Nuveen Expands Partnership with iCapital, Increasing Investor Access to Ag Assets
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Nuveen, the investment arm of TIAA with $1.1 trillion in AUM as of March 31, 2023 and operations in 27 countries, has expanded its partnership with global fintech platform iCapital, essentially providing greater access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry by offering
Read moreFlora Ventures Launches $80M Sustainable AgriFood Tech VC Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Flora Ventures’ new fund is taking a unique approach by being the first VC fund to tap what the firm stated is the world’s original innovative agriculture pioneer - the Israeli Kibbutzim - as anchor investors and partners. Not only that, but with a launch of an $80 million fund and
Read moreAnchor Launches Ag Investment Fund Focused on Superfood Sectors in South Africa
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Anchor Capital is looking to raise between 1.5 billion - 3.5 billion South African rand (approximately US$84 million - US$200 million) for its Anchor Ndalo Fund - a newly launched investment vehicle designed to give investors exposure to niche elements of the agricultural sector. Create
Read moreCoca-Cola, Eight Bottling Partners Launch $137.5M VC Fund Focused on Sustainability
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Coca-Cola Company, together with eight other worldwide bottling partners, announced the launch of a new venture capital fund focused on investments centered on sustainability with a first close at $137.5 million. The new fund called Greycroft Coca-Cola System Sustainability Fund
Read moreKLP, Investinor Launch Norway’s First Forestry Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Oslo-based Kommunal Landspensjonskasse Gjensidig Forsikringsselskap (KLP), Norway’s largest pension fund manager, has partnered with Investinor, a widely experienced investment manager that manages the Norwegian state’s interests in seed capital and pre-seed funding scheme, to launch 3K6
Read moreSumitomo Forestry, Eastwood Forests Launch Forestry Fund I in North America
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sumitomo Forestry and Eastwood Forests (EF), a U.S.-based forestry asset management company co-founded in October 2022 by Alex Finkral, Glenn Wallace, and Sumitomo’s Forestry’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sumitomo Forestry America Inc., have launched Forestry Fund I with an initial contribut
Read moreJoyful Ventures has $23M Close for New Fund Driving Climate Solutions Through Sustainable Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Newly formed, early-stage VC platform Joyful Ventures explained that it offers a compelling value proposition for the climate crisis by driving climate solutions through sustainable protein and food technology, citing a recent study by Boston Consulting Group that found that investing in pla
Read moreCEFC, CDPQ, Gunn Agri Form New Partnership, Launch AUD 200M Australian Farmland Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), a green bank owned by the Australian government, and global investment group CDPQ have formed a strategic partnership with leading Australian farmland manager Gunn Agri Partners that will focus on agricultural land in Australia. Under the terms
Read moreOmnivore Agritech & Climate Sustainability Fund Announces First Close at $150M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Co-founded in 2011 by partners Mark Kahn and Jinesh Shah, Omnivore operates across the Indian investment space focusing on impact venture capital commitments via Seed and Series A rounds for companies in the agtech, food, and sustainability sectors building the future of new systems.
Read moreAn Update on FarmTogether’s Sustainable Farmland Fund – Diversified Access to a Resilient Asset
Contributed by FarmTogether The current economic environment highlights why now is an attractive time to diversify into assets with historically strong risk-adjusted return profiles. Meanwhile, as the world grapples with the pressing challenges of food security, the demand for innovative financial solutions in agriculture has never been mo
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