With total prize money of USD 45,000, Pitch AgriHack 2023 will reward the most promising ventures that address key challenges and promote sustainable agricultural development across the continent Africa’s Food Systems Forum (AGRF), Heifer International, and Generation Africa (https://GenAfrica.org/) announced the launch of Pitch AgriHack 2023, marking the third year in a row that the three partners will award cash grants to promising young agritech innovators across the continent. Pitch … [Read more...] about Africa’s Food Systems Forum (AGRF), Heifer International and Generation Africa launch Pitch AgriHack 2023 to Spur Agritech Innovation
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Indonesia’s end-to-end farm management startup Eratani closes oversubscribed $3.8M seed round to grow platform-based ecosystem for farmers
JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 14, 2022 -- Eratani, an Indonesia-based agritech startup that provides end-to-end farm management solutions for local farmers, announces the close of their oversubscribed $3.8M seed round led by Singapore-based VC firm TNB Aura and with commitments from AgFunder, Trihill Capital, and B.I.G. Ventures. The agricultural sector in Indonesia remains highly fragmented with farmers still managing their own farmland while working with limited access to finances, quality … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s end-to-end farm management startup Eratani closes oversubscribed $3.8M seed round to grow platform-based ecosystem for farmers
Capagro, the European AgriFoodTech pioneer, is launching its second fund
Building on the success of its first fund, Capagro has announced the launch of the second fund of 200 million euros to support the growth of the most promising startups in the European AgTech and FoodTech sectors. The launch of the new fund is combined with an initial investment in Cuure, a European player in the personalized health sector. Five years after closing the first European venture capital fund dedicated to AgTech and FoodTech, Capagro is announcing the launch of a successor … [Read more...] about Capagro, the European AgriFoodTech pioneer, is launching its second fund