Vivid Machines raises $5.8 million CAD to help growers virtually monitor fruit trees
Toronto startup uses imaging and AI to monitor crop production.
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Government of Canada to launch $250 million initiative to train skilled workers
In record-tight labour market, feds aim to upskill workers for high-growth industries.
Croptimistic acquires CropPro Consulting, secures $9.1 million from Forage Capital
Cory and Shannon Willness first built CropPro in 2003, then Croptimistic in 2018.
After selling startup to Instacart, New School Foods founder raises $15.9 million CAD to create plant-based meat
Toronto startup’s tech can produce plant-based salmon fillets.
SVG Ventures Thrive aims to raise $75 million CAD for third agrifood fund
The fund will make initial investments in seed to Series A agrifood startups.
Smart horticultural lighting provider Sollum closes $30 million CAD to expand library of ‘light recipes’
Sollum previously received government grants to support the production of greenhouse tomatoes, strawberries.
Two Canadian companies chosen for John Deere’s 2023 Startup Collaborator program
In a growing global AgTech market, “Canadian innovation leads the pack.”
ReelData raises $10.6 million CAD using AI to monitor fish populations
Halifax startup reels in cash to help farmers monitor fish populations with accuracy.
Terramera forms new subsidiary to address more problems facing farmers
EnrichAg closes $6 million USD in “evolution in Terramera’s history.”
Founding CEO of agtech unicorn Semios stepping down
“We transformed a theory I had … into one of the world’s largest agtech companies.”
Ferme d’Hiver raises $46 million CAD to replace 10 percent of Canada’s strawberry imports
Ferme d’Hiver aims to juice Canada’s domestic strawberry supply.
Foresight 50 list names Canada’s “most investable” cleantech firms
Second annual list identifies firms like Terramera, Ekona Power, Summit Nanotech.
AgTech startup Ground Truth secures $4 million to improve grain analysis for farmers
Seed round: startup’s technology will allow farmers to make sound investment decisions.
Alvéole closes $8.1 million Series A to help companies meet ESG goals with beekeeping
Buzzing with fresh capital, Alvéole aims to use bees to build greener cities.
Protein Industries Canada secures $30 million from Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, launches AI-focused co-investment program
Applications for the new program are open until October 26.