Astanor Ventures raises $325 million for investing in agri-food tech startups

On Friday, Astanor Ventures, a backer French insect breeder Ynsect as well as Germany’s vertical farmer InFarm stated, it had raised a $325 million fund to invest in sustainable agriculture, food, and ocean technology startups. The new fund will back ventures that seek to make the food supply more resilient to climate change and attempt…

Key stakeholders to attend meeting on quantum computing at White House

Given its wide ranging potential, Washington wants to develop and leverage the power of quantum computing which is currently in its infancy. On Monday, in efforts aimed at boosting efforts at quantum computing, the White House is set to hold a meeting with academic experts, U.S. government officials, and leading tech companies including Alphabet Inc,…

China Evergrande Group to invest in building the world’s fastest supercomputer

China Evergrande Group has allocated $239.53 million for 6 hi-tech projects undertaken by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which includes areas such as surgical robotics, graphene, artificial intelligence, unpiloted aircraft, and health engineering. On Thursday, China Evergrande Group, a property developer, stated it plans on investing $239.53 million into six high-tech projects by the Chinese…

ChemChina clinches $43 billion deal for Syngenta’s takeover

This is a significant achievement for China since it wants to put to use Syngenta’s top tier Chemicals and patent-protected seeds to improve its agricultural output. In a significant development, ChemChina has managed to win enough support from Syngenta’s shareholders to approve its $43 billion takeover bid. With this strategic move, China has secured a…