October brought signs of life to the decimated indoor ag sector. Two new indoor farms opened, specialty crop funding continued…
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September Indoor Ag Update: Vertical Harvest Secures Middle East Investment & Market Consolidation
In a quiet month for indoor agriculture, we saw three new investment rounds announced in September. In total, we saw…
October 11, 2025
August Indoor Ag Update: M&A Galore & Indoor Specialty Crops Funding
If there was a theme to indoor ag’s August, it was greenhouse collabs with two sets of majors making announcements.…
September 6, 2025
Five Farms Making a Go of Indoor Agriculture
At Contain, we’re always on the hunt for indoor farming innovations to add to our Insights database of more than…
July 23, 2025
Dyson’s 250% Yield Breakthrough Headlines June AgTech: Vertical Farming Advances, M&A Activity, and Industry Setbacks
June saw the debut of Dyson’s rotating vertical system, along with expansion at Little Leaf Farms and more M&A in…
July 21, 2025
80 Acres Farms secures $115m, Square Roots expands to Japan, and indoor ag sees farm shakeups in February
80 Acres Farms anchored the month with a $115 million raise and acquisition of plant science innovator Plantae Bioscience. Square…
March 2, 2025
Robobees take flight, vanilla goes vertical, and a new IPO is on the horizon in indoor agriculture’s January
January is traditionally a quiet month in the indoor ag sector, but this one proved surprisingly perky. We saw five…
February 3, 2025
Oishii’s Latest Funding Round, Bitcoin Mining and More Cannabis Woes in November 2024
Oishii’s latest funding round is announced, an indoor ag firm pivots to bitcoin mining and cannabis turns in a rough…
December 3, 2024
Bowery Farming Closes, While Vertical Cotton Farming Gets Backing, in October 2024
Bowery Farming closes, a vertical cotton farming startup receives seed funding, and Natures Miracle tries a new format. 1. Vertical…
November 4, 2024
BrightFarms & Plenty Ag open new farms in September
BrightFarms and Plenty Ag’s new farms were just one of the bright spots in a busy September for CEA. We…