Plenty, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, had raised $400M in venture funding over the years.

A pathogen decimated crop yields at both of Bowery’s farms, former employees said. They never fully recovered.

Bowery Farming sent out a notice to employees on Friday that the company had decided to cease all operations.

Despite a recent bad harvest, investors are still bullish on agtech, raising large vertical-specific funds.

Despite a wider retreat from agtech, precision ag technology has proven that it can weather a challenged VC environment.

Oishii’s fresh round is a rare success during a brutal few years for vertical farming startups.

Agtech, or agriculture technology, seeks to improve farm management through indoor farming, ag biotech and other evolving segments.

Bowery is the latest unicorn to show financial stress as it faces a cash crunch and increased risk in its loans.

At least five indoor farming startups ceased operations or went bankrupt in Q1 2023. Others face an uphill battle to raise new rounds.

Insect farming startup Ynsect has raised about $175 million, but it has also been forced to lay off staff as the agtech sector focuses on profits.

In this blog post, we define indoor farming, its benefits, and sub-categories, as well as the top companies in the space based on recent deal size.

Agtech has seen an explosion of investment activity as many startups search for ways to solve shortages and climate change’s effects on our food supply.

We spoke with Rob Appleby, Cibus Fund founder and ADM’s chief investment officer, about the agtech sector’s renewed importance and some of the challenges it faces.

In this blog post, we look at the top 10 PE agtech deals by deal size in the last five years.

Given the upheaval to the global food supply chain caused by the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there is a growing appetite for investing in innovative agricultural solutions.

Why is precision agriculture important? This blog explores the role of precision agriculture within the broader agtech market, defining its use cases and technologies.

In which agtech subsegments are venture capitalists planting their money? Check out our market map exploring investment in the precision ag ecosystem in 2021.

Indoor farming startups are building ever-bigger facilities and partnering with retailers to achieve economies of scale as the ongoing pandemic and recent climate catastrophes threaten to worsen existing food shortages.