| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.12.2021 | Brief: The EVERY Company raises $175m to ferment animal-free proteins at scale | Precision fermentation startup The EVERY Company has raised $175 million, bringing its total funding to date to $233 million. The Series C round was co-led by new investor McWin and existing backer Rage Capital. Other new and existing inves... |
| 11.11.2021 | Nuritas raises $45m to scale its plant-based peptides discovery platform | Irish biotech company Nuritas has closed a $45 million Series B round led by Chicago-based Cleveland Avenue. The funding will be used to scale up Nuritas’ discovery platform for plant-based peptides that could be used to create healthier fo... |
| 28.09.2021 | Vytelle raises $13m Series A funding to help farmers pick the cream of the cattle crop | Precision livestock platform Vytelle has closed $13.2 million in Series A funding for its technology that lets livestock producers speed up genetic advancement in cattle. Co-leading the round were private equity firm Open Prairie, through i... |
| 18.03.2021 | Benson Hill launches Ingredients & Fresh business segments | Gene editing startup Benson Hill has launched two new business segments, Ingredients and Fresh.
Ingredients will focus on enhancing yellow peas and soy for the plant-based protein industry, while Fresh will focus on applying the company’s C... |
| 21.01.2021 | Telus expands agtech reach with lead in AgriWebb’s $23m Series B round | AgriWebb, an Australian provider of livestock management software, has raised A$30 million ($23.3 million) in a Series B round which it says gives it a valuation north of A$100 million ($77.7 million).
The round was led by Telus Ventures, t... |
| 08.01.2021 | Ahead of its launch next week, this UK-based agricultural bank raises €22.1M to help British farmers | UK-based Wheatsheaf Group is an international investor in food and agriculture businesses. The company works with the purpose to rethink and reshape the way food is grown, produced, distributed and consumed. It is claimed to be one of the l... |
| 29.10.2020 | Benson Hill raises $150m in GV & Wheatsheaf-led Series D round | US crop genetics startup Benson Hill has raised a $150 million Series D round co-led by UK agrifood investor Wheatsheaf and Google VC arm GV, which also led its Series C round. This round brings Benson Hill’s total funding to roughly $280 m... |
| 13.08.2020 | TemperPack raises $31m Series C to meet surge in demand for food e-commerce | Although Covid-19’s shelter-in-place orders have caused an untold list of headaches for people hunkered down in their homes, one particular grievance seems to have unified us all: cooking three meals a day is a relentless chore.
Despite the... |
| 15.07.2020 | Here are the most promising technologies for reducing food waste throughout the supply chain | There’s a lot of debate about the best way to improve our food system. But when it comes to food waste, most stakeholders seem to agree that it’s a real problem.
Food loss and waste cost roughly $1 trillion in losses around the world each y... |
| 15.06.2020 | Irish same-day grocery delivery startup Buymie raises €5.8 million in fresh funding | Dublin, Ireland-based Buymie, a same-day grocery delivery company, has secured an extra €5.8 million, bringing total capital raised this year alone to over €8 million.
The cash infusion is meant to support Buymie’s rapid expansion across th... |
| 18.07.2019 | A $500m Question: What’s William the Conqueror’s Cousin Got to do with FoodTech? | If you’ve ever walked the streets of Central London, you’ve probably walked those belonging to the Grosvenor family, particularly if you headed to London’s most upmarket neighborhoods. Many of the streets and squares of Mayfair and Belgravi... |
| 07.02.2019 | Wheatsheaf Acquires Purfresh’s Ozone Tech Reducing Food Waste in Shipping Containers | Wheatsheaf Group, the investment arm of the Grosvenor Estate in the UK, has acquired 90% of Purfresh, the San Francisco-based company using ozone technology to reduce the risk of food spoilage in ocean shipping containers.
It is estimated t... |
| 07.01.2019 | Ostara raises $11m, acquires Multiform Harvest for wastewater-to-fertilizer solution | Ostara, a nutrient management solutions company, has closed a new round of equity financing co-led by existing investors VantagePoint Capital Partners and the food-focused European family office Wheatsheaf Group. The financing follows a Nov... |
| 07.01.2019 | Ostara Raises $11m Co-Led by Wheatsheaf & Acquires Multiform Harvest for Wastewater-to-Fertilizer Tech | Ostara, a nutrient management solutions company, has closed a new round of equity financing co-led by existing investors VantagePoint Capital Partners and the food-focused European family office Wheatsheaf Group. The financing follows a Nov... |
| 28.08.2018 | Enterra Feed Eyes World’s Largest Insect Farm in Wake of Series B Raise | Last week, Enterra Feed Corporation, an insect farming business from Canada, announced its latest round of funding and plans to construct three new insect factories in Canada and the US. The Cibus Fund, the food-focused fund managed by Asia... |
| 20.08.2018 | AgriWebb raises $10m Series A funding, acquires FarmWizard from Wheatsheaf | AgriWebb, the Australia-based livestock herd management software startup, has raised a Series A funding round worth A$14 million ($10.2 million) from the UK agrifood investor Wheatsheaf Group.
The deal includes the acquisition of FarmWizard... |
| 20.08.2018 | AgriWebb Raises A$14m Series A, Acquires FarmWizard from Wheatsheaf Group for Livestock Tech | AgriWebb, the Australia-based livestock herd management software startup, has raised a Series A funding round worth A$14 million ($10.2 million) from the UK agrifood investor Wheatsheaf Group.
The deal includes the acquisition of FarmWizard... |
| 13.06.2018 | Packaging Technology Company BluWrap Raises Additional Funding | BluWrap, a London, UK-based provider of patented and FDA-approved packaging technology that extends the shelf-life of fresh protein, secured further equity financing through a Series D funding.
The round was led by existing investor Wheatsh... |
| 02.02.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: USDA Makes Digital Moves, Argentina Supports AgriFood Startups, Wheatsheaf Comes to America, more | Wheatsheaf Group Expands into North America
Wheatsheaf Group, the food and agriculture investment arm of the international property group Grosvenor Estate, has arrived in the heartland. The firm, whose portfolio includes investments in agri... |
| 15.09.2016 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Harvard Angels Invest in IntelinAir, Wheatsheaf Invests in Animal Health Tech, BayoTech Raises $1.5m, more | IntelinAir, a San Jose-based automated aerial imagery analytics startup, closed its seed round consisting of $3 million in equity and $500k in venture debt from Midwest high-growth tech funders Hyde Park Venture Partners, early- and mid-sta... |
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Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 10.12.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Why does Magic Leap need another $827M?
Augmented reality startup Magic Leap is reportedly raising $827 million in a third r... |