Stevia First Crop, a California-based agricultural biotechnology firm that focuses on the industrial scale production of stevia, raised the capital to expand research and development.
Skyward is the latest drone-related company to raise capital in a seed round led by a group of venture capital firms including Verizon Ventures, the VC arm of the telecommunications giant.
RDIF and RCIF will be responsible for creating the cereal-focused fund and seeking capital from international investors. An experimental free trade zone in Heilongjiang province, China's biggest grain producing region, was also agreed.
AquaVenture Holdings, a Californian water service provider created by Virgin Green Fund and VC firm Element Partners, raised the capital from seven investors in a round led by Element.
Rural America Fund II has made its first investment in Aquatrols Corporation of America, which produces a compound to optimise soil-water-plant interactions. RAF II is still fundraising for a $75m target.
The US buy-and-lease farmland fund manager is targeting $225m and has already raised $123m according to SEC filings. It is set to close its first fund at the end of May.
PensionDanmark's CEO expressed interest in the fund that will attract commitments from the private sector alongside a Kr500m ($75m; €67m) injection from the government.
Meritus Ventures and Innova Memphis were selected by the USDA to be RBICs and are raising $125m between them to invest into early-stage rural and agtech companies in Tennessee.
The knowledge-based platform for farmers, which won World's Best Startup in 2014, is in talks with a variety of venture capital firms in Europe and the US about the capital raising round.
The drone producer and software platform has received new funding from venture capital firms including WestSummit Capital which led the top-up round after initially closing the Series C round on $50m.