Impact Vision and Ag Voice took home the people’s and judge’s choice awards, respectively, at Rabobank’s Food Bytes conference in New York.
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US farm economy stabilizing: Farmer Mac
In its quarterly agricultural outlook, Farmer Mac sounded a note of optimism on farmers’ net income and detailed recent conditions throughout in the US agricultural economy.
AeroFarms investment vehicle raises $35m
An SEC filing recently revealed $35m in funding designed to support private equity-backed vertical farming business AeroFarms’ plans to expand into the Middle East and Asia.
Robotic apple harvester brings in $10m Series A
Capital from Google Ventures, Tellus Partners and others will support Abundant Robotics’ efforts to bring its robotic apple harvester to market within about two years.
Finistere backs precision ag software company
Participation in the $7.5m Series A round for Tel Aviv-based software provider Taranis follows the firm’s recent hire of two Israel based venture partners.
Calysta lands $40m in Series D funding
Mitsui and Temasek have joined a group of existing investors to support commercial-scale manufacturing of FeedKind, a methane-based alternative to traditional aquaculture fishmeal ingredients.
Finistere adds Israel execs
Gil Meron and Eyal Rosenthal will work with California-headquartered agtech venture firm to expand its presence in a country the firm labels a center for agricultural innovation.
Agtech holds key for institutional investors
Benjamin Belldegrun, managing partner with Pontifax AgTech Management, makes the case for why institutional investors should get excited about agtech companies.
Agrisoma lands $15m in Series B funding
The infusion of capital will support efforts to commercialize carinata as a sustainable feedstock for bio jet fuels and animal feed.
Why agri, why now?
Agri investments mix the old and the new, offering safety through farmland investments on one hand while fulfilling ESG and IRR requirements through the latest agribusinesses