European investment firm Demeter has raised €45 million ($52.5 million) in the first closing of its new Agrinnovation Fund. The fund is targeting a total of €70m to invest in 20 agtech startups.
Endless West, once known as Ava Winery, has shifted from making fake wine to fake spirits. They have money from investors who think they’re the next big thing. But is it possible to make fake booze that people actually want to drink?
While many wine makers would explain that growing grapes is as much an art as a science — a harmonizing of soil, sun and water — the startup Pollen Systems is hoping to infuse some technology into the process to boost efficiency. The concept for the Bellevue, Wash.-based company began fermenting two…
Mitte, a ‘first of its kind’ smart home water system, has secured $10.6m in financing, in a financing round led by Danone Manifesto Ventures, VisVires New Protein Capital and Kärcher New Venture.
