We're excited to announce the winning teams hand-picked for the JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization Southeast Asia Agri-Foodtech Launchpad, powered by AgFunder and Better Earth Ventures, that will expedite the expansion of promising early-stage Japanese agrifoodtech startups into Southeast Asian markets. #agritech #foodtech #japan #startups #venture #innovation #agtech #investment #climate #health #nutrition #agrifoodtech #marketimmersion #AgFunder #JETRO Natsuho Toyama | John Friedman | Michael Dean | Manuel E. Gonzalez | Rebecca Sharpe | Schyler Alexandra Cole | SHIONO Tatsuhiko
AgFunder
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
San Francisco, California 44,011 followers
AgFunder invests in exceptional founders transforming food & agriculture. #agrifoodtech #food #health #agriculture
About us
AgFunder is a Bay Area VC firm investing in exceptional and bold entrepreneurs who are aiming to build the next generation of great food tech and agtech companies. AgFunder has $170m AUM and invests pre-seed to Series A with $500k - $5m checks. AgFunder also runs AgFunderNews (AFN) a publication which has a full time media team, with nearly 5,000 article written. To learn more we can be reached at info@agfunder.com
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https://linkin.bio/agfunder
External link for AgFunder
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Specialties
- agrifoodtech, agtech, agritech, foodtech, AI, artificial intelligence, human and planetary health, climate tech, precision fermentation, ag robotics, precision fermentation, food, agriculture, climate tech, alternative proteins, venture capital, investment, funding, deep tech, and food security
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845 Market St
San Francisco, California, US
Employees at AgFunder
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Tom Shields
I work on things that matter with people I care about. Mostly doing CEO/CTO coaching and advisory work.
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Cliff Hinrichs
Venture Investor | ex-Google | INSEAD MBA
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John F. Diener
CEO Vertical Oceans | AgFunder Mentor | Trendlines Investment Committee
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Frank Leffelaar
Agri-food Tech Strategy & Growth, Mentor, Connector, Board Advisor, Angel & Impact Community Supporter, Transformative Innovation, Sustainability…
Updates
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❓ True or false? The traditional venture capital business model is not suited to agtech investing. Rob Appleby, founder and CIO of Cibus Capital LLP, Eduardo Mufarej, co-CIO at Just Climate, Rogier Pieterse, managing partner at Pymwymic, Astanor Ventures partner Christina Ulardic and Capagro managing director Anne-Valérie Bach weigh in at World Agri-Tech... #agtech #investment #venturecapital #funding
The venture capital model is still suitable for agtech. Sort of...
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There’s a vast chasm between what people say they will pay a premium for, and what they do when they walk into the store... AgFunder Global Foodtech Editor Elaine Watson reports from Future Food-Tech. #foodtech #investor #investment #fundingwinter #ipo #agrifoodtech #research #insights
🎥Foodtech investing: ‘You can’t escape the fundamentals. You have to produce something that adds significant value’
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How much do you know about enhanced rock weathering? Eion, one of our portfolio companies, is using this process - with the help of carbon-absorbing volcanic rock olivine - to speed up Earth’s natural CO2 storage, estimating that from 2030 they will be removing 10 million tons of CO2 annually... #enhancedrockweathering #carbon #carbonsequestration #carbonfarming #carbonremoval #CO2 #agriculture #soil #soilhealth CNBC
Clean Start: Startups experiment how to trap carbon dioxide with rock dust
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Adili Solar Hubs Limited is using solar energy to provide cold storage for small-scale aquaculture and fisheries and is creating a marketplace to link that produce with tradespeople for the last mile distribution... Subscribe to our newsletter to be first to receive our Africa AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2024 - coming soon ➡ https://lnkd.in/gazfFNTV Kimani Gichuche #solar #solarpower #solarenergy #aquaculture #fisheries #marketplaces #lastmile #distribution #agrifoodtech #Africa
Keeping fish cold and water clean across the supply chain in Kenya with Kimani Gichuche
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A mix of wild-caught fish and seafood, aquaculture operations, and plant-based and cultivated analogues could significantly boost global protein supply, yet in the first half of 2024 investments in aquatic foodtech startups reached only $150 million across 18 deals, a 40% reduction in investment compared to the first half of 2023. #alternativeprotein #aquaculture #foodtech #seafood #sustainability #data #insights
Global demand for seafood is soaring but how well funded are aquatic food tech startups?
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"We're a front runner; I can't name another biological herbicide really. There are some in the books but I don't know if they're successful," says Claire Baker, CEO of Kuvu Bio Solutions (Toothpick platform) a company fighting weeds for African agriculture. Amid growing herbicide resistance globally, as well as faltering food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, Baker's father discovered the efficacy of a fungus called fusarium oxysporum to kill weeds without negatively impacting the local environment. Initially grown and distributed on toothpicks, the company has an interesting distribution model too, a common challenge across the continent. Our AgFunder Africa AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2024 is coming soon! #Africa #biologicals #herbicide #agriculture #foodsecurity
Developing one of the first bioherbicides in the world, with Claire Baker
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Looking forward to seeing AgFunder News Head of News & Research Louisa Burwood-Taylor at World Agri-Tech today, chairing the Regenerative Farming: Farm-Level Implementation and Emerging Partnerships panel on the main stage at 4.20PM. Matteo Vanotti xFarm Technologies | Jake Pickering Waitrose & Partners | Andre Eitner PepsiCo | Selim Ucer, Ph.D. Doktar Technologies | Simon Haldrup Agreena
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Despite the capital crunch being experienced in the agtech sector, many remain optimistic due to the need for ag solutions that can alleviate labor shortages and create more efficiency on the farm... Western Growers | Walt Duflock | S2G Ventures | Arthur Chow | #FIRAUSA #automation #farmrobotics #mechanization #equipment #specialtycrops #FIRA #agtech #agrobotics #California
Sponsored post: How ag robotics & automation startups should navigate the current capital crunch
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Australia is "open for business," as the nation’s rural R&D corporations head to Europe next week looking to uncover cutting-edge agtech innovation and forge partnerships that drive collaboration, accelerate industry growth and deliver game-changing solutions for producers. Casey Dunn | Harriet Mellish | AgriFutures Australia | Jesse Reader | Hort Innovation | Victoria Prowse | Artesian (Alternative Investments) | GrainInnovate | Dairy Australia | World Agri-Tech #investing #investment #institutionalinvestor #venturecapital #grain #graingrowers #dairy #dairyfarming #horticulture #producers #agtechstartups #agrifood #agtech #innovation
Australians look to World Agri-Tech to fill horticulture, grains investment pipeline
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