AgriFoodTech Insights
To cut through the noise of endless information and news, we bring you our Newsletter, offering a carefully curated selection of the latest updates from the ecosystem
GLOCAL at the World Agri-Tech San Pablo
Some weeks ago we participated in the "Investor Panel: Navigating Challenges in Agriculture and AgTech Funding" alongside industry colleagues and friends such as Francisco Jardim (SP Ventures), Tomás Pe?a (The Yield Lab Latam), Gonzalo Perez-Taiman (Arpegio), Natalie Vergara Giron (Mercy Crops) and Flavio Zaclis (Barn Investimentos)
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"The early data is breathtaking"
A pioneering project received $85M to explore ancient environmental DNA (eDNA)—genetic material left by plants, animals and microbes in soil sediment, ice, and other sources up to two million years old— that could help scientists develop more climate resilient crops by understanding how ecosystems have adapted to environmental change in the past.
Bayer and Perdue share learnings from three-year regenerative agriculture partnership
“Change is hard,” says Max Dougherty, Bayer’s VP carbon business development, who notes that the benefits of switching to regenerative agriculture practices such as no-till and cover cropping do not come overnight.
Kilimo raised $7.5 million in Series A to boost water efficiency in agriculture
Kilimo, a startup in our portfolio, has raised $7.5M in their Series A round. This investment will enable the Argentine company to further deepen and accelerate its efforts in water conservation.
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?? ucrop.it y Puna Bio , both part of our portfolio, are joining forces so that farmers who treat their wheat seeds with Kanzama can track the traceability of their crops
? Done Properly is part of the ranking of the 100 best startups in Chile by Forbes.
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?? Verqor partners with Grape.ag to provide accessible financing and cutting-edge technology to empower Mexican farmers, improving the efficiency and sustainability of their operations
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?? ZoomAgri is approved as a rapid test for the recognition of the varietal purity of malting barley in France by the Syndicat de Paris.
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?? Featured agrifoodtech rounds
?? Morfo, a reforestation startup, raises R$23M in a seed round extension
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?? MOA Foodtech raises funds to scale the production of highly nutritious AI-driven microbial proteins
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?? Ivy Capital has an agreement to invest R$300M in Solinftec. The startup uses IoT devices to capture crop data, which is processed by AI-based software to provide recommendations.
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Concurso Agstar
Our partners at AgriLink Co, through the AgStar Contest, continue to look for innovative startups that are contributing to the challenges of agriculture.
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Kamay Code
Kamay Code Bogotá is the fourth edition of the event that brings together startups and corporations. 20 startups will be selected to pitch their idea at the event and the finalists will participate in an exclusive workshop with corporations such as Coca-Cola Latin America and Grupo Arcor to design a Proof of Concept (PoC).
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Our GLOCAL Game Changers call is coming to an end, but we still have the last 5 spots available for startups to apply.?
If you believe your startup needs a boost to thrive, our $500k funding tickets, international early adopters, and extensive mentor network might be just what you need.
P.S. If you have already applied, our analyst team is currently reviewing over 500 applications. We will be in touch as soon as we have updates. However, feel free to contact us if you have any questions
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