The 2018 Agtech Investment Review provides in-depth insight on global financing activity, industry trends, regional variations, and a comprehensive exploration of challenges and opportunities in Latin America.

Key Findings:

• On track for $2B invested in Agtech in 2018 ($1.6B invested in Agtech across 209 deals, as of October 2018)
• Late-stage median deal sizes at $10M, up from $9M in 2017; median valuation at $78M, up from $50M in 2017
• Number of large, $25M+ financings continues to increase

Finistere partner Spencer Maughan worked closely with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney to author a report on the opportunities and challenges in the Australian AgTech sector.

Key Findings:

• Australia’s AgTech investment market is small, at an early stage and not keeping pace with global peers
• A breadth of AgTech segments of interest and increasing investment opportunity
• Australia has strengths to draw upon and challenges to overcome

The first in a series of regional reports, Finistere’s Early-stage Agtech report provides in-depth coverage of specific geographies.

Key Findings:

• $124M invested in 2017 across 108 deals
• Country focus on Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
• Seed stage survey results and key deal details

Finistere’s annual Agtech Investment Review defines Agtech from the VC perspective and is the most comprehensive dataset covering the key trends in this investment sector.

Key Findings:

• $1.5B invested in 2017 across 190 deals
• 300+ unique VC investors active over the past two years
• Market maps of key deals and league tables