May was one of the quietest months since we began tracking the sector, with just two funding events. One increasing…
Inside the World of Indoor Farming, CEA, Financing & Rural Living
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
Indoor Ag’s New Reality: Practical Advice from Investment Banker Adam Bergman
The past few years have been anything but smooth for the indoor agriculture sector. After a period of rapid investment…
April 17, 2025
Plenty Unlimited bankruptcy dominates March’s indoor ag news, overshadowing new farm plans
The Plenty Unlimited bankruptcy dominated indoor ag news in March. Linkedin commentators were quick to condemn the vertical farming industry…
April 5, 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,…
January 21, 2025
Indoor Ag Outlook: Funding Trends and 2025 Projections
In the not-so-distant past of 2020-2022, indoor farming attracted significant venture capital interest. Investors poured millions into vertical farms, as…