VC for fighting biodiversity loss: Superorganism closes $25.9m debut fund
Superorganism is on a mission to address biodiversity loss with a portfolio of technology companies tackling the drivers of biodiversity loss
Archives for January 13, 2026
Biographica’s ‘pharma playbook’ for crops draws seed funding and BASF | Nunhems tie-up
From drought tolerance to disease resistance, Biographica says its AI can slash crop development timelines by five years. Investors and seed giants are buying in
Investor profile
Turning agriculture into healthcare: Why The First Thirty is betting €100m on soil-to-health links
Investor Naeem Lakhani believes fixing human health starts with fixing soils. His agtech fund, The First Thirty, is raising €100m to back companies connecting soil biology, food quality, and human health – powered by AI and collapsing genomics costs
Five-year review: China makes gains in shift towards greener, sustainable agriculture practices
China’s farm ministry reports that it has made significant gains in the last five years in its efforts to make domestic agriculture greener and more efficient.
Saudi Arabia looks East: China gains expanding opportunities with the right market approach
A Saudi agri-food expert says China’s agri-food tech players stand to benefit from the kingdom’s growing demand for scalable, climate-adapted solutions – but only if they can shift their long-held mindsets.