In a recent article in Silicon Republic, John Kennedy covers the role of Ireland in ag and food innovation.
A fund set up by the Government’s Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and Finistere Ventures in 2017 set out to make Ireland an ‘agritech island’, with another €20m set aside for global start-ups.
Hi Fidelity Genetics Announces Study Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Hi Fidelity Genetics Announces Study Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Peer-Reviewed Journal Details How to Dramatically Reduce Row Crop Emissions and Make Farm Management Practices More Sustainable DURHAM, N.C., June 21, 2021 – Hi Fidelity Genetics (HFG), a computational crop breeding company, announced today the publication of a peer-reviewed article titled, “Novel… Read More ▸
ZeaKal Unveils Breakthrough High-Oil Hemp Results
ZEAKAL’S NOVEL PHOTOSEED TRAIT BOOSTS HEMP BIOMASS OIL OUTPUT BY UP TO 50% TORONTO and SAN DIEGO – June 1, 2021 – RIV Capital Inc. (“RIV Capital” or the “Company”) (TSX: RIV, OTC: CNPOF) and Finistere Ventures portfolio company ZeaKal, Inc. (“ZeaKal”) announced that its PhotoSeed™ technology is believed to be the first plant trait… Read More ▸
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… Read More ▸