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WEBExclusive: Boston-based foodtech startup Motif FoodWorks is closing down. September 6, 2024. Elaine Watson. The firm, which raised a $226m series B round in 2021 when money was cheap and interest in alt proteins was sky-high, has since struggled to navigate a more challenging environment, with investor sentiment souring on meat alternatives ...
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · Smallholder farmer adoption of agtech ‘high but inconsistent,’ says new study from 60 Decibels w/ Gates Foundation. September 18, 2024. Impact measurement firm 60 Decibels has released what it says is the first-ever study of smallholder farmers’ experiences with digital tools.
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WEBExclusive: Boston-based foodtech startup Motif FoodWorks is closing down. September 6, 2024. Elaine Watson. The firm, which raised a $226m series B round in 2021 when money was cheap and interest in alt proteins was sky-high, has since struggled to navigate a more challenging environment, with investor sentiment souring on meat alternatives ...
Agriconomie lands €60m to help farmers transition to
WEBNov 8, 2022 · Brief: Agriconomie lands €60m ($60m) to help Europe’s farmers transition to regen ag. November 8, 2022. Jennifer Marston. Online agribusiness marketplace Agriconomie has closed a €60 million ($60 million) Series B round. Treïs, Temasek, and Aliment Capital (formerly Pontifax AgTech) co-led the round with participation from Eurazeo.
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WEBPublishing daily news, our team of award-winning journalists delivers deeper insight on the growing foodtech, agtech and climate tech industries. A multimedia publication, AgFunderNews is a division of AgFunder Inc, one of the world’s most active agrifoodtech venture capital firms. Our news and analysis service includes:
If not for climate, then why is Bill Gates buying so much farmland?
WEBAug 27, 2021 · Another notable acquisition was Cascade’s $170 million purchase of 14,500 acres of farmland in Washington state from John Hancock Life Insurance in 2018. Today, Bill Gates owns 242,000 acres of farmland in 19 states. In addition, he owns 25,750 acres of transitional land and 1,234 acres of recreational land for total land holdings of 268,984 ...
Impossible Foods raises $500m on road to possible IPO
WEBNov 23, 2021 · Impossible Foods has secured $500 million in a new funding round led by existing investor Mirae Asset Global Investments. Other existing investors, unnamed at this time, also participated. It brings the US company’s total funding “close to $2 billion,” according to a press release, and values the company at $7 billion, according to reports.
Regenerative Agriculture Investing: 70 Investment Groups Worth …
WEBJul 11, 2019 · This week, a new report, cleverly called Soil Wealth, has come out detailing the level of investment in regenerative agriculture-related projects and the numbers are surprisingly high: there are some 70 investment strategies with assets under management of over $47.5 billion, and that’s just in the US. Just to clarify, that amount includes ...
FutureFeed cow seaweed supplement gets funding from CSIRO, …
WEBAug 20, 2020 · EXCLUSIVE: CSIRO, Woolworths unveil FutureFeed, a seaweed supplement that cuts cow methane by 80%. Australia’s national research agency, the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), will today announce the launch of a new business that the country’s government believes will be a “game-changer” in reducing ...
Amazon for ag? Agrofy closes $23m Series B in LatAm’s
WEBJan 16, 2020 · Argentina’s Agrofy has raised $23 million in Series B funding in the largest fundraising effort for a Latin American agtech startup on record. Agrofy is an online agribusiness marketplace matching buyers and sellers of a wide range of agricultural products ranging from machinery and crop inputs to farmland and financial services.
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