Adding “a few million” dollars to Vence’s earlier $12 million Series A round, the deal will also see the San Diego-based startup partner with both investors to scale and improve its offering, according to CEO Frank Wooten.

Clean Crop Technologies ("Clean Crop") uses electricity to decarbonize the way we grow food and keep it safe and fresh, helping to feed the world without burning it down. 

The raise comes as regulatory bodies tighten regulations around food safety. Level 46 Investments led the round. Level 46 is a private special-purpose entity established by the co-founders of TriWest Capital Partners. Trailhead Capital, Serra Ventures, Waterpoint Lane, and Voyager, along with other private investors, participated in the round. The round closed in late November.

Ascribe Bioscience has raised $2.5 million in seed funding for its biopesticide solution based on ‘signaling molecules’ found in the soil microbiome. The round was co-led by by The Yield Lab and Acre Venture Partners, with participation from impact-oriented investors Trailhead Capital and Ponderosa Ventures.

A check in interview with another co-founder of Trailhead Capital Tripp Wall. Hear from Tripp how provenance is key to transparency in the food system. We also discuss how time kills food, the regenerative soil amendments that are off ramps from extractive agriculture and, finally, how we need to be able to go long on investments.

Brands and retailers using HowGood’s Latis platform can now further improve product impacts using uniform metrics and thus contribute to a global agricultural transition.

What role can VCs play in the regen ag landscape? And what technologies and trends are VCs looking at to guide their investments?

When cows overgraze it's bad for the soil and the climate. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is trying new technology to help avoid overgrazing: virtual fencing.

The existing food system is failing us – failing farmers, consumers, and the environment. Regenerative agriculture offers a path forward to address many of these systemic failures, but for now, it represents only a tiny fraction of our food system.

“We’re hoping we can place capital with entrepreneurs and companies that are creating the lithium-ion battery equivalent of what’s next, how else could we fix nitrogen and have plants thrive without all the negatives externalities.” – Mark Lewis

US startup Vence today announced it has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by California’s Tyche Partners. The round included participation from existing investors including Grantham Environmental Trust subsidiary Neglected Climate Opportunities, and Eniac Ventures as well as new investor Trailhead Capital.

Trailhead Capital today announced a new partnership with Rodale Institute to accelerate regenerative organic food and agriculture innovations and investment. Rodale Institute, widely recognized as a founder of the modern organic movement, will bring their collective resources, expertise, and advisory teams to work with Trailhead in promoting global and human health through regenerative agriculture methodologies.

Contour Venture Partners has led a $6 million round of funding for HowGood, an SaaS data platform that is the largest sustainability database offering ingredient-level sustainability insights for CPG, restaurants, and retailers.

Finistere has returned to lead a $10.2 million Series B for TeleSense, an IoT pioneer using AI to modernize grain supply chains, improve food safety, and develop advanced grain storage solutions.