Investment
Hexafarms raises $1M on empowering agtech for indoor farmers
hexafarms, a pioneering agricultural technology company that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize greenhouse production, announced the successful completion of a €1.3 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Speedinvest, a leading European early-stage investor, with participation from…
Sora Fuel lands $6 M funding for innovative SAF
Sora Fuel, a startup developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using only water, air, and renewable energy, has announced a $6 million seed funding round. The Engine Ventures led the investment, with Wireframe Ventures and other participants contributing. The funding will…
Applied Carbon raises $21.5 M for biochar tech that increases soil health and sequesters carbon
Applied Carbon, a technology company specialised in biochar, has announced the closing of a $21.5 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by TO VC, with participation from several other investors. The funds will be used to deploy…
Nave Analytics secures $400 K pre-seed funding from Nebraska to advance irrigation analytics platform
Nave Analytics, a Nebraska-based technology company, has closed a pre-seed funding round of $400,000 to advance its irrigation analytics platform. The funding was provided by Invest Nebraska, Husker Venture Fund, Nelnet, and Nebraska Angels Capital Group. The company plans to…
Hyosung invests $1B in Geno’s biobased spandex production
You can view a video of Sasha Calder, Head of Impact at Geno and Simon Whitmarsh-Knight, Global Sustainability Director – Textiles at Hyosung discussing the partnership live on stage at our World Bio Markets event here. Hyosung TNC, the world's…
Briefly Bio launches with $1.2m funding to help scientists reproduce complex experiments
With Briefly Bio scientists no longer need to reinvent the wheel – spending time and resources on experiments that they can’t reproduce. This will enable scientists to produce datasets that will quickly expand our understanding of biology. London, UK -…