SoftBank Fund leads $200mn funding in indoor farming startup
Japan's SoftBank Group's Vision Fund has led a $200 million funding in Silicon Valley indoor farming startup Plenty. Existing investors, including DCM Ventures, and funds that invest on behalf of Alphabetâs Eric Schmidt and Amazonâs Jeff Bezos, also participated in the funding. Plenty uses 20-foot-tall columns from which the plants grow horizontally and nutrients and water drip down the columns.