If there was a theme to indoor ag’s August, it was greenhouse collabs with two sets of majors making announcements.…
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July Indoor Ag Update: Acquisitions Accelerate & Funding Returns
Vertical farm funding hit $4.8m in July, while we saw major M&A consolidation with Growcer’s acquisition of Freight Farms assets,…
August 5, 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
Freight Farms Bankruptcy and iUNU’s $20M Raise Highlight April’s Indoor Ag Contrasts
The Freight Farms bankruptcy naturally dominated April’s news. It masked positive funding announcements, with a new round for automation firm…
May 10, 2025
Freight Farms Resources: Indoor Ag Companies Stepping Up to Support Freight Farmers
The indoor farming world lost a pioneer last week. On April 30, 2025, Freight Farms-the Boston-based company that brought container…
May 5, 2025
How to Finance Your Hydroponic Project in 2025: Finding Opportunity in a Shifting Market
Hydroponic financing in 2025 is at a crossroads. Over the past two years, high-profile bankruptcies and funding pullbacks have dominated…
May 4, 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
Canadian Agriculture Grants: 7 Funding Opportunities for Indoor Farming in 2025
In a tough VC environment, everyone is looking to stretch a dollar. For Canadian growers in the indoor agriculture space,…