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Unruly Partners Appoints Dame Alison Stewart to Bolster Scientific Diligence and Innovation Assessment

Unruly Partners, the investment firm known for backing bold founders reshaping agriculture, food, and health, proudly announces the appointment of Dame Alison Stewart as Scientific Partner. Alison is currently Scientific Advisor to Cellora, an Unruly portfolio company. Her appointment signals Unruly’s deep commitment to evidence-driven investment and science-based entrepreneurship, particularly in areas often underfunded but […]

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AgTech Startups

Better Earth Ventures announces 9 standout companies for the inaugural Agritech ClimAccelerator Singapore programme

The Agritech ClimAccelerator Singapore has unveiled 9 transformative companies selected for its inaugural Asia-Pacific programme – making a bold step forward for climate-resilient innovation in agritech. These 9 ventures represent a new wave of climate leadership, driving breakthroughs across sustainable materials, digital agriculture, circular economy models, resilient supply chains and carbon innovation. Selected from 6 […]

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Food Security Sustainability

ARE Expands India Leadership, Strengthens Regional Role in Climate, Energy and Food System Transition

Asia Research & Engagement (ARE), a leading sustainability-focused consultancy and capital markets engagement firm, has expanded its India team with two senior appointments: Shishir Soti, Director, Global Operations and Partnerships and Arun Kumar, Strategic Advisor – Power Markets and Technology Innovation.  Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Singapore, ARE works across Asia’s key economies – […]

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AgTech Fund Raise Precision Agriculture

Verdi raises $6.5m to bring automation to aging farm infrastructure

Verdi, the company making irrigation automation accessible to every farm, announced it has raised $6.5 million CAD ($4.7 million USD) in its latest oversubscribed seed round, bringing total funding to $9.5 million. The round was led by SVG Ventures, with participation from NEC X, Ponderosa Ventures (a member of Galvanize Climate Solutions’ platform), Elemental Impact, […]

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Agriculture BioTech Food Security

‘Nutrient superhighway’ can boost maize yields

Maize growers could boost yields by up to 12%, and boost drought tolerance, by inoculating the crop with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), says seed biostimulant specialist Legume Technology. With soil temperatures across the country now at or beyond optimum levels for maize sowing, it’s the right time to consider using AMF to help the crop […]

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AgTech Startups

Agritech ClimAccelerator launches in Singapore with Better Earth Ventures

The Agritech ClimAccelerator Singapore, a leading global platform for climate-focused startups, is launching its first agritech programme in Asia-Pacific, powered by Better Earth Ventures. ClimAccelerator (powered by Climate KIC, Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community) is a global programme for startups to innovate, catalyse and scale the potential of their climate solutions. It brings […]

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AgTech AI Precision Agriculture

AI meets agriculture: Agmatix and BASF partner to develop Soybean Cyst Nematode detection tool

Agmatix, a leading provider of AI-powered agronomic solutions, announced a strategic collaboration with BASF, one of the world’s largest chemical and agricultural solutions companies, to develop a cutting-edge digital solution for detecting – and predicting – the presence of soybean cyst nematode (SCN). This collaboration started through AgroStart, an open innovation and partnership platform by […]

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Agriculture AI BioTech

EIT expands team of field-leading experts spanning AI, economics, life sciences, generative biology and medicine

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), the new organisation reimagining the path from scientific breakthrough to real world impact, today announces its founding team of world-leading scientists, engineers, policy experts and entrepreneurs.  EIT’s mission is to develop and deploy solutions to some of humanity’s most enduring challenges. They are taking a new approach to scientific discovery, one that aligns research […]

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AgTech AI Precision Agriculture

Cordulus launches next-generation rain forecasting model tailored to European farmers

Cordulus, a leader in AI-powered weather forecasting, has unveiled its newest rain prediction model, setting a new benchmark for accuracy in weather forecasting. The company’s cutting-edge AI model, trained on more than 8 million real-world rainfall events across Europe, delivers forecasts that are 52% more accurate than traditional forecasts. This leap in precision comes at […]

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Agriculture AgTech Fund Raise

IBI Ag secures $6.1 million in funding round led by Corteva Inc.

IBI Ag, a pioneering crop protection company developing a wide array of bio-insecticides with a lower ecological footprint, announced it has successfully closed the first part of its Series A funding round with a $6.1 million investment. This round—led by Corteva, Inc. (“Corteva”), through its Corteva Catalyst platform with the participation of The Trendlines Group […]