Infarm secures $200m in Series D funding round for vertical farming

Infarm secures $200m in Series D funding round for vertical farming

Infarm, a Netherlands-based urban farming company, has secured $200 million in a Series D funding round, to take its valuation to $1 billion. The investment in the vertical farming company saw the participation from existing and new investors such as the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Partners in Equity, Atomico, Hanaco, Bonnier, and Lightrock. According to […]

Vertical farming company Bowery Farming raises $300m in new funding round

Vertical farming company Bowery Farming raises $300m in new funding round

Bowery Farming, a US vertical farming company, has raised $300 million in its latest funding round to take its valuation to $2.3 billion. The funding round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company. Bowery Farming has also secured considerable follow-on investment from existing investors – GV (previously Google Ventures), GGV Capital, General Catalyst, Groupe […]

Kalera to open new vertical farming facility in Seattle

Kalera to open new vertical farming facility in Seattle

Kalera, a US vertical farming company, said that it will start construction on a new facility in Seattle, Washington, which is expected to open in 2021. The new vertical farming facility will create around 60 jobs in the region. The announcement comes in the wake of recent announcements of closing more than $150 million in […]