✨ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻!⁣

A great opportunity to take your startup one step closer to real industry impact. Start your journey here: https://lnkd.in/esFYccVv

𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀:⁣

💰 Investment of up to 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟱𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬⁣⁣

📢 Live pitch at the 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (streamed on YouTube) 📺⁣⁣

🤝Strategic connections with leading corporations and Early Adopters in our network. This year, we’re excited to welcome Boortmalt, CIGRA SA, and Grassi SA as Main Partners, further strengthening the bridge between startups and industry.

🌎 Introductions to top 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆⁣

📈 Access to the 𝗔𝗴𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, our intensive program designed to turn your technology into commercial traction.⁣⁣

Your moment to drive meaningful change for food and climate in Latin America. ⁣Get started today: https://lnkd.in/esFYccVv

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Upcoming Webinar – Cultivating Climate Solutions in LatAm: A Conversation with Just Climate

GLOCAL LATAM is pleased to announce an exciting upcoming virtual webinar, “Cultivating Climate Solutions in LatAm: A Conversation with Just Climate“, scheduled for August 7 at 2:00 PM (GMT-3). This pivotal session will explore the significant opportunities presented by climate-led investing, specifically within Latin America, focusing on the crucial intersection of agriculture and impact. The webinar will feature an exclusive one-on-one conversation with Raphael Falcioni, Managing Director at Just Climate, recognized as one of the world’s most forward-thinking climate investment platforms. Don’t miss it!

Attention founders! By submitting your project to GLOCAL Game Changers, you’ll be able to register for this event.

👉 Event registration: https://lu.ma/53k8v9bh

✅ Start your application today. Link

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Bridging Fields: Women Driving AgriFoodTech in LatAm Roundtable

GLOCAL LATAM recently hosted an insightful roundtable, “Bridging Fields: Women Driving AgriFoodTech in LatAm,” bringing together influential female leaders. The discussion explored how women across science, finance, community, and policy are fundamentally transforming the agricultural landscape in the region. Key insights highlighted that innovation begins with listening to farmers’ genuine needs, education and local leadership empower rural women, and collaboration is essential. The powerful message emerged that women in AgriFoodTech are actively co-leading the transformation of the sector.

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📰Industry Highlights

🔸Colombia expects to more than triple its Hass avocado shipments to the United States this year.

Katheryn Mejía Vergel, executive president of the Corporation of Producers and Exporters of Hass Avocado of Colombia (Corpohass), said that in 2024 they closed with nearly 30,000 tons exported, “and this year, as of May, we had exported almost the same amount as last year’s total.”

🔸SLC Agrícola completes purchase of Sierentz Agro Brasil for R$738.2 million

 

SLC Agrícola ( SLCE3 ) reported that the conditions precedent for the acquisition of 100% of Sierentz Agro Brasil, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, for US$135.2 million, equivalent to R$738.2 million.

🔸Coffee consumption resists price hikes and breaks record

Even with sky-high prices, global coffee consumption hits a record high. CEOs of companies representing a third of the global market explain why.

🔸New Agtech unicorHalter raises $165m, company valued at $1.65b

New Zealand tech company Halter has raised $165 million from investors in its latest fundraising round. The Series D fundraising round, led by BOND, a global technology investment firm, values Halter at $1.65 billion

🔸XP prepares to resume Fiagros offerings for September

XP, a market leader in the distribution of agribusiness-related funds, has already approved offers from two asset managers.

🔸Coffee Prices in Check: US Tariffs Trigger Global Uncertainty

The Trump administration’s imposition of a 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee imports threatens to destabilize global prices just as the market was showing signs of recovery.

🔎 Featured AgriFoodTech rounds

🔬 BiomEdit raises an $18.4M Series B to expand its designer probiotics platform.

🐄Brazil’s Future Cow Raises R$4.85M to Advance Production of Animal-Free Dairy Proteins

🚀 CVC Comunitá announces R$1 million investment in foodtech Alloy

📡Emergent Connext secures $5m in seed funding to power rural connectivity

📊Climeworks secures $162 million in the largest carbon removal investment of 2025

💼 Portfolio

Kilimo

Kilimo is accelerating its expansion in Brazil and has launched a campaign to recruit producers with irrigated areas larger than 20–25 ha, particularly in grains, citrus, and coffee. The company is promoting its Irrigation Manager platform, which enables precise monitoring, planning, and management of irrigation systems, such as drip, micro‑sprinklers, or center‑pivot, and targets strategic regions including the river basins of Tietê, PCJ (Piracicaba–Capivari–Jundiaí), and Rio das Velhas in São Paulo and Minas Gerais

PUNA BIO

A significant development for both Puna Bio and the regional ecosystem is the Gates Foundation’s inaugural investment in an Argentine startup. Puna Bio was chosen due to its innovative science and profound global impact. This achievement strongly validates the AgriBioscale archetype, a concept highlighted in GLOCAL LatAm’s Clean AgriFoodTech Playbook. Ultimately, this investment underscores the immense global relevance of solutions such as biofertilizers and microbial technologies, despite their inherent scientific and regulatory complexities.

Auravant

Auravant has integrated The Climate Box solution, an advanced tool for forecasting and managing frost microclimates, allowing users to accurately anticipate and protect their crops. This solution facilitates microclimate analysis, access to hyper-local forecasts, and strategic decision-making regarding planting and harvesting, in addition to quantifying the impact of frosts. Based on a high-resolution simulation model of nocturnal cold air flows, The Climate Box is already in use across more than 6 million hectares globally, establishing itself as a precision technology serving the agricultural sector.

Agrofy

Agrofy News has been nominated for the prestigious Martín Fierro de Portales Web awards, widely regarded as Argentina’s most important recognition for digital platforms. The nomination is in the “Sitios de Campo” (Rural Websites) category. This significant achievement highlights Agrofy News’s unwavering commitment to delivering human-centered, rigorous, and digital agricultural journalism.

Ucrop.it

Ucrop.it, through the participation of its co-founder Marcos Botta in the MassChallenge Switzerland Bootcamp, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability and innovation in agriculture. Botta connected with global leaders in sustainability, technology, and investment, seeking collaborations to drive traceability, regenerative agriculture, and greater climate impact at scale.

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