Iron Ox Raises $20M Series B for More Robotic Greenhouses
Ag tech company Iron Ox, best known for its greenhouses powered by robotics and AI, announced this week it has raised a $20 million Series B round. The round was […]
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Agtech Startup Nordetect Wins €10,000 Prize for Portable Nutrient Sensor
There are plenty of reasons food producers are considering indoor agriculture these days, including the potential for better crops and yields thanks to tech integrations and the ability to keep […]
Root AI Raises $7.2M for Its Harvest Robots and AI
Root AI, which makes an automated solution for harvesting crops grown on indoor farms, announced today that it has raised $7.2 million in seed funding. PJC, First Round Capital, Outsiders […]
Publix Has Ambitious Plans to Get More Hydroponically Grown Greens in Its Stores
Back in 2019, we predicted that hydroponically grown greens would soon become a mainstay of grocery stores in the U.S. We did not predict that a global health crisis would […]
Sensei Ag Uses AI Platform and Hydroponic Technology to Grow Food
As the world’s population inches towards its estimated 10 billion people by 2050, finding more, not to mention more sustainable, ways to feed people becomes more and more important. High-tech, […]
AppHarvest Raises $28M as it Builds Out a Massive Greenhouse in Appalachia
Ag tech company, AppHarvest, announced yesterday that it has raised a $28 million Series C round of funding. The round was led by J.D. Vance’s Narya Capital, with participation from […]
No Summer Slump for Food Tech
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GROW Accelerator Unveils the 12 Companies Picked for Its Singapore Food Bowl Program
Singapore Food Bowl, a food-focused startup program backed by AgFunder’s GROW accelerator, today announced the 12 startups chosen for its first-ever cohort. While those companies vary in terms of what […]
Up Next for the Astronaut’s Diet: Space Peppers
Two things we love here at The Spoon: space food and indoor farming tech. So I got pretty excited to come across a HoritDaily article today about Jacob Torres, who […]
Rise Gardens Raises $2.6M in Fresh Funding for Its At-Home Hydroponics Platform
Chicago-based startup Rise Gardens has raised $2.6 million in seed funding for its indoor grow system, according to TechCrunch. The round was led by True Ventures. Rise is one of […]
Gotham Greens Expands Its High-Tech Greenhouse Network to Baltimore
Indoor farming company Gotham Greens today announced the official opening of a new hydroponic greenhouse, this one outside Baltimore, Maryland. The 100,000-square-foot facility is the company’s seventh greenhouse in the […]
