AgBiome, One-Year On From Series B, Nears First Product Launch
‘Microbiome’ has been a hot topic in the life sciences sector for several years now as scientists continue to research the interaction...
Gene Editing for Agtech picks up pace
Caribou Biosciences, a startup founded by Jennifer Doudna, the scientist largely attributed with the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene...
Is Now the Time to Invest in Ag Tech?
A look at a market that some GPs claim is overlooked by private equity, which means greater opportunity for those already investing....
PE Magnates Take Pontifax to First Close on New Breed of Agtech Fund
A new breed of agtech fund is born. Pontifax Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech), which just held a first close on a...
Blue River Technology Raises $17 Million in Series B Funding
Blue River Technology, a leader in the use of computer vision, machine learning and robotics for agriculture, today announced it has...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Makes First Agtech Investment
Biological crop protection company AgBiome has attracted the attention of the world’s largest foundation and arguably a leader in venture...
Evonik invests in biobased lubricant maker Biosynthetic Technologies
Besides Evonik, BP Ventures and Monsanto are the other companies who are funding Biosynthetic Technologies Evonik has closed on an equity...
VitAg Closes on More than $110 Million in Financing
VitAg Corporation, a specialty fertilizer company, announced today that the Company and its affiliates recently closed equity and debt...
