AgriTech

Malaysian fresh food group Segi Fresh is investing in Australia-based early-stage agrifood tech venture capital firm Mandalay Venture Partners to embed cutting-edge Aussie agritech in fresh food supply chains.

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HiFeed, an Indonesian cattle farming solution start-up, has on Wednesday announced the successful closure of its pre-seed funding round, led by climate-tech venture builder Wavemaker Impact (WMi).

Singapore-based frozen food manufacturer HB Global Limited has partnered Malaysian property firm HIS Holdings Sdn. Bhd. to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology agriculture and plantation initiatives in Pahang of Malaysia.

Technology-related investments in Malaysia's agribusiness sector are expected to pick up over the next five years, as 5G connectivity becomes more widespread and the state's support for increased productivity and efficiency takes shape, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said last Friday.

Singapore-based venture capital firm Hatcher+ has teamed up with Australia-based early-stage agrifood tech venture capital firm Mandalay Venture Partners to identify and support startups developing groundbreaking technology to improve how food is grown, distributed, and consumed.

DiMuto, a Singapore-based AgriFood trade solutions company, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, securing a total of $5.9 million. The round, which was led by The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, saw contributions from prominent investors including SiS Cloud Global Tech Fund 8, Gold Sceptre Limited, and Dave Chen.

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has unveiled GROWMatch, a new matching initiative that allows agri-business entrepreneurs to showcase their projects and attract necessary funding.

Indonesia-based integrated farming productivity platform Elevarm has secured $1 million investment from Dutch financial services firm Rabo Foundation and Japanese information technology firm Scala and Indonesian fintech firm Amartha.

Denmark-based investor Novo Holdings announced Tuesday that it has led an investment in AgNext Technologies Private Limited, an India-based agricultural and food technology company enhancing trust along the food chains by innovating artificial intelligence-based food quality assessment technologies.