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3、agtech founders2021 EUROPEAN AGRIFOODTECH INVESTMENT REPORT|AGFUNDER.COM32021 EUROPEAN AGRIFOODTECH INVESTMENT REPORT|AGFUNDER.COM4INTRODUCTIONAgriFoodTechInvesting in Europe in 2021For all of the trials and tribulations of 2020,the agrifoodtech sector proved incredibly resilient(as we all did.)Glob

4、al trends point to a maturing sector with investors increasingly eager to cut checks for deep-tech upstream ventures as well as less capital-intensive software companies.Those trends resonated in Europes agrifoodtech scene,even with a slight dip in capital commitments in 2020.European agrifoodtech v

5、entures raised$3.3 billion in 2020,a 15%drop from 2019.We expect the total investment tally to reach$3.8 billion as new 2020 deals come to light.At that level,Europes 2020 funding would only represent a 2.6%decrease from 2019.Counter to global trends,the decrease was down to a drop in late-stage dea

6、ls.This appears to be the start of a new investment cycle in Europe,based on historical data,particularly last years late-stage deal spike.Indeed,last year we saw companies like Germanys Marley Spoon IPO after a late-stage round in 2019,while the UKs Deliveroo paused fundraising in 2020 ahead of a p