Agtech

Fundraising in Q1 2022 rose to $3.3bn from $2.6bn in the previous quarter, as the sector builds on a record year in 2021.

Flourish Ventures principal Efayomi Carr lays out the harsh impacts of ongoing macro events on Africa’s farmers and how agtech can help.

The greenhouse grower uses hydroponic technology to grow leafy greens and wants to make its produce accessible to more than half the US population by 2026.

The firm has also raised €260m for its debut Food Ecosystem Fund, which it expects to close on €300m in Q3.

Synthesis Capital – founded by two former VC investors at Jeremy Coller’s family office – has raised $300m for its debut alternative protein venture fund.

The vehcile attracted investment from a wide pool of LPs including sovereign wealth funds, pensions and family offices as it hit its $175m target within three months of launching in 2021.

The growth and agtech vehicles have received strong interest from North American institutional LPs, with LACERA having already committed $100m to the funds.

We celebrate the managers, investors and innovators who won awards across 31 categories in the inaugural Agri Investor Global Awards.

The pension's CIO Jonathan Grabel says it is continuing to gain exposure to climate-related opportunities.

The round overtakes Future Meat’s $347m 2021 Series B as the biggest yet from the cultured meat industry and comes at a time of increasing momentum and interest.