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OlsAro secures €5M to scale AI genetics for climate-resilient crops
OlsAro has described salt-tolerant wheat as its first product since at least April 2024. The Swedish AgTech startup…
October 14, 2026
5 mistakes agtech founders make when raising money
Between 2023 and early 2026, at least 113 well-documented agrifood and climate tech companies failed or fell into severe distress,…
October 9, 2026
Berlin agtech hexafarms raises €4.8M to sell greenhouse sensors and scouting robots by subscription
Greenhouse growers can leave up to 30% of their potential yield unrealised, according to hexafarms’ own analysis. Growing…
October 6, 2026
From $2.2M to $10.7M in one year: how Polysense grew from pilot projects to global production lines
A 45% faster potato-peeling process might not sound like a typical funding story, but results like this convinced…
July 8, 2026
Point Nine breaks from software to back a Dutch startup’s protein potato in an oversubscribed €5M round
Aardaia, a Wageningen startup breeding a new protein-rich crop, has raised a €5 million seed round led by…
July 8, 2026
Pollen Street backs InSoil’s €120M credit facility, its third major raise in a year
InSoil, a Lithuanian fintech that began by funding tractors for Baltic wheat farmers, has now secured one of…
June 30, 2026
Anterra Capital closes $100M Fund III first close with Rabobank, Novo Holdings, and Zoetis as agtech valuations reset to 2016 levels
Most venture firms see their investors mainly as sources of money. Anterra Capital, however, treats its investors as…
June 15, 2026
8 agtech startups to watch, according to top VCs
Global agrifoodtech funding held steady at $16.2 billion in 2025, and while the number matches the previous year,…
May 11, 2026
I spent 20 years heading up finance at startups. Here’s what every founder should know
Agriculture is entering a defining moment. Labour shortages, rising costs, and mounting pressure on global food systems are…
April 10, 2026