Mapping of Global Investment Trends in Agriculture
Our client sought to gain a comprehensive understanding of global investment trends in agriculture, focusing on venture capital, private equity, and agritech funding.
Our approach involved an in-depth analysis, leveraging premium databases and industry reports. Our team identified 1,920 venture capital funds, cataloging their key investments by region, and tracked 2,078 private equity investments across prominent agri/agro start-ups. In addition, we examined the internal investment arms of leading agribusiness groups, providing valuable insights into their innovation and strategic funding activities.
The resulting report equipped the client with a detailed understanding of funding dynamics, investment strategies, and emerging trends, enabling them to make well-informed decisions within the agriculture and agritech sectors.
Client Challenge
Our client is a prominent fruit and vegetable grower, specializing in a diverse range of tomatoes, including round, oval, cherry, and vine varieties, along with aromatic herbs, edible flowers, and clams, which are commercially distributed across Europe and North Africa. In addition to their agricultural expertise, the company is focused on identifying global investment opportunities, particularly in the agriculture sector, targeting venture capital funds investing in agri/agro startups, agribusiness groups with internal agritech funds, and private equity funds involved in agri/agro companies.
Our Solution
- Identify VC funds investing in agri/agro start-ups and other types of target companies by region (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East).
- Use our premium databases and industry reports to gather a list of active VC funds in each region.
- Document the most notable start-ups or projects in which these VC funds have invested.
Outcome
- Investment Landscape: A detailed catalog of 1,920 venture capital funds by region that invest in agri/agro start-ups, along with a list of their key investments. This is to illustrate the geographic distribution and focus areas of venture capital in the agriculture sector.
- Private Equity Activity: An inventory of 2,078 private equity firms investing in agri/agro companies, along with their notable investments. This is to highlight the engagement of private equity in the agriculture sector and identify significant players.
- Internal Investment Arms: Identification of eight agribusiness companies with internal agritech investment funds, showcasing how traditional agriculture firms are integrating innovation through dedicated investment arms.
The study reveals trends, overlaps, and investment strategies across different types of funds, offering valuable insights for our client in their objective of understanding funding dynamics in the agriculture and agritech sectors.
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