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As part of AgFunder’s role in funding startups in food and agriculture, we have become a leading intelligence source for the sector, aided by our exposure to a global network of startups and venture capital firms.
As well as providing daily news coverage through AFN, we publish periodic research on trends shaping the future of food and agriculture. Our widely-cited research includes investment reports on venture capital funding to foodtech and agtech startups, country deep-dives, and resource guides for startups.
Going Dutch - Opportunities of the Australian Agri-food Sector
Agfunder funding report
The Netherlands is a modern world agri-food vision, 185th the size of Australia but producing 810 times more export earnings per hectare and nearly three times more agri-food export earnings. This report delves into ways Australia’s agrifood sector can learn from the Dutch.
AgFunder AgriFood Tech Investing Report - 2017
Agfunder funding report
AgriFood Tech startups, innovating from farm-to-fork, raised $10.1 billion in 2017, a 29% year-over-year increase. Mirroring the global VC markets, there was a considerable decline in deal flow (-17%) mostly due to a large contraction in seed stage funding. Agrifood tech is maturing, but a loss of activity at the seed stage doesn’t bode well for years to come.
AgFunder AgriFood Tech Investing Report - Midyear 2017
Agfunder funding report
AgriFood Tech startups, innovating from farm-to-fork, raised $4.4 billion in H1-2017, a 6% year-over-year increase. Mirroring the global VC markets, a few ‘mega deals’ drove the funding increase, as well as some maturation in the sector. But the number of deals declined 27% to 369 during the same period.
Lessons from the Frontlines of the Agtech Revolution
Agfunder funding report
Agribusinesses are unsure how to approach agriculture technology investment and are at risk of being left behind if they don’t make it a core part of their strategy, revealed research conducted by BCG Consulting and AgFunder.
The report, which presents findings from a survey of C-Suite agribusiness executives and agritech venture capitalists, joins a group of commentators in the sector that are pointing to a new paradigm for the industry, where technological innovation stands to disrupt the food and agriculture industry’s status quo leaving some agribusinesses unsure about their future.
AgTech Mid-Year Investing Report - 2016
Agfunder funding report
Agtech funding reached $1.75 billion during the first half of 2016 with 307 deals. The top-line investment level represents a 20% year-over-year decline from H1-2015, while the numbers of deals increased 7% from H1-2015. This pullback in agtech largely mirrored the broader venture capital market, which declined over two consecutive halves.
