agtech

NY-based PE Lightsmith Group led a USD60m round for Solinftec, a Brazil- and US-based farm analytics and operations management platform, with follow-on from Unbox Capital and Circularis Partners. Unbox Capital…

Grão Direto, a Brazilian agricultural commodity marketplace that runs on mobile and WhatsApp, raised ~USD8m from Barn Investimentos, Bayer, Ammagi, ADM. Brazil-based PE firm Lanx Capital led a ~USD2.7m round in…

Valor Capital Group led a ~USD16m Series A for Agrolend, a Brazilian unsecured credit platform for small crop farmers, with follow-on from SP Ventures, Barn Investimentos, Provence Ventures and Continental…

Yara Growth Ventures, the CVC arm of Norwegian chemical company Yara International, led a USD30m Series C for Agrofy, an Argentine marketplace for agricultural supplies. Capria Ventures invested USD1m in October…

Nagro, a Brazilian financing platform for agricultural producers, raised a ~USD12.8m pre-Series A from Kardinal Vortx and angels Ariel Lambrecht (99), Renato Mendes (MFO Oikos). (NeoFeed) – As primeiras lembranças…

Company: Kilimo Investors: NXTP Ventures, Alaya Capital, The Yield Lab, Xpand Ventures Interview with: Tatiana Malvasio (COO) Kilimo, an Argentine agtech using satellite-based analytics to optimize water irrigation systems in…

SP Ventures and Astella Investimentos led a USD17m Series A for Traive, a Brazilian lending platform for agricultural producers. Minerva Food invested USD3m in September; Traive raised ~USD2.8m led by…

The Yield Lab led a USD750k seed round for Space AG, a Peruvian drone and satellite image analytics platform for crop management, with participation from Winnipeg Capital.  (Redagricola) – La…

ZoomAgri, an Argentine quality analysis platform for agricultural commodities, raised a USD3.3m Series A from SP Ventures, Glocal, Artesian and GrainInnovate.  (LABS News) – A agtech argentina ZoomAgri, startup de inteligência…

GEF acquired a minority stake in Pro Solus, a Brazil-based company that focuses on agricultural technology solutions, for ~BRL75m (~USD15m). (Valor Econômico) A GEF, gestora de private equity que investe…