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November 4, 2021

Scottish vertical farming startup raises £42m — and says its farms actually make money

The raise makes IGS Europe’s second-most best-funded vertical farming startup after Infarm.


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Scottish vertical farming startup Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) has raised one of the industry’s largest rounds in Europe, securing £42.2m in Series B investment.

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IGS's vertical farming system
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One of IGS's vertical farms
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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