Versatile RobotX, a University of Essex spin‑out based in Colchester, raised over €1.17 million from the British Design Fund, Innovate UK and Defra to move its AI‑driven field robots from trials to commercial deployment, aiming to make advanced agricultural automation affordable for growers worldwide.
Grodi is an AgriTech startup that creates proprietary autonomous robots, artificial vision systems and advanced data analysis tools to monitor the health and yield of crops. The solution is adapted to Mediterranean greenhouse environments, detects risks early, generates geolocated maps and helps reduce losses, optimise resources and improve agricultural profitability.
Italian agritech startup Aflabox raised €1.35 million in a seed round led by Farming Future and supported by Eatable Adventures through the FoodSeed program. The funding will be used to finalize device certification, expand commercial operations in Kenya, Nigeria and Italy, set up a micro‑factory, and improve its AI‑driven field‑intelligence platform for rapid mycotoxin detection.
Romanian fertilizer maker Norofert secured a financing agreement with US fund GEM Global Yield that allows the fund to purchase up to $15 million of shares from major shareholder Vlad Popescu over three years, with the proceeds earmarked for scaling production and expanding into the US and Brazilian markets.
Copenhagen‑based microalgae startup Algiecel bolstered its leadership with two senior female appointments—CFO Mette Ingeman Pedersen and Board Chair Tove Feld—while gearing up to expand its sustainable marine bioactives ingredient production for nutrition, pet food and personal care markets.
xFarm Technologies, an Italian agritech company, secured €36 million in Series C funding to scale its platform connecting geospatial AI, farm management, and regenerative agriculture for over 450,000 farms across 100 supply chains.
Aardaia, an agritech startup developing new crop varieties from wild plants, secured €5 million in seed funding led by Point Nine. The company uses genomic and computational methods to breed crops without genetic modification, with its first product, the aardaker, designed to reduce reliance on imported protein crops.
Nordic Forestry Automation (NFA), a Lund-based Agritech startup, raised €4.3 million in a funding round led by Navigare Ventures and Almi Invest Greentech. The investment supports the development of AI-driven forestry machinery solutions, with existing and new investors participating. NFA’s technology enables real-time tree measurement and operator support in forestry operations.
Anterra Capital reaches $100M first close for Fund III to back next-gen food and agritech innovation
BeEntrepreneurs APS is hosting the Startup Africa roadshow in Milan and Bologna, featuring six African startups