Finistere Ventures 2020 Agrifood Tech Investment Review

Agrifood tech, defiant in face of pandemic, records breakout fundraising year.

As COVID-19 reshaped the world, the agrifood tech investment community reacted quickly to the extreme uncertainty. The result was a record-shattering investment sum of $22.3 billion committed to the space in aggregate in 2020—momentum that has carried into this year. The resilience of investment syndicates was a key factor in this outcome.

With its 2020 Agrifood Tech Investment Review, Finistere Ventures, a leading global agrifood technology and life sciences venture capital investor, provides a comprehensive assessment of global financing activity over the past year and breaks down important trends by region, subsector and stage for both agtech and foodtech ecosystems. This report also includes updated agtech and foodtech market maps and a preliminary look at investment activity in early 2021.

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By Arama Kukutai Dear valued customers, team members and community: Firstly, thank you for welcoming me officially as Plenty’s new CEO! I look forward to this next phase of growth for the company. There is no denying our existing food supply is fragile, strained and unsustainable. Indoor agriculture has long promised a solution to the… Read More ▸

Farm2050: Coalition Names First Five Nutrient Technology Trial Startups

Top Investors and Industry Leaders Validate Promising Soil and Nutrient-Focused Innovations With Global Trials PALO ALTO, CA and Palmerston North, New Zealand – Finistere Ventures and Innovation Endeavors today revealed the first five companies selected for the Farm2050 Nutrient Technology Trialing Platform, a dual-hemisphere agritech testing and validation platform. The Farm2050 Nutrient Trialing Platform aims… Read More ▸

Hi Fidelity Genetics Announces Study Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Finistere Ventures 2020 Agrifood Tech Investment Review

Agrifood tech, defiant in face of pandemic, records breakout fundraising year.

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