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AgriFood Signals: Chipotle’s next agrifood cohort, John Deere settlement, fruit-harvesting robots

Agriculture and food roundup: robotics, crop and fruit-tech raises; Qantas-backed Brisbane aviation-fuel startup; three fund closes; Kimitec majority acquisition; a Hyphen executive hire; and a John Deere repair settlement.

Iona Star backs Zitcha to help retailers cash in on first-party data

Dealroom reports that investor Iona Star has put money into Zitcha, a three-year-old retail-media startup from Melbourne whose software helps shops earn advertising income from their customer data, funding overseas growth.

Vegan NIBs: Deliciously Ella Founder Rescues Allplants to Build a Plant-Based Powerhouse

Ella Mills has bought the Allplants brand from administration and will fold it into Plants, her venture with Waitrose, keeping its large social following while retiring the Allplants name.

Retail advertising startup Zitcha bags $15 million Series A for US push

Zitcha, an Australian retail-media advertising technology company, has secured $15 million in Series A funding, with US firm VMG Partners leading and OIF Ventures also involved, to support its American expansion.

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