YEARINREVIEW’18INVESTINGREPORTEuropeanAgriFoodTechSeeourportfoliocompanies:agfunder.com/listingsOurin-housetechnologyenablesustoinvestgloballyandatscaleandhelpsusmakesmarterinvestmentdecisions.Throughourmediaandresearchplatform,AgFunderhasbuiltancommunityofover60,000membersandsubscribers,givingusthelargestandmostpowerfulnetworkintheindustrytohelpussupportourportfoliocompaniesandgettheminfrontofdecisionmakers.AgFunderisaglobalVentureCapitalplatformAreyouaCorporate,Startup,orInvestor?Learnhowtogetengagedagfunder.comWeinvestinbold,exceptionalentrepreneurstransformingourfoodandagriculturesystemAGRIFOODTECHFUNDINGREPORT:YEARREVIEW2018|AGFUNDER.COM3F&ANextisdedicatedtoacceleratinginnovationinFoodandAgriculturebyconnectingmajorplayers.TheF&ANextcommunityconsistsofentrepreneurs,corporates,investorsandscientists,whoarededicatedtoinnovationinfoodandagriculture.F&ANextisexpandingitscommunity.Joinus!F&ANextFoundersAGRIFOODTECHFUNDINGREPORT:YEARREVIEW2018|AGFUNDER.COM4INTRODUCTIONAgriFoodTechFundinginEurope:2018Whiletheglobalfoodtechecosystemhasshownremarkablegrowthinrecentyears,Europehasclearlyestablishedisownpaceandparticularities.Europeisregularlypositionedasoneunitedmarketandoftencharacterizedaslessentrepreneurialwithmorerisk-averseandlesssophisticatedinvestors.Howeveritisacontinentwithmanyborders,culturesandpreferences.Consequently,itlacksacompetitiveedgewhenitcomestotheaveragefarmsizeortheconsumerbaseofonecountry.Inaddition,governmentregulation,onfoodsafetyforexample,variespercountry,too.Asyouwillreadinthisreport,EuropeantrendsinagrifoodinvestmentsaresimilartothoseintheUS,withafewexceptionsandamoreevenspreadoftechnologies.Novelfarmingsystems,particularlyindooragriculture,arestrongonthecontinent,undoubtedlyrelatedtoEurope’sleadingroleinhorticulture.Europeisalsohometoanumberofinsectfarminggroupsaimingtoprovideproteinreplacementsfortraditionalfeedandfoodingredients.OverallinvestmentinagrifoodtechstartupsinEuropeisontherise.Expertise,researchandavailablecapitalhaveimprove...
