AgFunderNews presents the latest updates on funding, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and notable trends in the agtech and foodtech sectors.

Recent Developments in Agtech and Foodtech

Funding News

🚜 Tractor Junction has secured $22.6 million in Series A funding to enhance its rural vehicle marketplace and fintech services. AgFunderNews

🌱 Biocentis raised $19 million to advance genetic insect control technologies. Axios

🇳🇱 AKA Foods has secured $17.2 million in seed funding to develop the first secure AI system for food innovation. PR Newswire

🏪 Keychain has raised $10 million to disrupt private label supply chains for major retail players. Food Business News

🇩🇰 Chromologics raises €7 million to advance its natural color ingredients. PR Newswire

✈️ Erg Bio has closed a $6.5 million seed round to enhance its flexible feedstock technology for synthetic fuels. GlobeNewswire

🌳 An Edinburgh University spinout has secured £4.5 million to advance tree-boosting fungal technologies. The Scotsman

Mergers, Acquisitions, IPOs & Partnerships

🇬🇧 🇮🇪 Senus has completed the acquisition of Loamin to enhance land and soil data analytics. Think Business

🇨🇭 🇺🇸 Barry Callebaut partners with NotCo AI for innovative chocolate solutions. Businesswire

🇺🇸 Perennial collaborates with Valor Carbon to accelerate soil carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Carbon Herald

🇩🇰 PlanetDairy acquires Stockeld technology, exploring the viability of hybrid dairy products among consumers. AgFunderNews

Funds, Grants & Accelerators

🇺🇸 Grow-NY selects its $1 million grand prize winner. Rochester Business Journal

People Moves

🇺🇸 Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon announces retirement after over a decade at the helm. BBC

🇨🇭 Nestlé has announced the retirement of Sanjay Bahadur. GlobeNewswire

Other News

🇺🇸 Monarch Tractor is preparing for potential layoffs and a possible shutdown. TechCrunch

🌿 Melt Organic brand owner wins the bid for Miyoko’s Creamery: ‘We’re surprised and delighted’. AgFunderNews

🇺🇸 The US government has exempted over 200 agricultural products from reciprocal tariffs. Grocery Dive

🍓 DailyRobotics enters the strawberry harvesting market with a new robot that picks fruit 2–3 times faster than human workers. AgFunderNews

🇮🇳 🇯🇵 Alt Carbon issues Asia’s largest verified enhanced weathering credits to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. ESG News

🇺🇸 Eat Just launches its plant-based chicken in over 3,000 Walmart stores. Vegconomist

🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇺🇸 Bühler’s New Chocolate Challenge recognizes three startups addressing cocoa industry volatility. Vegconomist

🇩🇪 Barry Callebaut collaborates with Planet A Foods to expand cocoa-free chocolate alternatives. Protein Production Technology

🇺🇸 Tyson Foods will stop making ‘climate-smart’ beef claims due to a lawsuit. Green Queen

🇬🇧 Tate & Lyle extends its regenerative agriculture program into Europe. Tate & Lyle

🇺🇸 Kroger is closing automated fulfillment centers to improve e-commerce profitability. Grocery Dive

🌍 Perennial and AmSpec announce a partnership to expand and improve efficiency for MMRV globally.

🇧🇷 Eight countries have committed to a farmland restoration accelerator led by Brazil at COP30. Environment Journal

🇪🇺 The EFSA outlines significant updates to the novel food application process for 2025 and 2026. Protein Production Technology