UK-based gene editing startup Phytoform will collaborate with ag giant Corteva to explore AI’s role in boosting...
Agriculture
This week, Sam Altman-backed last-mile delivery robots startup Coco Robotics raised $80m, Israel’s Tastewise closed a $50...
Israeli foodtech startup Lembas has emerged from stealth with “GLP-1 Edge,” a bioactive peptide that triggers the...
On paper, making protein from thin air instead of purified sugars via so-called gas fermentation sounds enticing....
Investors ‘must demand full disclosure’ of supply chain data from the world’s top tuna firms: report
Investors ‘must demand full disclosure’ of supply chain data from the world’s top tuna firms: report
A lack of data and transparency in the tuna supply chain puts investors at risk, says a...
Amplifye, a UC Davis spinout led by former Amyris CEO John Melo, has launched its first product:...
A group of investors, funders, and farming organizations are partnering with nonprofit the TransCap Initiative (TCI) to...
Finland recalls a typical Nordic scenario. Picture a robust ecosystem of government-backed initiatives that foster startup creation...
UK-based RootWave has raised $15 million for its high-frequency electrical weed control technology. Food and ag VC...
Will Kletter is chief operating officer at long-range weather forecasting and ag insights platform ClimateAi. The views...
Foodtech VC activity slowed significantly in Q1, with $1.4 billion invested across 202 deals—a 36% drop in...
Why Fargo’s 701x acquired Digital Beef: ‘There are more things ranchers want then just GPS tracking’
Why Fargo’s 701x acquired Digital Beef: ‘There are more things ranchers want then just GPS tracking’
Fargo, North Dakota-based 701x may have started life as a company making simple GPS tracking tags for...
As a fifth-generation grain grower from north-east Victoria, James Russell has a lot of hands-on experience. Despite...
Across many developing markets, farmers of all types struggle to find fair pricing and straightforward trading practices,...
Eighty-five percent of US GLP-1 drug consumers report major changes in their food and beverage preferences after...
Vienna-based gas fermentation startup Arkeon has filed for insolvency. In a LinkedIn post Thursday, cofounder and CEO...
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder.] Conversations about ag biologicals these days almost invariably mention Brazil, where...
Notable fundraises this week came from Indian B2B trading platform Udaan, Swiss climate-forecasting startup Jua, and Japan-based...
The world’s largest food companies are overstating their climate progress by “relying on carbon removals and weak...
Perfect Day has urged a court in the District of Columbia to toss a lawsuit alleging it...
