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AKA Foods Secures 17.2 Million Dollars in Seed Funding

AKA Foods Ltd. today announced the completion of a 17.2-million-dollar seed funding round led by renowned AI experts and entrepreneurs Alex and Michael Bronstein. The funding marks the official launch of AKA Studio, a secure AI system and proprietary platform that enables food companies to create, optimise, and launch products much faster, smarter, and more […]

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AgTech FoodTech Startups Sustainability

Alternate Futures Launches as a Fund-Backed Innovation Centre to Shape How the World Builds Sustainable Systems

Unveiled during Singapore International Agri-Food Week (SIAW), a bold new innovation architecture is emerging from Southeast Asia. Alternate Futures, a fund-backed Innovation Centre was officially launched through a strategic alliance with Agrifood Futures, marking a decisive move to shape how climate, food and energy challenges are addressed across the region and beyond. At its core, […]

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AgTech AI Sustainability

Cropin picks UK to combine AI and regen in €700k potato project

The UK will be a pilot location for a Europe-wide project designed to validate and verify the impact of regenerative farming practices in potato production. The project, led by agricultural AI pioneer Cropin and funded by a €700,000 (£605,000) grant from the EU’s EIT Food innovation agency, is thought to be the first to apply […]

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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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AI Startups

Six disruptive startups driving innovation in fintech, agtech, lifesciences tech and more

NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC’s advanced technologies and global businesses, announced the six visionary startups selected for Batch 13 of its Elev X! Ignite program – a cohort that reflects surging demand for innovation in agriculture, healthcare, compliance, financial services and enterprise tech. Elev X! continues to experience record-breaking growth, with applications jumping […]

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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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AgTech Precision Agriculture Sustainability

Greeneye Technology precision spraying system now available for cotton

Greeneye Technology, the pioneer of precision spraying technology that is proven to reduce non-residual herbicide use in farming by an average of 87%, announces the expansion of its cutting-edge system to include cotton crops. This advancement follows extensive research and development field trials conducted last year to tailor the Greeneye system for cotton, building on […]

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BioTech Protein

New Wave Biotech launches Bioprocess Foresight to help biomanufacturing innovators design smarter, commercialise quicker and scale greener

AI bioprocess simulation software company New Wave Biotech is helping alt protein and biomanufacturing companies design better, commercialise quicker and scale greener through new technology launched today.  The Bioprocess Foresight platform harnesses AI-powered simulation to give biomanufacturing innovators a clear picture of techno-economics, output and environmental impact, tailored to their process with their data. Not only does the solution provide […]

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AgTech Fund Raise Precision Agriculture Sustainability

FarmDroid secures EUR 10.5m investment to accelerate the expansion of its autonomous, solar-powered agricultural robot in the conventional market

The funding round was led by Convent Capital, with participation from EIFO and Navus Ventures, providing a total of nearly DKK 80 million. The FarmDroid robot can sow, remove weeds, and reduce pesticides usage with a new micro spray system, all while operating continuously in the field, powered by solar energy. Now, FarmDroid is set to […]

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AgTech Precision Agriculture

5 reasons to digitize agronomic field trials

Agricultural field trials are fundamental in developing new crop varieties and synthetic and biological crop protection products. Yet, traditional trial management methods are plagued with inefficiencies, data integrity issues, and extensive data processing times. These challenges significantly inflate the costs of bringing new products to market – and for many, make it simply impossible to […]