垂直耕作公司威胁率为300米，估值公司为2.3亿美元

潜水简报:

• Bowery Farming提高筹集资金3亿美元，价值largest vertical farming company inthe U.S. at $2.3 billion,该公司在一份声明中表示。
• Bowery will use the money to build more smart indoor farms, recruit and hire staff andsupport ongoing research and product innovation efforts to expand beyond leafy greens, kale and basil. The latest investment round was由富达管理和研究公司领导。其他投资者包括GV，谷歌投资臂，歌手-Songriter贾斯汀Timberlake和Actress Natalie Portman。
• Indoor agriculture has been among the most popular places for investors to put their money during the past year as fresh, locally grown lettuce, tomatoes and other produce have become more popular among consumers looking to eat healthier.

潜入洞察力：

虽然农业在几个世纪以来，农业在户外被局部局限于，但投资者正在投注，通过将大价值应用于年轻的创业公司，室内农业将成为未来。

AppHarvest,the only one of the bunch to go publicso far，已经看到其价值从其时期的约10亿美元增加到special purpose acquisition company（SPAC）今天在2020年达成协议至超过15亿美元。垂直农业公司Aerofarmsannounced in Marchit also would use a SPAC to go public. The new company is expected to have an estimated equity value of about $1.2 billion. Other indoor farming operations that have raised significant amounts of money includeRevol Greens和BrightFarms。

根据PitchBook数据援引路透社, nearly $1.9 billion of global venture capital was invested in indoor farming in 2020, nearly tripling the level in 2019.

In the case of Bowery, the New York-based company would command a whopping valuation above $2 billion. The fast-growing business sells its products inmore than 850 stores including Albertsons' Safeway and Acme chains, Walmart and Whole Foods Market. As it builds new farms, invests in expensive technology and hires more staff — all while expanding into other forms of produce like strawberries or tomatoes—弓需要充足的现金。

"This infusion of new capital from Fidelity, other new investors, and the additional support of our long-term investor partners is acknowledgement of the critical need for new solutions to our current agricultural system, and the enormous economic opportunity that comes with supporting our mission," said Irving Fain, Bowery's CEO.

The mission of indoor facilities like those operated by Bowery mirror many trends that are important to consumers today. They can grow produce all year round and do so using less water and without pesticides. The facilities also can be close to cities — cutting down on energy used to transport the produce and feeding large amounts of people in the process — or areas of the country that otherwise would be difficult to serve.

坐落于2015年的芽，目前正在宾夕法尼亚州伯利恒的工业部位转变为其最大，最具技术先进和可持续的农场，将其进一步扩展到东北部和宾夕法尼亚地区。在2021年的其他大型商业农场上坐落在其他大型商业农场上，积极参与识别美国新的农场地区，以全球扩张。

With demand for produce and interest in how it is grown rising, indoor farms are in a race to obtain a first-mover relationship with many retailers and consumers.

罢工首先可以将股息支付，因为商店决定在更多地点展示室内农场生产或携带更多品种的蔬菜和水果。室内农场需要多次温室，不仅会种植许多产品，而且在全国各地的许多地区也为零售商提供服务。他们负担不起闲着，还有很少的选择，而是快速移动。