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Tenacious Ventures interviews Bilberry founder Guillaume Jourdain on building the spot-spraying business for sale: its 2021 bridge round, disciplined valuation, and 2022 acquisition by Trimble.
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Every published round CNH took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies CNH has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for CNH, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies CNH has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal CNH did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of CNH is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies CNH acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgDNA | Acquisition | Sep 2019 | - | Tenacious Ventures, AgFunderNews |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Hubertus Mühlhäuser | CEO | AgFunderNews |
| Laura Overall | Global Corporate Communications Manager | AgFunderNews |
Stories naming CNH. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Tenacious Ventures interviews Bilberry founder Guillaume Jourdain on building the spot-spraying business for sale: its 2021 bridge round, disciplined valuation, and 2022 acquisition by Trimble.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: Zepto and Getir raise big rounds, an Australian recycled-plastics startup lands $100 million backed by Lululemon, SoundHound acquires Allset, and several agrifood companies announce executive appointments.
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Exor and Impala are creating a holding company to put €300m into TagEnergy, the renewable developer whose projects include Australia's largest wind farm, which has also just raised €570 million in green bonds.
Tenacious Ventures' blog post reflects on Australia's agrifood tech strengths after Melbourne's Global Table event, citing FluroSat's fundraise, AgDNA's sale to CNH, Data Farming's accelerator placement, and local capital opportunities.
Also AgFunderNews