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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 07.08.2026 | BioScout | bioscout.com.au | $7.8M | Australia |
| 10.07.2026 | Aardaia | aardaia.com | $5.72M | Germany |
| 20.04.2026 | Planetary | planetarygroup.ch | $36M | Switzerlan... |
| 17.03.2026 | AgZen | agzen.com | $10M | United Sta... |
| 19.11.2025 | Tractor Ju... | tractorjunction.com | $28.3M | India |
| 19.11.2025 | Stan | stan.store | $22.6M | India |
| 19.11.2025 | Pidge | pidge.in | $22.6M | India |
| 19.11.2025 | Hoopr | hoopr.ai | $22.6M | India |
| 29.07.2025 | 4AG Roboti... | 4ag.ai | $29.25M | Canada |
| 23.02.2023 | SourceAg | source.ag | $54.77M | Netherland... |
| 16.09.2022 | Standing O... | standing-ovation.co | $53.65M | France, Il... |
| 27.06.2022 | CURRENT FO... | currentfoods.com | $18M | Germany |
| 31.12.2021 | LUNA | iunu.com | $64.5M | United Sta... |
| 18.11.2021 | Monarch Tr... | monarchtractor.com | $214M | United Sta... |
| 14.10.2021 | Smallhold | smallhold.com | - | United Sta... |
| 01.10.2021 | Calyxia | calyxia.com | - | France, Il... |
| 01.10.2021 | DEMI | demi.community | - | Denmark, C... |
| 27.09.2021 | Calyxia | calyxia.fr | $52.58M | France, Il... |
| 02.09.2021 | Plantible ... | plantiblefoods.com | $100.3M | United Sta... |
| 06.08.2021 | v2food | v2food.com | $184M | Australia,... |
| 05.08.2021 | ProducePay | producepay.com | $379.5M | United Sta... |
| 13.07.2021 | Modern Mea... | modernmeadow.com | $180M | United Sta... |
| 01.07.2021 | KULEANA | kuleana.co | - | United Sta... |
| 03.04.2021 | Stockeld D... | noquofoods.com | $3.83M | Sweden, St... |
| 22.05.2019 | Artemis | agrilyst.com | $10.5M | United Sta... |
| - | Ÿnsect | ynsect.com | $718.97M | France, Il... |
| - | Aphea.Bio | aphea.bio | $183.05M | Belgium, E... |
| - | Apeel | apeel.com | $280M | United Sta... |
| - | Hyris | hyris.net | $2.8M | United Kin... |
| - | TeakOrigin | teakoriginguide.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | garten | garten.co | - | United Sta... |
| - | Artemis | artemisag.com | $8M | United Sta... |
| - | Notpla | notpla.com | $53.63M | United Kin... |
| - | La Ruche Q... | laruchequiditoui.fr | $9M | France, Il... |
| - | MiiMOSA | miimosa.com | - | France, Il... |
| - | The Gut St... | thegutstuff.com | - | United Kin... |
| - | Cervest | cervest.earth | $35.12M | United Kin... |
| - | MagGrow | maggrow.com | $7.1M | Ireland, D... |
| - | INFARM | infarm.com | $595.6M | Germany, B... |
| - | Phytl Sign... | phytlsigns.com | - | Switzerlan... |
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| 10.09.2026 | ProducePay eyes profitability as it shifts from capital to data: ‘We think 2027 will be a breakout year’ | ProducePay, a digital platform designed to bring greater transparency to the $1.5 trillion fresh produce industry, is shifting from a capital-heavy fintech business toward an agtech and data services model, says CEO Patrick McCullough, who ... |
| 07.08.2026 | BioScout raises $4.8m for early warning system for fungal pathogens | BioScout—an Australian startup behind an AI-powered early warning system alerting farmers to fungal pathogens—has raised an A$6.75 million ($4.8 million) seed round co-led by Demea Sustainable Investment and Astanor. The round—which was als... |
| 30.07.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Wild Bio acquires F1 Seed, ADM Capital raises $48m | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news 🇫🇷 French future food fermentation project enters next phase with $22m in govt funding Green Queen 🇮... |
| 11.07.2026 | Agritech Innovator Aardaia Secures €5M to Unleash Next-Gen Crops | Aardaia, an innovative agritech startup, has secured €5 million in seed funding. This capital injection propels its mission to transform global agriculture. The company cultivates next-generation crops directly from wild plant species. Thei... |
| 10.07.2026 | Aardaia Raises €5 Million To Develop New Crops From Wild Plants | Aardaia has raised €5 million to develop a new generation of crops by domesticating promising wild plant species into modern, farm-ready varieties. The round was led by Point Nine, with participation from FoodLabs, Astanor, Grey Silo Ventur... |
| 08.07.2026 | Aardaia bags €5M to build the next generation of crops | Aardaia, a Wageningen-based agritech startup developing new crop varieties from wild plants, has raised €5 million in a seed funding round led by Point Nine. Existing investor FoodLabs participated in the round alongside new investors Astan... |
| 15.06.2026 | French alt meat whole cut specialist SWAP Food enters judicial liquidation | Paris-based alt meat firm SWAP Food (formerly UMIAMI) has been placed into judicial liquidation and ceased activities today (June 15) according to emails sent to industry stakeholders this week. The firm, which was founded in 2020 and has s... |
| 27.04.2026 | Tech Innovators Secure Major Funding Amidst Shifting Markets | Top tech startups commanded significant capital this week. Planetary secured $28 million to scale its sustainable fermentation food technology, targeting global protein markets. brainjo closed a €2 million seed round, advancing VR-based men... |
| 23.04.2026 | Planetary: $28 Million Raise To Scale Fermentation Platform For Sustainable Protein And Ingredients | planetary announced it has raised $28 million in a combined equity and credit financing to expand its global fermentation platform and accelerate production of sustainable protein and food ingredients. The round included 16 million CHF in e... |
| 20.04.2026 | Planetary raises CHF 22 million to scale global fermentation infrastructure and licensing platform | Planetary operates a proprietary full-stack platform spanning bioprocess design, scale-up and industrial manufacturing via its WIPO GREEN listed BioBlocks system, enabling partners to bring fermentation-based food ingredients to market eff... |
| 03.04.2026 | Standing Ovation: €30M Fuels Global Dairy Protein Revolution | Standing Ovation secured €30 million in Series B funding. This capital fuels global scaling of its precision fermentation dairy proteins. The French company's patented technology transforms low-value whey permeates into high-quality casein.... |
| 02.04.2026 | Standing Ovation: $34.2 Million Raised For Precision Fermentation Dairy Protein Scale-Up | Standing Ovation has raised $34.2 million (€30 million) in a Series B funding round to accelerate the commercialization of its dairy proteins produced through precision fermentation. The round includes $28.5 million (€25 million) in equity ... |
| 31.03.2026 | Standing Ovation raises €30M to scale precision fermentation dairy proteins globally | French precision fermentation company Standing Ovation has announced a €30 million Series B financing round, including €25 million in equity, led jointly by the Ecotechnologies 2 fund — managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifranc... |
| 19.03.2026 | AgZen Secures $10M to Revolutionize Crop Spraying with Real-Time AI | AgZen secured $10M in Series B funding. Its RealCoverage technology optimizes crop spraying, reducing chemical use by up to 50% and boosting yields. The system provides real-time data, detecting tiny droplets at high speeds. With 15x acreag... |
| 17.03.2026 | AgZen: $10 Million Raised For Agricultural Spray Optimization Technology Expansion | AgZen, an agricultural technology company focused on improving crop spraying efficiency through real-time data and AI, has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round following rapid adoption of its technology by growers and industry par... |
| 16.03.2026 | AgZen Raises $10M in Series B Funding | AgZen, the Somerville, MA-based MIT spinout bringing droplet-level control to agricultural spraying, raised $10M in Series B funding. The round was led by DCVC Bio with participation from Material Impact and Astanor Ventures. The company in... |
| 19.11.2025 | Tractor Junction raises $22.6 million Series A, marks Astanor’s first India investment | - |
| 19.11.2025 | Tractor Junction, Pidge, Hoopr, Synthio Labs, two others secure early-stage funding | Synthio Labs founders Digital marketplace Tractor Junction, logistics-management platform Pidge, music licensing platform Hoopr, Synthio Labs and two other startups have raised early-stage capital in separate rounds. Tractor Junction Tracto... |
| 19.11.2025 | Tractor Junction Nets $22.5 Mn To Build AI-Led Tractor Marketplace | SUMMARY The Series A round was led by Europe-based global impact fund Astanor, with participation from existing backers Info Edge Ventures and Omnivore Tractor Junction will use fresh capital to enhance its online and offline presence, soli... |
| 07.11.2025 | New Roundtable Will Discuss Creation of a Pan-European Regulatory Sandbox for Food Biomanufacturing | Think-and-do tank the Ministry of Future Affairs is preparing to host a policy roundtable to discuss a brief titled Closing the European Food Innovation Gap! A Framework for a Pan-European Regulatory Sandbox for Emerging Foods. The event wi... |
| 05.11.2025 | AI Propels Next-Gen Farming: Source.ag Lands $17.5M for CEA Revolution | Source.ag, an Amsterdam-based AI firm, secured $17.5M in Series B funding, reaching over $60M total. This investment, led by Astanor Ventures with Enza Zaden and Harvest House, propels AI solutions in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA... |
| 05.11.2025 | Source.ag: $17.5 Million Series B Secured To Advance AI Solutions In Controlled Environment Agriculture | Source.ag, the Amsterdam-based artificial intelligence company specializing in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), has raised $17.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Astanor. The round also saw strategic participation from se... |
| 03.11.2025 | Dutch startup Source.ag raises €15.2 million to scale AI software powering 300 greenhouses across 18 countries | Source.ag, the Amsterdam-based developer of AI software for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), today announced the successful close of its Series B funding round, raising €15.2 million. The investment was led by Astanor, with strateg... |
| 03.11.2025 | Source.ag secures $17.5M to advance AI for controlled environment agriculture | Amsterdam-based Source.ag, a developer of AI software for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), has raised $17.5 million in a Series B round led by Astanor Ventures, with participation from Enza Zaden and grower cooperative Harvest Hous... |
| 25.08.2025 | Bettaf!sh Launches Vegan Tuna With Continente Food Lab in Portugal | Berlin-based food start-up BettaF!sh has introduced a new plant-based canned tuna alternative, TU-NAH, to Portugal’s seafood market. The product, made from European seaweed, fava beans, and peas, will be available at 12 high-traffic Contine... |
| 06.08.2025 | 4AG Robotics: $40 Million Raised To Advance Autonomous Mushroom Harvesting | 4AG Robotics, a pioneer in autonomous mushroom harvesting, has announced the closure of a C$40 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by Astanor and Cibus Capital, with participation from new and existing investors, bringing... |
| 29.07.2025 | 4AG Robotics Raises $40M Series B Funding | 4AG Robotics, a Salmon Arm, BC, Canada-based autonomous mushroom harvesting company, raised $40M in Series B funding. The round was led by Astanor and Cibus Capital, with participation from new investor Voyager Capital and existing investor... |
| 29.07.2025 | 4AG Robotics Raises $40 Million Series B to Accelerate Global Adoption of Autonomous Mushroom Harvesting | SALMON ARM, BC, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 4AG Robotics, the global pioneer in fully autonomous mushroom harvesting, today announced the close of its $40 million CAD Series B financing, led by Astanor and Cibus Capital, with support from... |
| 14.05.2025 | Aphea.Bio: Cultivating the Future of Sustainable Agriculture | In the heart of Belgium, a revolution is brewing. Aphea.Bio, an agricultural technology company, is leading the charge toward a greener future. With a recent €70 million Series C funding round, the company is poised to transform the agricul... |
| 27.12.2024 | So können VCs den Impact von Startups messen | Gemeinsam mit führenden europäischen VC-Fonds wie ETF Partners, Sofinnova Partners, Astanor und SET Ventures haben wir bei FoodLabs als Teil der Coalition for Impact in Venture das Handbuch “Impact Accountability in Venture Capital: A Ready... |
| 18.11.2024 | Duckweed Protein Pioneer Plantible Foods Grows Budget with $30M Investment | 4 Mins Read California’s Plantible Foods has closed a $30M Series B round to expand production of its duckweed-derived Rubi Protein. Among the constantly evolving search for nutritionally sound, climate-friendly, palate-appealing foods, a w... |
| 18.11.2024 | Duckweed Protein Developer Plantible Raises $30M to Scale Operations Amid ‘Insatiable’ Demand for Functional Ingredients | San Diego-based Plantible Foods, a vertically integrated startup extracting the protein RuBisCo from the leafy green aquatic plant called lemna (duckweed), has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Piva Capital and Siddhi... |
| 14.11.2024 | The Future of Protein: Innovations in Microbial and Cultivated Seafood Production | The quest for sustainable protein sources is more urgent than ever. As the global population swells, so does the demand for food. Traditional agriculture and fishing methods are struggling to keep pace. Enter the innovators: MicroHarvest an... |
| 13.11.2024 | MicroHarvest Scales Microbial Protein Production to 10 Tons Daily in New Trial | German biotech MicroHarvest, the developer of one of the fastest protein production technologies in the world, announces it has reached a significant scaling milestone in a new large-scale trial. The startup claims it has expanded its produ... |
| 18.10.2024 | The Microbiome Revolution: Holobiome's $9 Million Leap Forward | In the world of health and wellness, the gut is the new frontier. Holobiome, a microbiome platform company, has just secured $9 million in a Seed funding round. This investment is not just a financial boost; it’s a signal that the microbiom... |
| 15.10.2024 | Holobiome: Microbiome Platform Company Raises $9 Million (Seed) | Holobiome announced it closed an oversubscribed Seed round of $9M. The funding round was led by iSelect Fund, with major participation from Corundum Systems Biology, Satori Neuro, SkyRiver Ventures, Pace Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and... |
| 26.09.2024 | Notpla's Seaweed Revolution: A Bold Step Towards Plastic-Free Packaging | In a world drowning in plastic, Notpla emerges as a beacon of hope. This London-based startup has secured £20 million (over $25 million) in a Series A+ funding round, aiming to replace single-use plastics with innovative seaweed-based packa... |
| 25.09.2024 | Seaweed Packaging: Notpla Closes £20M Series A Extension to Fuel US Expansion & Sell 100 Million Plastic-Free Units | 5 Mins Read UK seaweed packaging startup Notpla has closed a £20M ($26.8M) Series A extension to expand to the US and replace 100 million single-use plastic items by 2026. Notpla, the London-based maker of sustainable packaging, has snapped... |
| 16.09.2024 | Standing Ovation: A New Dawn for Animal-Free Dairy | In the world of food innovation, Standing Ovation is a rising star. This French biotech company is on a mission to transform the dairy landscape. With a recent funding boost of €3.75 million, the company is set to accelerate its production ... |
| 16.09.2024 | Standing Ovation Raises €3.75M in Series A+ Round, Appoints New CEO to Begin Animal-Free Casein Sales in 2025 | 4 Mins Read French precision fermentation startup Standing Ovation has raised €3.75M in a Series A extension and appointed a new CEO to begin selling its Advanced Casein next year. Parisian food tech startup Standing Ovation is gearing up f... |
| 16.09.2024 | Standing Ovation Raises €3.75M for Fermented Casein, Eyes 2025 USA Launch with New CEO | French biotech Standing Ovation, which specializes in precision-fermented casein for animal-free dairy, announces it has raised €3.75 million in Series A+ funding. The funds will accelerate the company’s growth and the distribution and sale... |
| 05.09.2024 | Paris-based Calyxia raises €31.5 million Series B to help global manufacturers fight plastic pollution | Calyxia, an industrial B2B Cleantech innovator, certified B Corp, specializing in advanced and biodegradable microcapsules and microparticles for use in Consumer Goods, Crop Protection and Advanced Materials, announced that it has raised €3... |
| 01.08.2024 | Superfruit Startup Agrovision Minted Agtech’s Newest Unicorn | 1 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Agtech has been on a little bit of a roll of late when it comes to startups locking up big rounds Los Angeles-based Agrovision is the latest. The agtech startup locked up a $100 million round at a va... |
| 31.07.2024 | Flush with new funding, Monarch gears up for expansion: ‘It’s more than a matter of selling autonomous tractors’ | Deploying autonomous agtech vehicles at scale requires much more than putting machines in the field, according to Monarch Tractor founder and CEO Praveen Penmetsa. Besides the autonomous tractors themselves, the company has to build up regi... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Rise of Electric Farming: Monarch Tractor's Bold Leap into the Future** ** | ** In the heart of California, a revolution is brewing. Monarch Tractor, a pioneer in the agricultural technology sector, has just secured a staggering $133 million in Series C funding. This infusion of capital is not just a financial boost... |
| 25.07.2024 | Monarch Tractor: Pioneering the Future of Farming with $133 Million in New Funding** ** | ** In the world of agriculture, change is often slow. But Monarch Tractor is a breath of fresh air. The company recently announced a monumental $133 million in Series C funding, setting a record in agricultural robotics. This isn’t just a n... |
| 23.07.2024 | Monarch Tractor Raises $133 Million In Series C Funding | Monarch Tractor, the creator of the world’s first fully electric, driver-optional smart tractor and Wingspan Ag Intelligence (WingspanAI) farm management platform called MK-V announced $133 million in Series C funding, making it the largest... |
| 22.07.2024 | Brief: Monarch Tractor bags record $133m, eyes global expansion for its all-electric, autonomous machines | California-based Monarch Tractor has raised a $133 million Series C round to support expansion of its all-electric autonomous tractors. Astanor, which led Monarch’s Series B raise, co-led this fundraising alongside HH-CTBC Partnership, L.P.... |
| 20.06.2024 | Net Zero 'least important motivation' for VCs, study finds | ESG_VC, in partnership with Marriott Harrison, has carried out an investor survey of 91 VCs across the UK, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and Asia on their attitudes towards ESG initiatives. The study found that ESG is viewed... |
| 05.06.2024 | UK startups trailing on net zero and responsible AI | The percentage of start-ups measuring their carbon footprint has increased from 16 to 28 according to new data from ESG_VC. Data was collected from 587 start-ups backed by leading venture capital firms including Atomico, Molten, Beringea, O... |
| 09.04.2024 | Reshape wants to help ‘decode nature’ by automating the ‘visual’ part of lab experiments | A Danish startup wants to help R&D teams automate lab experiments that require visual inspections, raising $20 million in a Series A round of funding to scale its technology in the U.S. Reshape, which was founded out of Copenhagen in 20... |
| 09.11.2023 | 🎙️’We could use $100bn per year.’ Astanor’s Eric Archambeau on how agrifoodtech will mature after its dot com-style crash | Afer kicking off his career during the heady days of the dot com boom — and subsequent bust — Eric Archambeau cofounded Astanor Ventures with George Coelho in 2017 as an impact venture capital fund for food and agriculture. “We founded it w... |
| 22.09.2023 | Astanor Ventures Closes Second Venture Fund, at €360M | Astanor Ventures, a Brussels, Belgium-based agrifood tech impact investment firm, closed its second venture fund, at €360m. Building upon the first venture fund, Astanor remains committed to its core investment strategy of supporting early-... |
| 19.09.2023 | Early Spotify backers ready to invest €360m Astanor fund in ‘ripe for innovation’ agrifood tech sector | |
| 19.09.2023 | Astanor Ventures Secures €360 Million for Second Fund, Fueling Sustainable Bioeconomy | Belgium-based Astanor Ventures has achieved a significant milestone today by successfully closing its second venture fund, amassing a substantial €360 million in commitments. Astanor Ventures is on a mission to drive transformative change ... |
| 19.09.2023 | Impact investor Astanor Ventures closes second agrifoodtech fund on €360m | Impact investor Astanor Ventures has closed its second agrifood fund on €360 million ($384 million). The Belgium-based firm says “most of” the investors from its first fund returned to participate in this latest one. Astanor will continue t... |
| 18.09.2023 | Astanor Ventures closes a second fund of €360M for a sustainable bioeconomy | Today, Belgium-based Astanor Ventures, successfully closed its second venture fund at €360 million. The investment firm is focused on fostering transformative change in agrifood tech through impact investing and contributes to creating a su... |
| 11.07.2023 | Aphea.bio raises a € 70 million Series C round | Gent, Belgium, 11 July 2023 – Aphea.Bio, a Belgium-based agricultural technology company, announced today the successful closing of its Series C Funding round, securing € 70 million. The round was led by Innovation Industries, joined by Kor... |
| 06.07.2023 | Leading European Insect Company Appoints New CEO To Drive Strategic Expansion | Shankar Krishnamoorthy is the new CEO of ŸnsectŸnsect |
| 14.04.2023 | Over £80 billion went to Agritech in Europe in the last 20 years – will there be enough high-quality food for all? | The United Nations predicts that by 2050 the world population will rise to almost 10 billion. With such a large number of inhabitants, in addition to issues related to education, living space, availability of basic services, etc., the quest... |
| 23.02.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Pure Salmon nabs $507m, FreshToHome bags $104m, more layoffs for agrifood | This week, Amazon backs India’s FreshToHome and Pure Salmon inked a whopping $507 million deal with Saudi Arabia’s government. Layoffs continue, while regulators in Finland approve the use of “burger patty” in marketing plant-based meat pro... |
| 22.02.2023 | ‘Massive impact on how we grow fresh produce.’ Why Astanor Ventures led $23m Source.ag Series A | Netherlands-based Source.ag has closed a $23 million Series A to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) system for greenhouse growers. Agrifoodtech VC Astanor Ventures led the round with participation from Acre Venture Partners and several... |
| 22.02.2023 | Source.ag ploughs $23 million following launch of its first greenhouse farming AI last year | Amsterdam-based Source.ag said it has received $23 million in series A funding, closing out the round to bring its lifetime total to $35 million. Source.ag develops AI to assist greenhouse farm owners. The AI is able to simulate cultivation... |
| 01.02.2023 | Who were the most active food and agriculture technology venture capital firms in 2022? | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder, a food and agriculture technology venture capital firm. Click here for more research from AgFunder and ... |
| 10.01.2023 | “Climate change reporting will reshuffle competitive advantage conditions for companies” – former Danone CEO | New accounting standards that take sustainability and climate impacts into account as well as financial metrics will create a new playing field for companies, according to Emmanuel Faber, former CEO of Danone and partner at Astanor Ventures... |
| 22.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Swiftly bags $100m for grocery tech, Pano’s $20m to fight wildfires with AI | This week, retail and grocery tech startup Swiftly bagged a mega-round while front-of-house restaurant software startup Zenchef cooked up new financing to expand its presence. In agtech, Pano raised funds to fight wildfires with AI and Land... |
| 20.09.2022 | Hamburg’s MicroHarvest reaps in €8.5 million to build protein production system | Addressing the pressing need for sustainable alternatives to meet the growing global protein, demand Hamburg-based biotech startup MicroHarvest has raised €8.5 million in funding. The new capital will allow the startup to bring their single... |
| 30.06.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Eclipse scoops $40m for animal-free ice cream, Current Foods nets $18m | This week, Eclipse — best known for its animal-free ice creams — closed its Series B round, while another plant-based protein startup, Current Foods, raised capital for its vegan salmon analog. Elsewhere, e-grocer Ocado scored big from a pu... |
| 02.06.2022 | Astanor Ventures Partners With StartLife To Help Scale Up Disruptive Agrifoodtech | Astanor Ventures, a venture capital fund uniquely focused on supporting and scaling disruptive solutions to some of the most urgent global needs in food and agriculture, has joined the StartLife partner community. Together we will maximiz... |
| 26.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Stable raises $60m, Galley gets $14m, World Bank’s $30bn food crisis response | Multiple restaurant tech companies made headlines this week, from Galley Solutions’ sizeable Series A fundraise to TRAY’s multi-year deal with IHOP. Meanwhile, a carbon initiative in Africa nabbed its first tranche of funding to restore lan... |
| 26.04.2022 | The first Swiss-based protein fermentation plant to launch in 2024 | |
| 21.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Israel & Netherlands beef up cell ag funding, Microsoft joins $225m Udaan round | Two countries this week announced government grants for cell ag to foster more development of cultivated meat and dairy analogs – and in doing so, build up food security and sovereignty. Elsewhere, Microsoft joined a major debt financing ro... |
| 07.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Umiami grabs $30m for alt-chicken, funding for forest tech grows | France’s Umiami took a step closer to commercializing its whole-cut vegan chicken breast this week with the close of an Astanor Ventures-led Series A round. Elsewhere, two startups raised funds for their reforestation-focused tech, while th... |
| 24.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: African startups Apollo, Wasoko & ThriveAgric close big-ticket rounds | This has been a watershed week for African agrifoodtech, with a string of startups from the continent closing eight and nine-figure US dollar rounds over the past few days. Kenya’s Wasoko and Apollo Agriculture raised $125 million and $40 m... |
| 16.03.2022 | IUNU raises $24m Series B funding to bring ‘true autonomy’ to CEA | US-based IUNU (pronounced “you knew”), which makes computer vision and AI solutions for controlled environment agriculture (CEA), has raised $24 million in a Series B round led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood. Existing investors S2G Ventures,... |
| 16.03.2022 | IUNU Raises $24 Million Series B to Accelerate Market Position and Product Offerings | IUNU Company Logo “This round of investment reflects the confidence institutional investors have in us. The conversation around autonomous growing has accelerated in the past year, and we’re proud to be leading the way on this front,” said ... |
| 02.03.2022 | Dutch startup, bringing healthy food to more people, reaps in $10 million to drive AI powered indoor farms | Climate change is driving substantial scarcity and strains in global food supply. As this accelerates in the coming years, we need to find ways to scale efficient growing solutions that lighten the footprint of agriculture. Towards safer, m... |
| 01.03.2022 | Source makes greenhouses smarter to secure the future of food supply | Agtech startup Source.ag today announced it harvested a $10 million investment to make greenhouses smarter. The founders have set their eyes on a horizon where, driven by climate change and a rapid increase in global food demand as populati... |
| 21.12.2021 | Aphea.bio closes its Series B round and raises ⬠18M in total | Gent, Belgium, April 14th, 2021 - The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) announces today its equity investment in Aphea.Bio, which thereby brings its Series B financing to a total of EUR 18 million. Aphea.Bio develops a new generation... |
| 26.10.2021 | World Fund is a new €350M climate VC fund incubated by green search engine Ecosia | You might have previously thought that Ecosia was a nice-to-have search engine that planted trees when you punched-in a search term. Lovely. How nice. But no. Ecosia’s founders and the network around it are far more serious about climate ch... |
| 02.09.2021 | Stockeld Dreamery raises $20m Series A funding to expand plant-based cheese lineup | Swedish startup Stockeld Dreamery has raised €16.5 million ($19.5 million) in Series A funding to advance its alternative cheese business. Food- and ag-focused VC Astanor Ventures and early-stage investor Northzone led the round, which also... |
| 02.09.2021 | San Diego’s Plantible Secures $21.5M For Alt Meat & Dairy Created From One of World’s Most Sustainable Plant Proteins | Plantible Foods announces it has closed a $21.5 million Series A funding round led by Astanor Ventures, making a total raise of $27 million to date. The startup’s proprietary plant protein Rubi Protein™ harnesses lemna, an aquatic plant com... |
| 06.08.2021 | Belgium’s Astanor Ventures drops €45 million into plant-based protein company v2food | Hailing from Sydney, Australia, v2food has received a €45 million investment from Brussels-based Astanor Ventures. This raise brings v2food’s Series-B round to a healthy €92 million, and with it, the company plans an aggressive expansion in... |
| 05.08.2021 | Impact investors, Chinese tech giant join V2food’s $53m Series B extension | Alt-protein startup V2food has secured €45 million ($53.3 million) funding in a “Series B-plus” round led by Belgian impact investor Astanor Ventures. V2food, which claims to be the Asia-Pacific region’s “most funded alternative protein com... |
| 05.08.2021 | BREAKING: Impact investors, Chinese tech giant join V2food’s $53m Series B extension | Alt-protein startup V2food has secured €45 million ($53.3 million) funding in a “Series B-plus” round led by Belgian impact investor Astanor Ventures. V2food, which claims to be the Asia-Pacific region’s “most funded alternative protein com... |
| 21.05.2021 | UPDATED: ProducePay scores $43m Series C funding from VCs, development banks | Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 21, 2021, to provide comment from ProducePay founder Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck. Online ag marketplace ProducePay has raised $43 million in a Series C round co-led by Silicon Valley-based firm G... |
| 20.05.2021 | London-based climate intelligence platform Cervest secures $30 million in Series A round | London’s AI-powered climate intelligence platform Cervest has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Draper Esprit. Existing investors Astanor Ventures, Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital, and Future Positive Capital followed on, and ... |
| 20.05.2021 | Cervest : secures $30 million in Series A funding to launch world's first AI-powered Climate Intelligence platform and lead new $40 billion market | LONDON, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cervest, creator of the world's first AI-powered Climate Intelligence (CI) platform, today announced it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Draper Esprit. Cervest seeks to help enterprises, financ... |
| 20.05.2021 | Cervest secures $30 million in Series A funding to launch world's first AI-powered Climate Intelligence platform and lead new $40 billion market | |
| 20.05.2021 | BREAKING: ProducePay scores $43m Series C funding from VCs, development banks | Online ag marketplace ProducePay has raised $43 million in a Series C round co-led by Silicon Valley-based firm G2VP, the World Bank‘s International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Inter-American Development Bank‘s IDB Invest. Existing i... |
| 12.05.2021 | Apeel Sciences acquires ImpactVision to look inside fruit & veg for freshness | Disclosure: ImpactVision has received investment from AgFunder, which is the parent company of AFN. Learn more here. Apeel Sciences, the food waste technology company, has acquired hyperspectral imaging startup ImpactVision. This is Apeel’s... |
| 12.05.2021 | Apeel Sciences acquires ImpactVision to look inside fruit & veg for freshness | Disclosure: AgFunder (AFN’s parent company) is an investor in ImpactVision. Learn more here. Apeel Sciences, the food waste technology company, has acquired hyperspectral imaging startup ImpactVision. This is Apeel’s first acquisition, and ... |
| 26.02.2021 | 6 Copenhagen investors share their outlook on investing in 2021 | While Denmark and Copenhagen don’t often come up as a destination for European startups, it has a thriving local tech scene that’s home to some of the better startup conferences. After all, who doesn’t want to visit Copenhagen? A highly edu... |
| 24.12.2020 | 5 trends that shaped agrifoodtech in 2020 | 2020 has been a year like no other in living memory for the vast majority of us. The Covid-19 pandemic, which began in China at the tail end of last year and gradually engulfed to entire world by the second quarter of this one, has brought ... |
| 24.11.2020 | With companies like Aphea Bio & Biotalys, Ghent is Europe’s hidden gem for ag biotech | The Belgian city of Ghent owes its medieval splendor to being in the middle of the sheep-filled pastureland of Flanders. In centuries past, this provided plentiful supplies of wool – just as breakthrough textiles technologies took off acros... |
| 24.11.2020 | Astanor Ventures Launches $325M Food Tech and Agtech Fund | Astanor Ventures, a Luxembourg-based venture capital firm focused on food tech and agtech, is launching a $325m fund. The fund will invest in food and agriculture technology companies across Europe and North America. Astanor’s founding thes... |
| 23.11.2020 | Astanor Ventures launches $325M agriculture fund | Belgium's Astanor Ventures has reached a $325 million close on its maiden vehicle targeting agri-food tech startups across Europe and North America. The firm was set up in 2017 by former Benchmark Capital execs Eric Archambeau and George Co... |
| 20.11.2020 | Belgian VC Astanor Ventures raises Europe’s largest impact fund; €273M for agri-food & ocean tech startups | Over the past few years, the agriculture sector has been attracting huge investments, as VCs are investing in solutions that seek to solve the food security problem amid the rapid population growth. According to Deloitte, the agriculture in... |
| 20.11.2020 | Belgian firm Astanor Ventures raises $325 million impact fund to back agri-food tech startups | With its new $325 million impact fund, Brussels-based Astanor Ventures is seeking European and North American startups — across food, agriculture and ocean tech — who want to solve systemic challenges across the food system and build busine... |
| 20.11.2020 | Spotify’s early investors have just raised Europe’s largest agritech fund | Belgium-based venture capital firm Astanor Ventures today announced the launch of its $325m fund dedicated to agriculture and food, Europe’s largest fund of its kind to date. The fund is the VC’s first and will focus on startups in Europe a... |
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