Tagged: farming

September 7, 2022 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

LANDE, a Latvian Fintech providing investment crowdfunding for farms, has raised €550,000 in pre-Seed funding, according to a statement by the firm. LANDE states that it will use the money to expand its services into Romania while planning entry into other European markets. The round… Read More

March 23, 2022 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

FarmTogether, an investment crowdfunding platform allowing smaller investors to invest in farms, has announced a new Sustainable Farmland Fund. FarmTogether, which reports approximately $175 million in assets under management (AUM) says the new Fund will further its mission to the asset class for all investors… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jiye Technologies, which claims to be the fastest growing Agri-Tech platform in Pakistan has announced a business-to-business (B2B) Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) feature through a digital financing product for farmers and businesses across the country, under its program called “Jiye Khushhaal Karobar.” The digital… Read More

February 23, 2022 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The community behind the ShapeShift DAO has “spoken,” so FOX Token farming rewards have reportedly been extended, according to an update posted on February 22, 2022. ShapeShift, a digital asset platform that transitioned into a DAO, notes that if you are farming your FOX Tokens,… Read More

February 9, 2021 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Harvest Returns, a farm crowdfunding platform, has partnered with Agritecture, LLC, an urban farming consulting and digital services firm, to accelerate the urban farming and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry across the country. The partnership will provide ag focused entrepreneurs a more accessible way to… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Dan Miller, alongside his brother Ben Miller, founded one of the first real estate crowdfunding platforms in the US. Fundrise was the very first online investment platform to leverage Regulation A (now referred to as Reg A+), to offer securities to investors based on property… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 2:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Steward, a crowdfunding platform for farms, has recently listed a producer of cannabis and “craft hemp” located in Oregon. East Fork Cultivars is located in Takilma in Southern Oregon and is said to be producing high-quality CBD-rich cannabis. Founders Nathan and Aaron Howard started East… Read More

October 3, 2019 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financing small businesses lender StreetShares announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Farm Bureau Bank (FBB) to provide small business lending to FBB’s members. StreetShares reported that by using its Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) platform services, the bank may now offer small business loans with a digital… Read More

July 1, 2019 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aon plc, a UK-based global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, announced on Monday it has partnered with Oxfam in Sri Lanka, the organization working to alleviate poverty; and Etherisc, the insurtech startup developing a protocol for decentralized insurance… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Element Farms, an indoor hydroponic farming company capable of growing safe, pesticide-free spinach at scale year-round, has launched its investment round on equity crowdfunding platform WeFunder.  Founded in 2016, Element Farms describes itself as a produce company driven by technology. The company uses “cutting-edge,” proprietary… Read More

September 11, 2014 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barnraiser, a crowdfunding platform that is dedicated to powering the good food movement, is inviting sustainable food artisans, farmers, educators, community leaders and others to launch projects that reshape our food systems. “We are thrilled to offer Barnraiser to anyone serious about making a positive impact on… Read More

March 12, 2014 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

AgFunder, an equity crowdfunding platform that targets the global agriculture industry, launched their first investment opportunity last month with big data company OnFarm.  In a recent update, AgFunder has shared that funding has now surpassed the halfway mark standing at 58% having raised $230,000 on… Read More

December 29, 2013 @ 2:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Farmable has a vision to create a crowdfunding platform that empowers small holder farmers, fight hunger, and create a sustainable business one cow at a time and they are starting in Ghana. Without reliance on external aid or charity, Farmable wants to provide a path from… Read More

June 4, 2013 @ 10:45 pm By The Globe and Mail  |  

David and Brian Best, father and son potato farmers on Prince Edward Island, are using the crowd-funding site Indiegogo to try to raise $200,000 in a desperate attempt to save their family farm. “This is like the last straw,” says Brian Best, 44, in the… Read More

May 22, 2013 @ 7:02 pm By USAToday  |  

More than anything, Rebecca Bloomfield wants her own organic farm. To accomplish this though, in a social media age — without much capital — she has to be something else first: a crowdfunding guru. Just as she taught herself to grow organic food, she’s also… Read More

May 16, 2013 @ 9:14 am By Charles Luzar  |  

This is why I love crowdfunding. We love maple syrup. We put it on everything. With pancakes, in our coffee, on our pizza. We put some in our hair when we’ve had a rough week. If you’ve had the chance to taste real maple syrup you know… Read More

November 7, 2012 @ 5:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Organic egg producer Vital Farms has big plans for the future. And judging from the response on the crowdfunding site, When You Wish, the hens are probably clucking with excitement. In September, we gave readers a virtual tour of the Aurora, Texas-based enterprise, which has… Read More

October 26, 2012 @ 2:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

The largest producer of free-range eggs in the US is trying to expand ethical egg production by raising $80,000 through a crowdfunding campaign – enough money to transform a conventional chicken farm into a pasture-raised operation. Vital Farms, founded in 2007, is a network of 15 family… Read More