Kalera to Build the Largest Vertical Farm in Texas
Vertical farming company Kalera announced today that it will open a high-tech facility in Houston, Texas in the spring of 2021. According to today’s press release, this will be the […]
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Aquaponics Company Seed & Roe Rebrands as Upward Farms, Announces $15M in Fresh Funding
Seed & Roe, an indoor farming and aquaponics company, announced today it has rebranded as Upward Farms and plans to build a new headquarter farm in Brooklyn, NY to increase […]
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 […]
Pico, the Mini Indoor Garden that Can Grow Herbs and Tomatoes, Busts Through Kickstarter Goal
With quarantine keeping us all at home, people are growing plants both for mental health and as a food source. But even if the enthusiasm is there, there are still […]
GROW Accelerator Launches a New AgTech Program: Singapore Food Bowl
AgFunder’s Southeast Asia foodtech accelerator GROW announced this week the launch of a new program focused specifically on food security. Dubbed Singapore Food Bowl, the program invites startups working to […]
Elevate Farms Gets a $10M Investment to Build Vertical Farms in Remote, Food-Insecure Corners of Canada
Canada-based Elevate Farms has entered into an agreement with North Star Agriculture Corp. for an initial buildout commitment of $10 million (USD) to bring Elevate’s vertical farming technology to isolated […]
Fight Club: Mischief. Mayhem. Third-Party Delivery Fee Caps.
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. If you like a good fight, the one […]
InFarm’s High-Tech Vertical Farms Head to Canadian Grocery Stores
InFarm is bringing its in-store vertical farming systems to Empire supermarkets across Canada, according to a press release from Empire. The partnership will launch this coming spring and put InFarms’s […]
Plant Jammer, TrusTrace Join Cohort 2020 of Bloomer’s Food Tech Accelerator
Plant Jammer, TrusTrace, and six other food tech startups have been selected to join the 2020 cohort of Stockholm, Sweden-based accelerator program Bloomer. The program is new, and a joint […]
Good News, Astronauts — Lettuce Grown in Space is Safe to Eat and Also Nutritious
Astronauts hoping to eat salads during their interplanetary travels got some good news this week. NASA scientists have been examining the red romaine lettuce grown on the International Space Station […]
Coop Denmark and InFarm Partner to Bring Vertical Farming to Supermarkets
Supermarket chain Coop Denmark announced plans this week to bring vertical farming its Irma stores via a partnership with Germany’s InFarm. The retailer says it plans to introduce InFarm’s technology […]
