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Key questions all agtech start-ups should be able to answer
Brad Fabbri, chief science officer at technology and venture development firm TechAccel, goes through a checklist of points budding companies need to address in priority if they are to successfully raise money.
DuPont buys agri valuation tool amid drive to ‘democratize the data’
The $300m acquisition of San-Francisco-based Granular includes both a farm management software platform and AcreValue.com, which aggregates data relating to the US farmland market.
Is agri ready for fundraising 2.0?
Institutional investors may soon be able to access the underserved mid-market via crowdfunding platforms.
Permira sells drip irrigation provider for $1.9bn
The deal with Mexican plastics company Mexichem marks an exit for Permira IV, which invested €800m in Netafim in 2011.
Insurance company offering agtech coverage nets $8m in Series A
Crop Pro Insurance seeks to de-risk farmers’ adoption of new technologies by covering products like drones, precision ag sensors and seed genetics.
Temasek leads $75m investment in Impossible Foods
The Google-backed alternative meat company recently launched its first large-scale production facility and received a US patent for its plant-based meat technology.
CropLogic seeks up to A$8m in ASX listing
The venture-backed New Zealand agtech company will offer up to 40 million shares at A$0.20 each before listing on the Australian stock exchange on August 31st.
Israeli digital farming platform nets $15m
Qualcomm Ventures led the Series B funding round for Prospera, which will use the capital to support a shift in focus from indoor to outdoor farms, among other initiatives.
Asset sales to follow as public agribusinesses falter
The author of a recent Boston Consulting Group report says ‘there is a large, illiquid market of assets that is increasingly coming up for sale’, which could benefit the private sector.