Technology has long had a profound impact on farming practices. With the advent of artificial intelligence, the growing intersection of AgTech, finance and robotics is helping ensure that the future of agriculture stays fertile. “AI and machine learning are not new technologies,” Ceres AI CEO...
Maalexi has raised $3 million in a Pre-Series A funding round to continue building its cross-border trade platform for small agribusinesses. The platform connects buyers with sellers worldwide to reinforce the food supply chain and promote food security in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and...
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the latest ground-breaking technologies in 2023. Conversely, people have been breaking ground with agricultural techniques since civilizations began. As we head into 2024, might there be potentially game-changing synergies between humanity’s newest invention, AI, and one of its...
North America ranks second, behind Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), among the five regions analyzed in the “Growth Corporates Working Capital Index.” In the past 12 months, 71% of North American Growth Corporates accessed working capital solutions — the third-highest rate of utilization across...
October 22, 2024
The only thing bigger than the agriculture sector’s contribution to daily sustenance could be its reliance on paper payments. In 2023, agriculture, food and related industries contributed a staggering $1.5 trillion to the U.S. GDP, representing about 5.6% of the total economy. Despite this major economic role, farmers — who contributed $203 billion to that […]
August 28, 2024
Technology has long had a profound impact on farming practices. With the advent of artificial intelligence, the growing intersection of AgTech, finance and robotics is helping ensure that the future...
December 22, 2023
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the latest ground-breaking technologies in 2023. Conversely, people have been breaking ground with agricultural techniques since civilizations began. As we head into 2024,...
December 13, 2023
North America ranks second, behind Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), among the five regions analyzed in the “Growth Corporates Working Capital Index.” In the past 12 months, 71% of...
January 08, 2024
Maalexi has raised $3 million in a Pre-Series A funding round to continue building its cross-border trade platform for small agribusinesses. The platform connects buyers with sellers worldwide to reinforce the food supply chain and promote food security in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the greater Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, the company said […]
August 22, 2023
Bushel has completed a $26 million funding round to continue developing its digital platform that connects farmers and agribusinesses. The investment will be used to accelerate the digitization of agriculture, streamline...
July 12, 2023
Silo Technologies, a provider of financial technology for distributors and grower shipper businesses in the perishable food supply chain, has raised $132 million in new capital. This includes a $32...
May 25, 2023
The world’s farming startups are reportedly facing problems both high-tech and low-tech. As The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (May 25), these companies — some of which had raised billions...