2023-01-08-PitchBook-2022年三季度Agtech报告（英）_12页_17mb

Agtech Report Summary (Q3 2022)

1. VC and Market Overview

• Agtech VC Funding: Q3 2022 featured $2.8B invested across 183 deals, showing strong performance despite economic headwinds.
• Investment Trends: Deal value increased 4.0% QoQ, while deal count dropped 31.2%. Investors favored higher-quality deals.
• Median Deal Size: Overall VC deal size reached $3.5M (up 21.9% YoY). Angel/seed stage ($1.4M median, +27.8% YoY) outperformed late-stage funding.
• VC Activity: Q3 recorded 12 exits with a combined $15M, indicating robust exit activity amid public market volatility.

2. Key Growth Areas

• Weeding Robots: Market is expanding rapidly, with innovations from John Deere, Kubota, and Zasso. The autonomous vegetable weeding robot market is expected to grow at 62% CAGR to reach $242M by 2026. VC funding for this sector rose significantly, reaching $139.7M in Q1-Q3 2022.

3. Notable Companies & Deals

• InnovaFeed: Raised $260M in Series D for insect farming.
• Gotham Greens: Secured $310M in Series E1 for vertical farming.
• AcreTrader: Raised $60.8M in Series B for farmland investing and financing. It connects farmers with investors and uses geospatial analytics to value land.

4. VC Trends

• Late-stage Impact: Hindered by proximity to public markets and reduced exit opportunities.
• Early-stage Resilience: Less affected by public market volatility, showing steadier growth.

5. Market Predictions

• The agtech sector continues to attract significant VC funding due to environmental concerns, labor shortages, and technological innovation.

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