1. Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has approved a $400m allocation to infrastructure for the upcoming fiscal year and is set to add agri and timber assets to its portfolio for the first time.
2. Google Ventures invested into a farmer networking tool called Farmer Business Network (FBN). The VC arm of the technology giant invested alongside venture capital heavyweight Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, which last year told Agri Investor of its intention to invest more in agtech.
3. With the increasing level of activity in Agriculture space – online fundraising platform AgFunder recorded over $1 billion raised during the first quarter of this year compared to over $2.3 billion in 2014 overall.
4. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems projects that the drone industry could be worth as much as $140 billion over the next decade, with most of the growth coming from precision ag.
5. The Agri Investor Australia Forum 2015 on 11 June in Melbourne will bring together active institutional investors, family offices, fund managers and government advisors for a comprehensive and candid discussion on the growth of agri investment around the world.
Book your place online, via email or contact our customer service teams in:
Hong Kong: +852 2153 3844 | New York: +1 212 633 1073 | London: +44 (0)20 7566 5445
6. GreenSoil Investments is raising its third food and agriculture technology agtech fund for $70m to invest in Israel and the Netherlands.
7. Farmers Edge gains backing from Mitsui, eyes Russian expansion.The precision agri management tool provider will use the funding to expand its operations in Russia, Brazil, Australia and the US.
2. Google Ventures invested into a farmer networking tool called Farmer Business Network (FBN). The VC arm of the technology giant invested alongside venture capital heavyweight Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, which last year told Agri Investor of its intention to invest more in agtech.
3. With the increasing level of activity in Agriculture space – online fundraising platform AgFunder recorded over $1 billion raised during the first quarter of this year compared to over $2.3 billion in 2014 overall.
4. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems projects that the drone industry could be worth as much as $140 billion over the next decade, with most of the growth coming from precision ag.
5. The Agri Investor Australia Forum 2015 on 11 June in Melbourne will bring together active institutional investors, family offices, fund managers and government advisors for a comprehensive and candid discussion on the growth of agri investment around the world.
Book your place online, via email or contact our customer service teams in:
Hong Kong: +852 2153 3844 | New York: +1 212 633 1073 | London: +44 (0)20 7566 5445
6. GreenSoil Investments is raising its third food and agriculture technology agtech fund for $70m to invest in Israel and the Netherlands.
7. Farmers Edge gains backing from Mitsui, eyes Russian expansion.The precision agri management tool provider will use the funding to expand its operations in Russia, Brazil, Australia and the US.
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