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Ag-tech start-up WeedOUT, Ltd., announces it has secured USD 8.1 million in A-round funding. Leading the round is Fulcrum Global Capital, a prominent US agri- focused VC with ties to a vast network of farmers across the US. The infusion of new capital will advance the company’s mission to combat weed resistance through its breakthrough […]
Extreme weather events—heatwaves, droughts, extreme cold snaps—pose significant threats to agriculture, contributing to the phenomenon of desertification. Globally, fertile lands are increasingly being degraded, losing the ability to sustain life and grow food. AgriTech start-up SaliCrop, Ltd., has pioneered a breakthrough seed treatment to transform arid terrain into flourishing landscapes to growing food. Leveraging its […]
Foodtech company Verdify has successfully raised €2.4 million in funding to scale its personalised nutrition innovation for fostering human and planetary health. The investment comes from existing shareholders and new investors Goeie Grutten Impact Fund, Oost NL, Koppert Cress and De Smaakmaker. The capital injection follows previous investments in the company in 2020 and 2021. […]
GeneNeer Ltd. is pleased to announce it has successfully closed a US$1 million seed round to support the acceleration of its technology for rapid crop seed innovation. The company’s breakthrough method leverages its proprietary Superlines and tissue-specific silencing capabilities to improve the current precision, speed, and safety of advanced breeding technologies. In a league of […]
ProfilePrint Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based technology company effecting significant changes in the agrifood industry, has announced the successful conclusion of its Series B funding round. The round was led by Tai Partners and participated by four of its existing shareholders, showcasing a strong vote of confidence in ProfilePrint’s AI-driven ingredient quality platform, underpinned by its […]
Invaio Sciences recently announced it has acquired Peptyde Bio, a company that discovers, designs and characterizes novel peptides for use in agriculture. The acquisition brings an established platform and IP portfolio that will enable Invaio to speed up the design and discovery of biologically active peptides that can protect crops from pests and disease in […]
Nufarm and IBI-Ag have announced a collaboration agreement which grants Nufarm exclusive rights to further develop, with an option to commercialize, several specific bioinsecticide candidates discovered by IBI-Ag. IBI-Ag is a leading ag-biologicals company that develops single domain antibody insecticides to increase crop production with no harm to farmers, consumers and the environment. As an […]
There is a powerful competitive advantage for AgTech startups located in North Carolina (NC), with the key determinant of success being proximity to a healthy ecosystem that provides access to talent, patient capital, entrepreneurial development, and existing market opportunities in the context of a supportive and committed legislature. It is by no accident that NC […]
Together with the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Demeter IM and Unigrains, RED Horticulture closed a 17 million Series A funding round to drive its growth and invest in the development of its high-performance lighting strategies. Part of the financing comes from a banking pool (BPI, BNP Paribas, CIC, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale) and support […]
Governor Kathy Hochul Wednesday announced Hypercell Technologies, of Peachtree Corners, Georgia as the grand-prize winner of this year’s Grow-NY business competition, a startup challenge focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage, and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier. Now in its fifth year, the program awarded $3 […]
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