AgTech Investment Series

AgTech Investment Series

Analysis pieces written for startups, corporates, and investors — funding, M&A, and market signals drawn from iGrow’s own deal data, as opposed to farmer-facing how-to content.

Agricultural Biogas: How Farm Waste Became an Energy Asset Class

For most of its history, manure management was a cost line on a dairy’s balance sheet — something to store, spread, and stay compliant about. That framing has changed. Over the past two years, iGrow News has tracked oil majors signing joint ventures to build anaerobic digesters, infrastructure funds buying the developers that operate them,

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Is Agrivoltaics the Future of Farming? Inside the Trends In 2026

From Adolf Goetzberger's 1981 concept to BlueWave's latest executive hire, here's how agrivoltaics became a real corporate and investment category by 2026.

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Smart Irrigation Investment: The Deals Shaping 2026

Smart irrigation is becoming a real AgTech investment category. See the acquisitions, funding rounds, and partnerships iGrow News is tracking in 2026.

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Europe AgTech Investment 2026: Why Early-Stage Capital Has Shifted

Europe AgTech investment is leading at the early-stage level in 2026. Germany hit 10 stories from zero. Here's why the shift is structural, not cyclical.

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AgTech Consolidation and M&A in 2026: Why Acquisitions Are Replacing Venture Rounds

AgTech consolidation and M&A hit a new high in 2026 after years of post-2022 correction. 10 acquisitions in May alone.

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Precision Ag Partnerships More Than Doubled in 2025. What Changed — and What It Points To.

The number of precision agriculture partnerships tracked by iGrow Intelligence rose from 21 in 2024 to 61 in 2025 — a 190% increase.

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Precision Agriculture Funding in 2025 Reached $668M — But the Distribution Tells a More Complicated Story

Precision agriculture funding totalled $668M across 37 rounds in 2025, according to iGrow Intelligence data.

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Autonomous Weeding Robots Drew More Precision Ag Investment Than Any Other Category in 2025

Autonomous weeding robots captured the largest share of precision ag venture funding in 2025, with Ecorobotix closing a $105M Series D.

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How Schools Fund Container Farms: Grants, Budgets, and Alternative Funding Models

School container farm grants are one of several funding pathways, alongside district capital budgets and local partnerships.

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Crop Genomics Funding 2026: From Platform Plays to Precision Bets

Crop genomics funding has transitioned from large-scale platform rounds to targeted, niche-focused investments in specific biological outcomes.

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