Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. If 2025 was characterized by “chaos and uncertainty," buckle up, say agrifoodtech investors we quizzed ahead of our global investment report. In 2026, we could be in for an even wilder ride, compounded by tariff uncertainties, extreme weather, war in the Middle East, and, of course, AI. Elsewhere, California Cultured says $3k reusable...
4 days ago • 3 min read
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. This week, Elaine explored how a bacterial toxin could have crept into some of the world's largest infant formula brands, and Jenn analyzed why crop protection giants need to embrace external innovation to get the next generation of products to market. Elsewhere, fermentation startup baCta is chasing astaxanthin’s “collagen moment”...
11 days ago • 3 min read
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. This week, Elaine explored how a bacterial toxin could have crept into some of the world's largest infant formula brands, and Jenn analyzed why crop protection giants need to embrace external innovation to get the next generation of products to market. Elsewhere, fermentation startup baCta is chasing astaxanthin’s “collagen moment”...
11 days ago • 3 min read
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. This week, Jenn explored how AI, self-driving labs, and CDMOs are compressing agrifood R&D timelines, while Elaine dug into DJI’s appeal against the FCC in a high-stakes case for the US ag spray drone market. Elsewhere, Latam sugar giant Magdalena unveiled plans for a 650,000-L precision fermentation facility in Guatemala as it shifts...
18 days ago • 3 min read
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. This week, Jenn explored how AI, self-driving labs, and CDMOs are compressing agrifood R&D timelines, while Elaine dug into DJI’s appeal against the FCC in a high-stakes case for the US ag spray drone market. Elsewhere, Latam sugar giant Magdalena unveiled plans for a 650,000-L precision fermentation facility in Guatemala as it shifts...
18 days ago • 3 min read
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. This week, Jenn and Louisa explored India’s AI landscape, and Elaine caught up with Omnivore’s Mark Kahn to discuss what global investors still get wrong about the Indian ag market. Elsewhere, a silver lining in alt protein’s cloud, as JOYN Foods finds a sweet spot in the market with a hybrid approach using conventional meat and...
25 days ago • 3 min read
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. This week, Jenn and Louisa explored how India’s smallholder farmers are using AI, and Elaine Watson caught up with Omnivore’s Mark Kahn to discuss what global investors still get wrong about the Indian ag market. Elsewhere, a silver lining in alt protein’s cloud, as JOYN Foods finds a sweet spot in the market with a hybrid approach...
25 days ago • 3 min read
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. This week, we caught up with “M&A machine” CropX, which is positioning itself as a “consolidator of choice." Elsewhere, Polybee raised capital to scale pollination and yield-forecasting tech delivered via a fleet of tiny drones; CryoBio netted new funds for its novel frost-protection tech; and BigHaat raised $10m to scale its...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Express interest in investing in Fund V. AgFunder is a top 100 VC, according to TIME and Statista. Is your business ready for AI analytics? Find out more here. This week, we caught up with “M&A machine” CropX, which is positioning itself as a “consolidator of choice." Elsewhere, Polybee raised capital to scale pollination and yield-forecasting tech delivered via a fleet of tiny drones; CryoBio netted new funds for its novel frost-protection tech; and BigHaat raised $10m to scale its...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read