Treefera Closes on $12M Series A to Use AI to Bring Transparency to Nature-Based Reporting
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Only seven months after raising $2.2 million in Pre-Seed capital, AI-enabled data management platform Treefera announced it has successfully closed on $12 million in Series A funding led by AlbionVC. As climate change continues to accelerate, Treefera’s mission is to drive positive chan
Read moreBluefront Launches Second Seafood Impact Investment Fund with $50M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Located in one of the world’s top seafood technology hubs, Bluefront Equity is active in driving the food transition by investing in product, service, and tech companies aligned with scaling the global aquaculture industry. To advance this mission, the firm announced it has launch
Read moreMaia Farms Gains $2.3M in Pre-Seed Funding for Superior Mycelium Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vancouver-based food tech company Maia Farms has secured $2.3 million in Pre-Seed funding in the form of private capital and matching grant funding to support their goal of transforming the global protein supply with mycelium. Led by a trio of investors: California-based J
Read moreLandus Cooperative Launches Farmer-Owned Tech Company Conduit
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Iowa-based cooperative Landus is a leading ag solutions company with a presence in 34 U.S. states and 16 countries that notes it works to bridge the gap between the farmer and consumer - between the rural and the urban - by focusing on sustainable growth and helping farmers gain added value
Read moreEcozen Closes on $30M for Climate-Smart Technology Solutions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ecozen, a Pune, India-based leader in climate-smart technology solutions, announced it has closed on $30 million comprising a mix of debt and equity thanks to continued support from Nuveen and other existing investors. As part of the fundraise, new debt support was also included from InCred
Read moreVertical Harvest Secures $59.5M in Public-Private Financing for Hydroponic Vertical Farm with a Mission
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Indoor farming company Vertical Harvest Farms announced that it has secured $59.5 million in financing for the development and operation of a 51,000-square-foot hydroponic vertical farm in Westbrook, Maine. This funding was led by Madison One, and was supported by Waterside Commerci
Read moreVitalFluid Raises €5M for Plasma Activated Water Applications
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media VitalFluid, a leader in the production of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) applications, announced it has raised €5 million in Seed funding from Future Food Fund, Graduate Entrepreneur, Horticoop, and Innovation Industries to accelerate its market introduction strategy. “We have been fo
Read moreGreeneye Technology Gains $20M to Scale U.S. AI Precision Spraying Operation
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Israeli investment company Deep Insight, and existing investors Syngenta Group Ventures, JVP, Orbia Ventures, and Eyal Waldman, the founder and former CEO of Mellanox, have invested $20 million in Greeneye Technology ("Greeneye") in support of the company’s mission to significantly reduce
Read moreMosa Meat Closes on $40M in Funding to Scale Cultivated Meat for Market Entry
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Listed cellular agriculture leader Agronomics announced that its portfolio company Mosa Meat has raised $40 million in new funding to scale production of its cultivated beef in preparation for market entry. This oversubscribed round was co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and M Ventures, a pa
Read moreNature’s Miracle, Agrify Merge to Form CEA Products and Solutions Leader
photo credit: Nature's Miracle By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Major vertical farming tech and infrastructure company Nature’s Miracle Holding has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Agrify Corporation, a leading provider of innovative cultivation and cannabis extraction solutions, to create the leader of CEA products an
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