Global Agri-food Tech Investment Tops $16 billion in 2018

Led by the United States, global agri-food technology investment grew 43% year-over-year in 2018 to reach $16.9 billion, according to a recent report from AgFunder. Funding to startups from the farm to food processing accounted for $6.9 billion, while the retail sectors of grocery, restaurant, food delivery, and home & cooking attracted $10 billion in investment.

“Broadly speaking, agri-food tech startups are primarily aiming to solve the following challenges: food waste, C0₂ emissions…