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Loam Bio raises $105m Series B to boost soil carbon sequestration

Soil-carbon startup Loam Bio has secured a A$105 million Series B and is bringing its CarbonBuilder inoculant and SecondCrop offerings to Australian growers, its backer Virescent Ventures reports.

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Climate change agtech startup Loam raises $105 million Series B

Agtech startup Loam has raised a $105 million Series B co-led by Lowercarbon Capital and Wollemi Capital, following a $40 million Series A, to commercialise its soil-carbon technology.

Ten climate-conscious startups that have raised millions in 2021 so far

A roundup of climate-focused startups that secured investment during 2021, led by Loam Bio's $40 million carbon sequestration round, spanning clean energy, waste, lithium, and plant-based protein companies across Australia and New Zealand.

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Using microbes to accelerate carbon removal – Loam Bio raises AUD $40m Series A

Australian microbial carbon-removal startup Loam Bio raised a $40 million Series A led by TIME Ventures, with CEFC, Main Sequence, Horizons Ventures and others joining; Virescent Ventures says it has invested $5.8 million.

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Using microfungi & melanin, this soil carbon startup just raised $6.9m in a round led by Li Ka-shing's VC

Soil Carbon Co, an Australian startup using fungi to store carbon in soil, raised A$10 million in seed funding led by Horizons Ventures, with Grok Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation participating.

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Investors will see some of the best emerging agtech startups at a Sydney demo day in September

An agtech accelerator will showcase its newest startup cohort at an upcoming Sydney demo day, while also recapping earlier graduates' funding rounds and commercial deals.

The future of Australian farming includes solar-powered WiFi to eliminate blackspots

Agtech accelerator SparkLabs Cultiv8 selects seven startups for its 2019 program, profiling each venture, while recalling last year's participants' progress, including Ripe.io's completed seed round backed by Maersk Ventures.