Sentences with phrase «food technology fund»

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The most recent round of funding for fuboTV included Sky UK, a telecommunications company with 11 million United Kingdom customers as of 2015; Scripps Networks Interactive, the parent company of HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel; 21st Century Fox, whose stable of entertainment properties includes the Big Ten Network, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Regional Networks, and the YES Network; and Northzone Ventures, a London - based venture capital firm that mainly invests in early stage software and technology companies.

Not only does Wall Street support the fund's stock and derivatives trades, but the firm is also a reliable client for those further down the food chain, like technology equipment providers.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue River Technology, a leader in the use of computer vision, machine learning and robotics for agriculture, today announced it has raised $ 17 million in Series B funding led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech).

EDMONTON, July 24, 2012 — Alberta Enterprise Corporation today announced that it has invested $ 6 million as a limited partner in Avrio Ventures II, an Alberta venture capital fund that invests in later - stage food and agricultural technology, including bio-products, nutraceutical ingredients and food technology companies.

Since our inception we have committed $ 144 million for investment to eleven VC funds, as well as the Accelerate Fund I and II, covering a diverse range of forward - looking industries including clean and energy technologies, information and communications technologies, life sciences, and agriculture and food.

Since our inception we have committed $ 149 million for investment to 12 VC funds, as well as the Accelerate Fund I and II, covering a diverse range of forward - looking industries including both clean energy and energy technologies, information and communications technologies, life sciences, and agriculture and food.

Since our inception we have committed $ 125 million for investment to ten VC funds, the Accelerate Fund I and II, covering a diverse range of forward - looking industries including clean and energy technologies, information and communications technologies, life sciences, and agriculture and food.

Alberta Enterprise makes first investment after new capital allocation EDMONTON, February 8, 2016 — Alberta Enterprise Corporation announced today that it has invested $ 5 million as a limited partner in Avrio Ventures III, a $ 108 million agriculture and food technology venture capital (VC) fund based in Calgary.

Campbell's recently funded a startup company called Habit, led by Plum Organics cofounder Neil Grimmer, that positions itself at the intersection of health, technology and food.

Last week, several funds and venture capital firms came together to back Nutriati, a food technology company whose first products are a chickpea flour and chickpea protein concentrate.

Impossible Foods announced the successful closing of about $ 114 million in convertible note financing.The food technology startup has raised approximately $ 214 million in the past 18 months for a total venture funding of about $ 396 million since the company's founding, according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Food Innovation Australia (FIAL) through the Enterprise Solution Centre have provided funding for the development of applications of the EPT technology.

I wish all of these companies who spend a fortune on research and technology — getting grants, bills, donations and funding for such — would channel all their efforts into simply getting better food and great nutrition programs to our kids.

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When pressed for specifics, a spokesperson for Stringer pointed to wasted funds on technology initiatives, failure to detect collusion to drive up prices by food suppliers, late release of 70 % pre-kindergarten contract information prior to the 2014 school year, and overpaying on custodial supplies, which Stringer has pointed out over the last three - plus years since he took office as Comptroller and de Blasio became Mayor.

Also at 10 a.m., NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal and a coalition of nonprofits rally to call on de Blasio to fund a 2.5 percent increase to contracted community service nonprofit budgets to help pay for the increased cost of supplies and repairs, equipment, technology, food, and rent, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

- The U.K. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funds food technology and diet and health research

- BBSRC, the Medical Research Council, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and the Technology Strategy Board in the United Kingdom jointly fund the Nutrition for Life program for academic - industry collaborations to develop healthy and safe food and drinks

Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada participates in the Science Horizons Program, which funds science and technology internships designed to help young people gain work experience in scientific and technological fields.

Jim Thomas of the Ottawa - based ETC Group said the U.S. military's substantial funding of gene drive research «raises alarming question about this entire field,» and he called the technology «powerful and dangerous,» warning that it «could have disastrous impacts on peace, food security, and the environment.»

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The fund targets companies operating in the fields of diversified financial services, communications equipment, insurance, health care services, software, food products, specialty retail, professional services, internet software & services, air freight & logistics distributors, IT services, automotive retail, healthcare technology, hotels, restaurants & leisure, containers & packaging, capital markets, footwear, aerospace & defense industrial conglomerates and diversified consumer services.

First, we should demand our legislators implement a precautionary principle: GMOs should not be allowed into our food system until extensive long - term, third - party studies — not studies funded or in any way influenced by seed technology companies — have been performed.

Mr. DeFeo's experience spans numerous industries, including technology, renewable energy, healthcare, and food & beverage, and includes the representation of diverse businesses, from funds and start - ups to benefit corporations and other mission - oriented enterprises.

The topmost equity holdings of Birla Sun Life Frontline equity funds are banking and financial services, automotive, engineering and capital goods, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, metal and mining, consumer and non-durables, food and beverages, IT technology, oil and gas, manufacturing and others.