AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech.
Funding news
🇺🇸 ArkeaBio raises $15m for livestock methane tech, cuts headcount AgFunderNews
🇨🇭 Cotierra raises $3M to scale decentralised biochar across tropical agriculture Tech.eu
🇺🇾 OrderEAT raises $2M to expand school cafeteria platform Latamlist
🇺🇸 DARO raises $2.5 million to scale disease surveillance across the U.S. swine industry Daro
🇧🇪 Those Vegan Cowboys lands €1.2 million backing for cow-free sports nutrition Protein Production Technology
🇨🇭 FOOD FOUNDERS Studio secures new funding to build its next two foodtech ventures AgFunderNews
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Generate Capital sells biogas assets to Vanguard Renewables, Pinta Energy Biomass Magazine
🇺🇸 FBN and Google team up to give farm AI the context it’s been missing AgFunderNews
🇮🇪 🇯🇵 Hatch Blue: partners with UMITO on Japan aquatech initiative Salmon Business
🇫🇷 🇳🇱 Plantik and Hudson River Biotechnology team up to de-risk heat-tolerant strawberries AgFunderNews
🇺🇸 Viome acquires Sōlaria Biō to launch clinically validated consumer synbiotics and medical foods Business Wire
🇩🇪 Greenforce acquires Neggst’s plant-based egg tech ahead of LIVEKINDLY merger Dealroom
People moves
🇺🇸 Cheerios maker General Mills names company veteran as CEO Food Dive
🇺🇸 Sidnee Rose Hill joins Food System 6 as Director of Programs LinkedIn
Other news
🇺🇸 Corteva, Inari settle US dispute over seed patents during trial Reuters
🇳🇱 GRI to launch new sustainability reporting standard for food and beverage companies ESG News
🇺🇸 Starbucks retreats from green goals amid $2bn cost drive FT
🇨🇴 Colombia moves to revoke carbon market rules issued under former president Petro Carbon Herald
🇫🇷 Danone and Michelin’s €20m fermentation scale-up site opens to outside projects in France Vegconomist
🇺🇸 Farmers, others sue USDA over REAP solar restrictions, funding losses DTN Progressive Farmer
🇺🇸 Believer Meats creditors weigh bid for US plant after UPSIDE Foods exit AgFunderNews
🇬🇧 UK’s FCA drops plans for mandatory IFRS-based climate reporting ESG Today
