Vertical Farming

Bowery Farming Accelerates Commercial Growth Following Latest Fundraise With Leadership Team Expansion

September 17, 2021 Bowery Farming

Bowery Farming, the largest U.S. vertical farming company, announces further expansion of its leadership team on the heels of a new $300M Series C fundraise with new Senior Vice President (SVP) of sales, CPG and food industry vet, Shannon Corbett. Reporting to Katie Seawell, Bowery’s Chief Commercial Officer, Corbett will be integral to Bowery’s national expansion goals, scaling its commercial footprint across the US, unlocking new business development opportunities and building out a world-class sales organization. …

Plenty Expands Technical Leadership Team with New Hires across Product, Program Management and Mechanical Engineering

September 1, 2021 Plenty

– Plenty, the flavor-first vertical farming company with a mission to improve the lives of people, plants, and the planet, today announced the expansion of its technical leadership team. The team is helping to lead all technical aspects of Plenty’s new Compton facility, set to be the largest output indoor vertical farm in the world. Additions to the team include Jessica McKinley as vice president of product management, Matt McMahon as senior director of technical program management and Roberto Medina as senior director of manufacturing engineering  …

AeroFarms Announces Midwest Expansion with New Farm in St. Louis Region

August 13, 2021 AeroFarms

The greater St. Louis MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was selected as a key market and innovation hub for indoor vertical farming and AgTech development. …

Kalera AS to Acquire &ever GmbH to Form a Global Leader in the Vertical Farming Industry

August 11, 2021 Kalera

&ever is a vertical farm company headquartered in Germany with operations in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The acquisition will transform Kalera into a global vertical farming leader, accelerating its plans for international growth and broadening its product line to include several cut leaf baby greens in high demand. …

AeroFarms and Nokia Unveil Partnership for Next Generation AI-Enabled Plant Vision Technology

August 9, 2021 AeroFarms

AeroFarms and Nokia Bell Labs today unveiled a groundbreaking multi-year partnership to combine their expertise and expand their joint capabilities in cutting-edge networking, autonomous systems, and integrated machine vision and machine learning technologies to identify and track plant interactions at the most advanced levels. …