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24.06.2025 | Halter: The New Frontier in Cattle Management Technology | In the heart of New Zealand, a tech revolution is quietly transforming the cattle ranching landscape. Halter, an agtech startup, has recently secured $100 million in Series D funding, propelling its valuation to a staggering $1 billion. Thi... |
24.06.2025 | Halter Raises $100M in Series D Funding | Halter, an Auckland, New Zealand-based technology company increasing productivity on US cattle ranches with its virtual fencing and animal management system, raised $100M in Series D funding, at $1Billion valuation.
The round was led by BON... |
24.06.2025 | Cow tech startup becomes New Zealand's latest unicorn in $100 million fundraise | Agtech startup Halter has raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, making it one of New Zealand's rare unicorns as it ramps up U.S. expansion of its cattle management platform for dairy farmers.
The Series D funding was led by tech in... |
24.06.2025 | Cow tech startup becomes NZ's latest unicorn in $100m fundraise | Agtech startup Halter has raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, making it one of New Zealand’s rare unicorns as it ramps up U.S. expansion of its cattle management platform for dairy farmers.
The Series D funding was led by tech in... |
23.06.2025 | Insight M Receives 30M Investment from Morgan Stanley Investment Management | Insight M, a Sunnyvale, CA-based company which specializes in cost-effective methane management solutions for the energy sector, received $30M investment from Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
The initial close included participation fr... |
23.06.2025 | Ranch automation startup Halter raises $100M to expand into the US
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Today’s Series D round, which was led by the techno... |
20.06.2025 | Insight M: Morgan Stanley’s 1GT Invests $30 Million | Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced that the 1GT climate private equity strategy (1GT) invested $30 million to lead a growth equity funding round in Insight M, which is a leader in cost-effective methane management solutio... |
19.06.2025 | AIM: $50 Million Raised For Advancing AI Platform For Earthmoving Machinery | AIM, an embodied AI platform for earthmoving machinery, announced it has raised $50 million to transform the global construction and mining industries. And AIM’s investors include Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Human Capital, Ironspring... |
12.06.2025 | AIM and Obvio: Pioneering the Future of AI in Heavy Machinery and Traffic Safety | In the bustling landscape of technology, two companies stand out: AIM and Obvio. Both are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to tackle pressing issues. AIM is revolutionizing earthmoving machinery, while Obvio is addressing the... |
11.06.2025 | AIM Raises $50M in Funding | AIM, a Redmond, WA-based provider of an embodied AI platform for earthmoving machinery, raised $50M in funding.
Backers included Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Human Capital, Ironspring Ventures, Mantis, DCVC and others.
The company int... |
09.06.2025 | Impulse Space: $300 Million Series C Raised For Advancing In-Space Mobility Platform | Impulse Space, an in-space mobility leader, announced it has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round. The funding round was led by Linse Capital and it brings Impulse’s total capital raised to $525 million. The round also included p... |
25.04.2025 | Grove Biopharma: Pioneering a New Era in Therapeutics with $30 Million Series A Financing | In the bustling world of biotechnology, innovation is the lifeblood that fuels progress. Grove Biopharma, a Chicago-based company, has recently secured $30 million in Series A financing, a significant leap towards revolutionizing drug devel... |
23.04.2025 | Grove Biopharma Closes $30 Million Series A Financing to Advance Bionic Biologics™, a New Therapeutic Modality | – Proprietary Platform Integrates Principles of Biologic and Synthetic Design, Producing Drug Candidates that Selectively Disrupt or Degrade Previously Intractable Intracellular Targets –
– Experienced, Multidisciplinary Team Well-Positione... |
17.04.2025 | Mainspring Energy: $258 Million (Series F) Raised For Scaling Linear Generator Business | Mainspring Energy announced that it has secured $258 million in a Series F funding round to expand its linear generator power business and operations as it grows in manufacturing and customer sales. General Catalyst led the raise. They were... |
15.04.2025 | Illumio Insights: A New Dawn in Cybersecurity | In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, threats lurk like shadows in the dark. Organizations face a constant battle against malicious actors, making the need for robust defenses more critical than ever. Enter Illumio Insights, a gr... |
15.04.2025 | Mainspring Raises $258M in Financing | Mainspring, a Menlo Park, CA-based linear generator products company, raised $258M in Series F funding.
The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, DCVC, Temasek, Marunouchi Innovation Partne... |
14.04.2025 | Illumio launches AI-powered cloud detection and response solution
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16.03.2025 | Lumafield: $75 Million (Series C) Raised For X-Ray CT Technology | Lumafield, a developer of industrial X-ray CT technology, announced it has closed a $75 million Series C funding round. This funding cements the company’s position as a leader in advanced manufacturing as the U.S. renews its focus on manufa... |
14.03.2025 | Lumafield Raises $75M in Series C Funding | Lumafield, a Cambridge, MA-based developer of industrial X-ray CT technology, raised $75M in Series C funding.
The round was led by IVP led and included new investors G2 Venture Partners and Wellington Management along with existing investo... |
05.03.2025 | Ascend Advanced Therapies Appoints John Chiminski as Chair and Karen Flynn as Independent Director | ROCKVILLE, Md., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Advanced Therapies (Ascend), a gene to GMP advanced therapy development partner, today announced the appointment of John Chiminski and Karen Flynn as non-executive members of its Board of... |
15.02.2025 | Newleos Therapeutics: A New Dawn in Neuropsychiatric Treatment | In the world of mental health, the need for innovation is as urgent as a fire alarm. Newleos Therapeutics has stepped into this arena with a bold vision and a hefty $93.5 million in Series A funding. This clinical-stage neuroscience company... |
14.02.2025 | Newleos Therapeutics: $93.5 Million (Series A) Raised For Transforming Treatment Of Neuropsychiatric Disorders | Newleos Therapeutics—a clinical-stage neuroscience company co-founded by Longwood Fund and seasoned leaders in CNS drug development—announced the closing of an oversubscribed $93.5 million Series A financing. Goldman Sachs Alternatives led ... |
13.02.2025 | Newleos Therapeutics Debuts with $93.5 Million Oversubscribed Series A Financing to Transform the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders through the Advancement of Novel Medicines | -Newleos aims to develop first-in-class and best-in-class therapies to address the need for safer and more efficacious treatment options for major mental health conditions-
-Multiple clinical-stage programs licensed from Roche, ready for pr... |
20.01.2025 | Umoja Biopharma's $100 Million Leap: A New Era for In Vivo CAR T Cell Therapies | Umoja Biopharma is on the rise. The Seattle-based company has just secured $100 million in Series C financing. This is not just a number; it’s a statement. It signals a bold step forward in the world of biotechnology. The funding round was ... |
20.01.2025 | Umoja Biopharma Raises $100M in Series C Financing | Umoja Biopharma, a Seattle, WA-based clinical-stage company which specializes in vivo cell therapies, raised $100M Series C financing.
The round was led by Double Point Ventures and DCVC Bio, with participation from new and existing investo... |
24.12.2024 | Fervo Energy: Geothermal Development Company Raises $255 Million | Fervo Energy, a leader in next-generation geothermal development, announced that it has secured $255 million in new funding and capital availability as it continues to build the world’s largest enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) power develo... |
23.12.2024 | Slip Robotics: Truck-Loading Robots-As-A-Service Company Closes $28 Million (Series B) | Slip Robotics, a next-generation provider of automated truck-loading robots-as-a-service, announced it raised a $28 million Series B financing led by DCVC. The funding reflects Slip’s rapid growth with large customers, including John Deere,... |
19.12.2024 | Slip Robotics: Truck-Loading Robots-As-A-Service Company Raises $28 Million (Series B) | Slip Robotics, a next-generation provider of automated truck-loading robots as a service, announced it has raised a $28 million Series B financing led by DCVC. The funding reflects Slip’s rapid growth with industry-leading customers, includ... |
19.12.2024 | Fervo Energy Raises Additional $255M in Funding | Fervo Energy, a Houston, TX-based geothermal development company, raised additional $255M in funding.
The funding comprised both opportunistic corporate equity and new debt financing.
led the corporate equity round.
The $135m equity round w... |
17.12.2024 | Slip Robotics Raises $28M in Series B Financing | Slip Robotics, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of automated truck-loading robots-as-a-service, raised $28M in Series B funding.
The round was led by DCVC.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
... |
14.12.2024 | The Rise of nChroma Bio: A New Dawn in Genetic Medicine | In the world of biotechnology, mergers and funding are the lifeblood of innovation. Recently, two companies, Chroma Medicine and Nvelop Therapeutics, joined forces to create nChroma Bio. This new entity is set to redefine the landscape of g... |
12.12.2024 | Chroma Medicine and Nvelop Therapeutics Unite to Form nChroma Bio and Raises $75M | Biotechnology companies Chroma Medicine (Boston, MA) and Nvelop Therapeutics (Cambridge, MA) announced their merger and subsequent launch of nChroma Bio to expand the R&D of the genetic medicines sector.
Concurrent with the merger, nChr... |
31.10.2024 | SkySafe and Fortem Technologies Announce Partnership, Bring a Comprehensive Drone Detection and Mitigation Solution to Combat Unauthorized Drone Activity | SkySafe
SkySafe, a leading innovator in radio frequency-based drone detection, and Fortem Technologies, a trailblazer in airspace intelligence, security, and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones, today introduce a fully inte... |
23.10.2024 | Boeing's Labor Struggles: A Turbulent Flight Ahead | Boeing is in the eye of a storm. The aerospace giant faces a pivotal moment as it navigates through a turbulent labor landscape. After a month-long strike, the company has proposed a new contract to its workers, but skepticism looms large. ... |
22.10.2024 | Reality Defender Expands Series A to $33 Million to Enhance AI Detection Capabilities | RSA Innovation Sandbox-winning AI-generated media detection platform accelerates development as part of new upsized round led by Illuminate Financial.
Reality Defender, the premier deepfake and AI-generated media detection platform, announc... |
21.10.2024 | Equilibrium Energy: Powering the Future with $39 Million in New Funding | Equilibrium Energy is making waves in the clean power sector. The San Francisco-based company recently secured $39 million in Series B funding. This round was led by DCVC, with notable participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Val... |
21.10.2024 | Equilibrium Energy: $39 Million (Series B) Raised To Build Next-Generation Clean Power Company | Equilibrium Energy—a technology company building a next-generation clean power company—announced market entry into California and signed new battery tolls with top-tier developer Ormat. The company also closed a $39 million Series B venture... |
16.10.2024 | Zap Energy: $130 Million (Series D) Raised To Build A Scalable Fusion Energy Platform | Zap Energy announced it started operations of Century, its new high-rep-rate, liquid-metal-cooled fusion test platform. It closed $130 million of fresh capital, marking significant steps toward a commercial fusion power plant. Century is th... |
03.10.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Fly farmer catches $58m, new deals for restaurant tech, TR4-resistant bananas | Restaurant tech was in the spotlight this week as food delivery app HungryPanda and software startup Dinii both announced new funding rounds. In Canada, Entosystem raised new capital for its black soldier fly larvae farming operation.
In no... |
02.10.2024 | Impulse Space: In-Space Transportation Services Company Raises $150 Million (Series B) | Impulse Space, a leader in developing in-space transportation services, announced a $150 million Series B funding round led by Founders Fund. The round also included participation from other returning investors like Lux Capital and Spring T... |
01.10.2024 | DCVC Raises Over $700M For Two Funds | DCVC, a Palo Alto and San Francisco, CA-based deep tech venture capital firm, closed its first dedicated climate fund and its newest DCVC Bio fund, raising over $700m in funding.
This brings total funding closed over the last two-and-a-half... |
23.09.2024 | Twelve: Carbon Transformation Company Raises $645 Million | Twelve, a carbon transformation company that converts captured carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals, fuels, and other essential products typically made from fossil fuels, announced $645 million in funding. This funding is based on a strat... |
04.09.2024 | Lumafield Announces New Battery Analysis Module for Enhanced Safety and Quality in Battery Manufacturing | Harnessing Industrial X-Ray CT Technology, Lumafield's Latest Tool Seamlessly Detects Defects and Ensures High-Quality Battery Manufacturing at Scale
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumafield today announced the launch of it... |
01.09.2024 | Noetik: AI-Based Biotech Company Raises $40 Million (Series A) To Develop Cancer Therapeutics | Noetik – an AI-based biotech company leveraging self-supervised machine learning and high-throughput spatial data to develop next-generation cancer therapeutics – announced that it closed an oversubscribed $40 million Series A financing rou... |
12.08.2024 | Unspun's $32 Million Leap: A Revolution in 3D Weaving Technology | In the world of fashion, change is often slow. But Unspun, an Oakland-based company, is flipping the script. With a recent $32 million boost from an oversubscribed Series B funding round, Unspun is set to expand its groundbreaking 3D weavin... |
11.08.2024 | unspun: 3D Weaving Company Secures $32 Million (Series B) | unspun, an industry leader in 3D weaving technology, announced $32 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by DCVC, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital, E12, Decathlon and SOSV.
This funding round will drive the rapi... |
31.07.2024 | Unspun secures US $ 32 million to expand 3D weaving technology in Europe | Image Courtesy: https://insideretail.asia
Unspun, an Oakland-based fashion tech company, has secured US $ 32 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round to expand its 3D weaving technology, Vega, in Europe. The funding round was led... |
22.07.2024 | Cadillac unveils concept convertible EV featuring mycelium-based décor from MycoWorks | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent co AgFunder is an investor in MycoWorks.]
General Motors has unveiled a concept car—the ‘SOLLEI’ convertible electric vehicle—featuring MycoWorks’ ‘Fine Mycelium’ bio-based materials in the interior.
The lu... |
15.07.2024 | AI Turbo Acquires neonVest to Build Leading AI-Powered Growth Engine for Startups. | AI Turbo, an AI-powered platform for founders and entrepreneurs, announces the acquisition of neonVest, a venture-backed startup connecting founders to VCs
AI Turbo, a leading AI-powered platform for founders and entrepreneurs, announced th... |
02.07.2024 | Samsara Eco secures AUD $100M to expand plastic recycling | Samsara Eco, an Australian enviro-tech firm, has secured AUD $100 million in its Series A+ funding round.
This financing effort, one of the largest Series A+ rounds ever in Australia, was led by global investment company Temasek and deep te... |
27.06.2024 | Samsara Eco: Pioneering the Future of Plastic Recycling | Samsara Eco, an innovative Australian startup, has recently secured a substantial $100 million in funding to further its mission of combating plastic waste on a global scale. Led by CEO Paul Riley, the company specializes in enzymatic recyc... |
27.06.2024 | Samsara Eco books $100 million Series A extension to make recycled plastics fantastic | Samsara Eco founder and CEO Paul Riley posing with "enzymatically recycled" yarn. Source: Supplied article-article-body
Australian recycling pioneer Samsara Eco has booked $100 million in Series A extension funding, helping the sc... |
16.04.2024 | SOSV Closes $306M Deep Tech Fund for Human and Planetary Health | PRINCETON, N.J., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SOSV, a multi-stage deep tech venture investor, today announced the close of its $306 million SOSV V fund, the firm's largest fund to date.
SOSV V will focus on deep tech startups in human and... |
03.04.2024 | DCVC wanted to raise $500M for its first climate fund, but the market had other plans | DCVC’s target for its first climate-focused fund, DCVC Climate Select, has been all over the place and highlights the roller-coaster venture fundraising conditions of the last few years and how LPs aren’t as quick to back new strategies fro... |
03.04.2024 | From generative chemistry to computational astrophysics, startups employ new methods to fight cancer | Here are a few startups in the cancer space that made headlines recently
The recent revelation of Princess Kate Middleton’s battle with cancer has sent ripples across the globe, reminding us that this disease knows no boundaries of status o... |
17.03.2024 | Relation Therapeutics: A Biotech Breakthrough | Relation Therapeutics, a London-based biotechnology company, has secured a whopping $35 million in new seed financing. The funding, led by DCVC and NVentures, with support from other key players in the industry, brings the company's total f... |
14.03.2024 | Relation Therapeutics secures $35 million of new seed financing led by DCVC and co-lead NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture arm | - |
04.03.2024 | Fervo Energy: Geothermal Development Company Raises $244 Million | Fervo Energy, a leader in next-generation geothermal development, announced that it had raised $244 million in new funding led by Devon Energy, a shale oil and gas pioneer. And this funding will unlock Fervo’s next phase of growth, deployin... |
27.02.2024 | Freenome scores $254M to advance its cancer-detection blood tests | The San Francisco company readies to reveal its first clinical study results in the near term
When it comes to cancer, spotting it early can make a big difference on treatment options and survival. Commonly a progressive disease, certain un... |
20.02.2024 | Freenome's $254M Boost for Early Cancer Detection | Freenome, a biotech company in San Francisco, just secured a massive $254M in funding to advance their blood-based cancer detection tests. The investment, led by Roche and backed by a slew of other big names, will propel Freenome's mission ... |
15.02.2024 | Freenome Raises $254M to Accelerate Early Cancer Detection Platform | What You Should Know:
– Freenome, a leader in blood-based early cancer detection, has raised $254M in a new funding round, fueled by its innovative multiomics platform and promising pipeline of tests. The funding was led by Roche with parti... |
24.01.2024 | Elo Life Systems raises $20.5m in series A2, aims to launch natural sweetener in 2026: ‘Everyone is trying to reduce sugar’ | North Carolina-based Elo Life Systems has closed a $20.5 million Series A2 round to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener and Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating Fusarium wilt fungal disease (TR... |
20.10.2023 | Bots beware! Reality Defender offers solution to detect machine presence | The startup serves governments and enterprises - and has just scored $15M in Series A funding
The proliferation of generative AI applications today has its downsides, not the least of which is knowing when AI has been used. Cover letters an... |
31.08.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Toyota does indoor farming, Bayer & Pairwise ink deal, cultivated seafood gets big in Japan | Carmaker Toyota recently took a left turn into growing strawberries and cherry tomatoes at one of its production plants. Also in Japan, one of the country’s largest seafood companies has teamed up with a cultivated seafood startup. Meanwhil... |
29.08.2023 | CH4 Global raises $29m to scale seaweed-based platform to slash methane emissions from livestock: ‘We can grow it at a much larger scale, frankly, than anybody else’ | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in CH4 Global.]
CH4 Global, a startup dedicated to slashing methane emissions from ruminant livestock using red seaweed-based feed supplements, has announced the first clos... |
16.08.2023 | Verdigris Secures $10 Million from DCVC and Solea Energy | New funding will accelerate adoption of the AI-powered energy management platform across carbon-intensive enterprises
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, UNITED STATES, August 16, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Verdigris, a leading provider of AI-powered energy ... |
08.06.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Green Coffee Co brews up $25m, ChatGPT designs robotic harvesting, Zume shuts down | Despite a general scarcity of agrifoodtech funding this week, a few companies announced notable rounds, including the Green Coffee Company, which will expand across Colombia, and Turkish food waste management startup Fazla. Elsewhere, ChatG... |
06.06.2023 | Nium raises $3m seed round from AgFunder, DCVC to eliminate Haber-Bosch from ammonia production | [Disclosure: AFN’s parent company is AgFunder.] UK-based nanotechnology startup Nium has raised a $3 million seed round to develop its “Green Ammonia on Demand” system that enables onsite synthesis of ammonia to slash both costs and emissio... |
13.04.2023 | 13 VCs talk about the state of robotics investing in 2023 | Robotics is a fascinating topic. It can be frustrating, too. When I started covering the space nearly 15 years ago, there was a sense that something big was looming, just over the horizon. But roboticists are a pragmatic bunch, offering pro... |
16.02.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: GrainChain raises $29m, Brigad bags $30m, AeroFarms & iFarm head to MENA | This week, US-based GrainChain announced a $29 million raise for its ag supply chain platform, and hospitality tech startup Brigad landed $30 million. More vertical farming startups are headed to the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, ... |
15.02.2023 | BREAKING: Elo Life Systems raises $24.5m to support new sweetener, disease-resistant Cavendish banana | North Carolina-based Elo Life Systems has closed a $24.5 million Series A round to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener ‘inspired by monk fruit,’ and Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating Fusariu... |
01.12.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: BeeHero nabs $42m for precision pollination, Wildtype reels in $7m for cultivated fish | This week, precision pollination company BeeHero landed Series B funding and US-based cultivated seafood company Wildtype caught new funding for its forthcoming alt-salmon product. Elsewhere, collaborative investment platform FoodShot Globa... |
29.11.2022 | Verdant Robotics lands $46.5m in fresh funding from Cleveland Avenue, AgFunder & others | US-based Verdant Robotics has closed a $46.5 million Series A for its “Robotics as a Service” technology that combines crop applications with data analytics for farmers. Cleveland Avenue led the round joined by DCVC Bio, Future Ventures and... |
20.07.2022 | Announcing the startups pitching onstage at TC Sessions: Robotics 2022 | TechCrunch is thrilled to announce the four companies pitching at TC Sessions: Robotics 2022. These four startups stood out from the crowd with innovative hardware or software robotics solutions. You can tune in for free to watch the pitch-... |
07.07.2022 | Announcing the judges for the TC Sessions: Robotics Pitch-Off | On June 21st, TechCrunch will host TC Sessions: Robotics 2022 — virtually. No TechCrunch event is complete without a pitch-off showcasing early-stage startups from around the globe. If you’re a founder in the robotics space — hardware or so... |
30.06.2022 | FMC buys BioPhero for $200m to boost biologicals portfolio, hints at further acquisitions | US agribusiness major FMC has agreed to acquire BioPhero, a Danish startup producing pheromone-based biocontrols for the crop-growing industry.
An FMC statement said that the company will buy BioPhero for “approximately” $200 million.
BioPh... |
16.06.2022 | 3 climate tech VCs share how they find, vet and support carbon-slashing startups | Few sectors have boomed in the past few years like climate tech has. But despite the burgeoning urgency driving interest and investments, the ongoing market downturn is threatening to dim the prospects of many bright startups.
But are clima... |
23.04.2022 | Agility Robotics Raises $150 Million Series B Led By DCVC and Playground Global to Accelerate Blended Human-Robot Workplaces | Company Prepares To Introduce Flagship Robot To Logistics and Warehouse Environments
Agility Robotics, a creator and manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside people in logistics and warehouse environments, announced that it has rai... |
22.04.2022 | Agility Robotics Raises $150 Million Series B Led by DCVC and Playground Global to Accelerate Blended Human-Robot Workplaces | Company Prepares To Introduce Flagship Robot To Logistics and Warehouse Environments
Agility Robotics, a creator and manufacturer of robots designed to work alongside people in logistics and warehouse environments, announced that it has rai... |
07.04.2022 | Aclarity Closes $3.3 Million Seed Round To Deploy PFAS Destruction Technology, Eliminate Cancerous Chemicals From Water | An Aclarity team installing a customer system Aclarity |
22.02.2022 | Verdant Robotics unveils ‘multi-action’ tech for specialty crops that handles spraying, weeding & more | Disclosure: AFN’s parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in Verdant Robotics.
Verdant Robotics has officially launched its platform that combines data analytics and crop applications such as spraying and weeding into a single farming impl... |
16.02.2022 | Data Snapshot: As agrochemical prices skyrocket, so does funding for biological alternatives | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
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07.01.2022 | Crop biologicals market predicted to hit $19bn value by 2026 – but chemicals to continue growth | The market for crop biological inputs is expected to be worth $18.5 billion in value by 2026, up from $10.6 billion today, as consumers, regulators, and farmers push for more sustainable food production methods.
However, ‘traditional’ chemi... |
26.08.2021 | AgFunder raises $21m for New Carnivore alt-protein fund from ADM, Alexandria & others | Disclosure: AgFunder is AFN’s parent company.
Agrifoodtech VC AgFunder has announced the final close of New Carnivore, its alternative protein fund, on $21 million.
The fund was oversubscribed, surpassing its hard cap.
ADM Ventures, the VC ... |
24.08.2021 | MindRhythm Raises $5M for Stroke Triage Medical Device in EMS Settings | What You Should Know:
– MindRhythm, a medical technology company focused on preventing neurological injury in stroke, today announced it has raised $5 Million in an oversubscribed round of seed funding. Principal investors include Pierre an... |
20.07.2021 | DCVC, Temasek lead $430m funding round in biofertilizer startup Pivot Bio | Premium
A startup born in the lab of University of California, Berkeley, is aiming to replace synthetic fertilizers that contribute to greenhouse gases and so-called ‘dead zones’ in the ocean.
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20.07.2021 | DCVC, Temasek lead $430m funding round in biofertilizer startup Pivot Bio | A startup born in the lab of University of California, Berkeley, is aiming to replace synthetic fertilizers that contribute to greenhouse gases and so-called ‘dead zones’ in the ocean.
Pivot Bio‘s products use microbes to create and feed ni... |
19.07.2021 | BREAKING: Pivot Bio scores $430m in DCVC, Temasek-led Series D round | Pivot Bio has raised $430 million in funding after seeing its revenue increase threefold since the start of this year, it announced today.
The Berkeley, California-based ag inputs startup is also releasing its latest nitrogen-fixation produ... |
19.07.2021 | STARTUP PIVOT BIO RAISES $430 MLN FROM DCVC, TEMASEK, AND OTHERS; VALUATION AFTER LATEST ROUND NEARS $2 BLN | STARTUP PIVOT BIO RAISES $430 MLN FROM DCVC, TEMASEK, AND OTHERS; VALUATION AFTER LATEST ROUND NEARS $2 BLN |
19.07.2021 | Pivot Bio scores $430m in DCVC, Temasek-led Series D round | Pivot Bio has raised $430 million in funding after seeing its revenue increase threefold since the start of this year, it announced today.
The Berkeley, California-based ag inputs startup is also releasing its latest nitrogen-fixation produ... |
20.06.2021 | BREAKING: Scottish alt-protein startup Enough banks $51m Series B led by Nutreco, Onassis Foundation | UK alt-protein startup Enough has raised €42 million ($51 million) in a Series B round co-led by Dutch food and animal feed major Nutreco and Olympic Investments, an arm of the Onassis Foundation set up by 20th century Greek shipping magnat... |
20.06.2021 | Scottish alt-protein startup Enough banks $51m Series B led by Nutreco, Onassis Foundation | UK alt-protein startup Enough has raised €42 million ($51 million) in a Series B round co-led by Dutch food and animal feed major Nutreco and Olympic Investments, an arm of the Onassis Foundation set up by 20th century Greek shipping magnat... |
01.06.2021 | Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield and Away's Jen Rubio just had their first child together. Here are 13 other power couples who rule the tech world. | Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and wife Miranda Kerr. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Snap Inc
Slack's Stewart Butterfield and Away's Jen Rubio just had their first child together.
They're among over a dozen other leaders in the tech industry in re... |
09.03.2021 | BREAKING: Pest pheromone startup BioPhero nets $17m in DCVC-led Series A | BioPhero, a Danish startup that’s fermenting insect pheromones for crop protection purposes, has just raised $17 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by DCVC Bio, the life sciences-focused fund under Silicon Valley-based DCVC. FMC... |
09.03.2021 | Pest pheromone startup BioPhero nets $17m in DCVC-led Series A | BioPhero, a Danish startup that’s fermenting insect pheromones for crop protection purposes, has just raised $17 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by DCVC Bio, the life sciences-focused fund under Silicon Valley-based DCVC. FMC... |
23.11.2020 | Subtle Medical cierra una ronda Serie A de $12,2M liderada por 3E Bioventures. Acuden Fusion Fund, Data Collective, Delta Capital, Tsingyuan Ventures, Crista Galli y Nina Capital | 23/11/2020
SUBTLE MEDICAL CIERRA UNA RONDA SERIE A DE $12,2M LIDERADA POR 3E BIOVENTURES CAPITAL. ACUDEN FUSION FUND, DATA COLLECTIVE, DELTA CAPITAL, TSINGYUAN VENTURES, CRISTA GALLI Y NINA CAPITAL.
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17.11.2020 | MycoWorks banks $45m Series B funding; DCVC, AgFunder & celebs invest | MycoWorks, which produces an animal-free leather alternative, has raised $45 million in a Series B round co-led by Taiwan’s WTT Investment and California’s DCVC Bio.
New investors included Valor Equity Partners, Humboldt Fund, and Gruss &am... |
28.09.2020 | Can a 20-person startup with $25 million get Oklo’s fast-fission micro-reactor to market? | Oklo is attempting to bring an advanced nuclear reactor design to market despite an ill-fitting regulatory system and 40 years of stasis in the U.S. nuclear industry.
Founded in 2013 with an MIT-dominated founder set, Oklo has managed to su... |
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15.07.2020 | Caption Health Closes $53 Million Series B Round to Democratize Access to Ultrasound With the First and Only AI-Guided Ultrasound Technology | Accelerated Commercialization Due to COVID-19 Will Enable Providers to Offer Optimized, Efficient Care As Healthcare Services Return to Normal Operations
BRISBANE, Calif., July 15, 2020 -- Caption Health, a leading medical artificial intel... |