FINANCING TRENDS

Funding to farm-focused startups has been on the rise since Monsanto’s acquisition of Climate Corporation, a farm data and analytics platform.

CLIMATE CORPORATION VALIDATED THE AGTECH THESIS

Monsanto acquired Climate Corporation for 25-30x its series A valuation – a win for early investors that included NEA, First Round Capital, and Allen & Co.

Large agribusiness companies have almost entirely driven exits in the farm-focused agtech space

SUPPLIERS ACTIVELY ACQUIRE FARM-FOCUSED STARTUPS