthview Timberland Investments Opens to Investors
February 8, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With the goal of increasing accessibility to the sustainable timberland asset class, Atlanta-based Southview Timberland Investments announced it is accepting investors for the first time since its launch, opening to a broader pool of accredited investors, family offices, and select instituti
Read moreBrief: CBRE Managing Sale of Yarrum Almond Aggregation With Expectations of $22M
February 8, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media CBRE Agribusiness’s Angus Bills, Matt Childs, and John Harrison are managing the sale of the 635-hectare Yarrum Agriculture Almond Aggregation, representing a significant early-stage opportunity for potential buyers. Only twenty years ago, Australia’s almond industry totaled 5,000 hec
Read moreElanco Sells Aqua Business to Merck in $1.3B Deal
February 7, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media After a year-long review process, Elanco Animal Health announced it has agreed to sell its aqua business to Merck Animal Health for approximately $1.3 billion in cash. Generating about $175 million in revenue and an approximate $92 million in adjusted EBITDA, the business includes product
Read more
