Telus Ventures invests in Full Harvest, Ukko Agro

TORONTO and SAN FRANCISCO – Last week, agriculture businesses Full Harvest and Ukko Agro each announced investments by Telus Ventures. Full Harvest, a San Francisco-based produce business-to-business marketplace that specializes in surplus and imperfect produce, announced it closed a $23 million Series B round of growth financing, which was led by Telus Ventures. “Working with some of the largest food and beverage companies (Danone North America, Health-Ade), processors (SVZ) and growers (Tanimura & Antle, Church Brothers, Deardorff Farms), Full Harvest reduces produce sourcing headaches and food waste by moving the produce supply chain online – allowing buyers to purchase more...