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UHF ANNOUNCES NEW U.K. FARM
Urban Health Farms is set to stun the UK farming scene with its ground-breaking modular farming system, set to make its debut in the vibrant city of London Urban Health Farms is proud to announce the launch of our ground-breaking project in London, UK. As the first UK farm to be operated by our...
New UHF Pitch Deck Equity Round released
We are excited to announce that we have just released our brand-new pitch deck, which provides an overview of our dynamic company and the exciting investment opportunity we are offering. At Urban Health Farms, we have been working diligently to develop a unique strategy that has the potential to...
UHF Introduces the BioCube
Exciting news! Urban Health Farms has teamed up with GrowSpec Biotech, a leading expert in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), to bring you our latest breakthrough in indoor farming technology. Introducing the BioCube, a state-of-the-art turnkey solution that delivers unparalleled efficiency...
Urban Health Farms launches new funding round
Investors have the opportunity to participate in Urban Health Farms at different levels. Each of the following options have different structures, returns and exits. Currently, the four levels of possible investments into Urban Health Farms are: 1. Equity Participation in the Holding. Investors buy...
UHF releases design commercial scale farms
Vertical farming technology We use proprietary growing technology and partner closely with our customers to continually innovate, research and develop to ensure the highest efficiency while meeting their needs. UHF and its founders have also secured exclusive sales and marketing rights for...
UHF Gold Sponsor at the European Investment Summit 2022
On September 15, UHF took part in the 4th annual European Investment Summit as a Gold Sponsor. Representing Urban Health Farms at the Westin Palace in Madrid was Founder and Managing Director, Bernard Sleijster, Managing Director Iberia Andrés Lozano, and Executive Assistant Nadirsha Everett. As...
Urban Health Farms and Botany Group partner to expand R&D campus
Urban Health Farms Group B.V. (UHF), an indoor vertical farming company in Europe, announced an expanded partnership with the Botany Group and the founding of The UHF Campus through the acquisition of BrightBox facilities in Venlo, the Netherlands. The UHF Campus will be a center for education,...
Urban Health Farms Starts Production in First of Many Planned Indoor Vertical Farms
DOWNLOAD THE AUTUMN 2021 NEWSLETTER HERE PRESS RELEASE Utrecht, Netherlands. November 15, 2021. Urban Health Farms (UHF) announces the opening of two R&D Farms, with production beginning in Venlo, the Netherlands on 1 November 2021 and in Brussels on 1 January 2022. At the first Research...
Urban Health Farms Names urban-gro, Inc. as Exclusive Architectural Design, Engineering, Build, and Equipment Integration Partner for Vertical Farm Expansion Throughout Europe
Utrecht, Netherlands. (November 9, 2021) – Urban Health Farms today announced that it has selected urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO) (“urban-gro”), a fully integrated architectural, engineering and cultivation systems integration company focused on the indoor Controlled Environment Agriculture...
The H1 results are in: investments in agrifoodtech set to break new records
While we’re already into the second half of the year, the data from the first half of 2021 is rolling in, and things are looking good for agrifoodtech startups. In H1 of 2021, agrifoodtech startups have so far raised $24 billion globally. This exciting news comes on the heels of a record-breaking...
The Next 5 Years Will See the Vertical Farming Market Soar
Three years ago, the global vertical farming market size hovered at $2.23 billion. Within the next five years, by 2026, it is projected to reach an incredible $12.77 billion. The demand for products from vertical farms is partly due to the indisputable benefits of this type of revolutionary...
Urban Health Farms Receives €2 Million Investment from Capiva Plus Fund
Urban Health Farms has received an investment of €2 million from the Capiva Plus Fund into our Convertible Bonds. The Capiva Plus Fund is a Luxembourg special limited partnership, investing in real estate and private equity. Capiva Plus Fund’s seeding investment is part of a larger vision in the...
Featured: “This year, we’re kicking off the launch of three new showcase farms in Italy, France and Spain”
“Today, more than ever, the food industry is in need of modernization, and the global adoption of indoor vertical farming will revolutionize food production and distribution," says Bernard Sleijster, Partner and Director of Urban Health Farms (UHF). This year, we’re kicking off the launch of three...
Investments in Agtech Rise Above a Challenging Year
The last ten years have seen an unprecedented rush of venture capital into agtech. Between 2013 and 2019, funding to agtech startups have increased by 900% from $2.2 billion to $19.8 billion. In 2019 alone, indoor farming investments rose 38% over 2018. This rise in investments didn’t spring out...
15 Benefits of Indoor Vertical Farming
Urban Health Farms has just published a new infographic illustrating 15 of the most immediate benefits to indoor vertical farming…
“Vertical farms ‘in pole position’ to disrupt the food system”
The renowned investment bank Barclays Capital recent announcement was published in Food Navigator this spring, claiming that vertical farms are poised to capitalise on a US$50bn global market opportunity and will provide solutions to some of the greatest long-term challenges facing the food system...
An interview with our Managing Director – Leen Zevenbergen
Urban Health Farms is thrilled to introduce our new Managing Director, Leen Zevenbergen. Leen is a seasoned international leader with over 25 years of experience founding and building more than 20 companies with a focus on sustainability and technology. As a recent TEDx speaker and the author of...
Urban Health Farms Managing Director Leen Zevenbergen Publishes New Book
The world is changing at an accelerated pace. For those of us who work on feeding the growing number of people on this planet, that means we have to figure out innovative ways to do that, while addressing inequalities in wealth and food, producing food more locally in a healthy, affordable,...
Newsletter – Summer 2020 Edition
In the few months since our last newsletter, the world has seen social and economic upheaval, as well as battling health, wellness, and food security. In this newsletter, we cover how this time has impacted both Urban Health Farms and the indoor vertical farming community.
Newsletter – March 2020 Edition
March 2020 Newsletter available for download now
European FoodTech & AgTech Startups raise $1.6bn in 2018
Last year marked an exciting financial milestone for food tech companies. According to a new report released by AgFunder – Europe AgriFood Tech Investing Report 2018 – food tech companies and agtech startups raised a whopping $1.6 billion last year in 421 separate deals across Europe…
Is Indoor Vertical Farming ‘Disaster Resilient’?
Disasters across the world are getting worse, much worse. According to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 91% of all disasters between 1998 and 2017 were from floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather events…
A Brief History of Indoor Vertical Farming
In ancient times, the only way for humans to get reliable fruits and vegetables was to collect them. We collected wild fruits and nuts in the autumn, and dug or clipped leafy vegetables and tubers in the spring. While as in-season and local as any modern human could ask for, agriculture was, of course, destined…
UHF ANNOUNCES NEW U.K. FARM
Urban Health Farms is set to stun the UK farming scene with its ground-breaking modular farming system, set to make its debut in the vibrant city of London Urban Health Farms is proud to announce the launch of our ground-breaking project in London, UK. As the first UK farm to be operated by our...
New UHF Pitch Deck Equity Round released
We are excited to announce that we have just released our brand-new pitch deck, which provides an overview of our dynamic company and the exciting investment opportunity we are offering. At Urban Health Farms, we have been working diligently to develop a unique strategy that has the potential to...
UHF Introduces the BioCube
Exciting news! Urban Health Farms has teamed up with GrowSpec Biotech, a leading expert in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), to bring you our latest breakthrough in indoor farming technology. Introducing the BioCube, a state-of-the-art turnkey solution that delivers unparalleled efficiency...
Urban Health Farms launches new funding round
Investors have the opportunity to participate in Urban Health Farms at different levels. Each of the following options have different structures, returns and exits. Currently, the four levels of possible investments into Urban Health Farms are: 1. Equity Participation in the Holding. Investors buy...
UHF releases design commercial scale farms
Vertical farming technology We use proprietary growing technology and partner closely with our customers to continually innovate, research and develop to ensure the highest efficiency while meeting their needs. UHF and its founders have also secured exclusive sales and marketing rights for...
UHF Gold Sponsor at the European Investment Summit 2022
On September 15, UHF took part in the 4th annual European Investment Summit as a Gold Sponsor. Representing Urban Health Farms at the Westin Palace in Madrid was Founder and Managing Director, Bernard Sleijster, Managing Director Iberia Andrés Lozano, and Executive Assistant Nadirsha Everett. As...
Urban Health Farms and Botany Group partner to expand R&D campus
Urban Health Farms Group B.V. (UHF), an indoor vertical farming company in Europe, announced an expanded partnership with the Botany Group and the founding of The UHF Campus through the acquisition of BrightBox facilities in Venlo, the Netherlands. The UHF Campus will be a center for education,...
Urban Health Farms Starts Production in First of Many Planned Indoor Vertical Farms
DOWNLOAD THE AUTUMN 2021 NEWSLETTER HERE PRESS RELEASE Utrecht, Netherlands. November 15, 2021. Urban Health Farms (UHF) announces the opening of two R&D Farms, with production beginning in Venlo, the Netherlands on 1 November 2021 and in Brussels on 1 January 2022. At the first Research...
Urban Health Farms Names urban-gro, Inc. as Exclusive Architectural Design, Engineering, Build, and Equipment Integration Partner for Vertical Farm Expansion Throughout Europe
Utrecht, Netherlands. (November 9, 2021) – Urban Health Farms today announced that it has selected urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO) (“urban-gro”), a fully integrated architectural, engineering and cultivation systems integration company focused on the indoor Controlled Environment Agriculture...
The H1 results are in: investments in agrifoodtech set to break new records
While we’re already into the second half of the year, the data from the first half of 2021 is rolling in, and things are looking good for agrifoodtech startups. In H1 of 2021, agrifoodtech startups have so far raised $24 billion globally. This exciting news comes on the heels of a record-breaking...
The Next 5 Years Will See the Vertical Farming Market Soar
Three years ago, the global vertical farming market size hovered at $2.23 billion. Within the next five years, by 2026, it is projected to reach an incredible $12.77 billion. The demand for products from vertical farms is partly due to the indisputable benefits of this type of revolutionary...
Urban Health Farms Receives €2 Million Investment from Capiva Plus Fund
Urban Health Farms has received an investment of €2 million from the Capiva Plus Fund into our Convertible Bonds. The Capiva Plus Fund is a Luxembourg special limited partnership, investing in real estate and private equity. Capiva Plus Fund’s seeding investment is part of a larger vision in the...
Featured: “This year, we’re kicking off the launch of three new showcase farms in Italy, France and Spain”
“Today, more than ever, the food industry is in need of modernization, and the global adoption of indoor vertical farming will revolutionize food production and distribution," says Bernard Sleijster, Partner and Director of Urban Health Farms (UHF). This year, we’re kicking off the launch of three...
Investments in Agtech Rise Above a Challenging Year
The last ten years have seen an unprecedented rush of venture capital into agtech. Between 2013 and 2019, funding to agtech startups have increased by 900% from $2.2 billion to $19.8 billion. In 2019 alone, indoor farming investments rose 38% over 2018. This rise in investments didn’t spring out...
15 Benefits of Indoor Vertical Farming
Urban Health Farms has just published a new infographic illustrating 15 of the most immediate benefits to indoor vertical farming…
“Vertical farms ‘in pole position’ to disrupt the food system”
The renowned investment bank Barclays Capital recent announcement was published in Food Navigator this spring, claiming that vertical farms are poised to capitalise on a US$50bn global market opportunity and will provide solutions to some of the greatest long-term challenges facing the food system...
An interview with our Managing Director – Leen Zevenbergen
Urban Health Farms is thrilled to introduce our new Managing Director, Leen Zevenbergen. Leen is a seasoned international leader with over 25 years of experience founding and building more than 20 companies with a focus on sustainability and technology. As a recent TEDx speaker and the author of...
Urban Health Farms Managing Director Leen Zevenbergen Publishes New Book
The world is changing at an accelerated pace. For those of us who work on feeding the growing number of people on this planet, that means we have to figure out innovative ways to do that, while addressing inequalities in wealth and food, producing food more locally in a healthy, affordable,...
Newsletter – Summer 2020 Edition
In the few months since our last newsletter, the world has seen social and economic upheaval, as well as battling health, wellness, and food security. In this newsletter, we cover how this time has impacted both Urban Health Farms and the indoor vertical farming community.
Newsletter – March 2020 Edition
March 2020 Newsletter available for download now
European FoodTech & AgTech Startups raise $1.6bn in 2018
Last year marked an exciting financial milestone for food tech companies. According to a new report released by AgFunder – Europe AgriFood Tech Investing Report 2018 – food tech companies and agtech startups raised a whopping $1.6 billion last year in 421 separate deals across Europe…
Is Indoor Vertical Farming ‘Disaster Resilient’?
Disasters across the world are getting worse, much worse. According to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 91% of all disasters between 1998 and 2017 were from floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather events…
A Brief History of Indoor Vertical Farming
In ancient times, the only way for humans to get reliable fruits and vegetables was to collect them. We collected wild fruits and nuts in the autumn, and dug or clipped leafy vegetables and tubers in the spring. While as in-season and local as any modern human could ask for, agriculture was, of course, destined…

UHF ANNOUNCES NEW U.K. FARM
Urban Health Farms is set to stun the UK farming scene with its ground-breaking modular farming system, set to make its debut in the vibrant city of London Urban Health Farms is proud to announce the launch of our ground-breaking project in London, UK. As the first UK farm to be operated by our...

New UHF Pitch Deck Equity Round released
We are excited to announce that we have just released our brand-new pitch deck, which provides an overview of our dynamic company and the exciting investment opportunity we are offering. At Urban Health Farms, we have been working diligently to develop a unique strategy that has the potential to...

UHF Introduces the BioCube
Exciting news! Urban Health Farms has teamed up with GrowSpec Biotech, a leading expert in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), to bring you our latest breakthrough in indoor farming technology. Introducing the BioCube, a state-of-the-art turnkey solution that delivers unparalleled efficiency...

Urban Health Farms launches new funding round
Investors have the opportunity to participate in Urban Health Farms at different levels. Each of the following options have different structures, returns and exits. Currently, the four levels of possible investments into Urban Health Farms are: 1. Equity Participation in the Holding. Investors buy...

UHF releases design commercial scale farms
Vertical farming technology We use proprietary growing technology and partner closely with our customers to continually innovate, research and develop to ensure the highest efficiency while meeting their needs. UHF and its founders have also secured exclusive sales and marketing rights for...

UHF Gold Sponsor at the European Investment Summit 2022
On September 15, UHF took part in the 4th annual European Investment Summit as a Gold Sponsor. Representing Urban Health Farms at the Westin Palace in Madrid was Founder and Managing Director, Bernard Sleijster, Managing Director Iberia Andrés Lozano, and Executive Assistant Nadirsha Everett. As...

Urban Health Farms and Botany Group partner to expand R&D campus
Urban Health Farms Group B.V. (UHF), an indoor vertical farming company in Europe, announced an expanded partnership with the Botany Group and the founding of The UHF Campus through the acquisition of BrightBox facilities in Venlo, the Netherlands. The UHF Campus will be a center for education,...

Urban Health Farms Starts Production in First of Many Planned Indoor Vertical Farms
DOWNLOAD THE AUTUMN 2021 NEWSLETTER HERE PRESS RELEASE Utrecht, Netherlands. November 15, 2021. Urban Health Farms (UHF) announces the opening of two R&D Farms, with production beginning in Venlo, the Netherlands on 1 November 2021 and in Brussels on 1 January 2022. At the first Research...

Urban Health Farms Names urban-gro, Inc. as Exclusive Architectural Design, Engineering, Build, and Equipment Integration Partner for Vertical Farm Expansion Throughout Europe
Utrecht, Netherlands. (November 9, 2021) – Urban Health Farms today announced that it has selected urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO) (“urban-gro”), a fully integrated architectural, engineering and cultivation systems integration company focused on the indoor Controlled Environment Agriculture...

The H1 results are in: investments in agrifoodtech set to break new records
While we’re already into the second half of the year, the data from the first half of 2021 is rolling in, and things are looking good for agrifoodtech startups. In H1 of 2021, agrifoodtech startups have so far raised $24 billion globally. This exciting news comes on the heels of a record-breaking...

The Next 5 Years Will See the Vertical Farming Market Soar
Three years ago, the global vertical farming market size hovered at $2.23 billion. Within the next five years, by 2026, it is projected to reach an incredible $12.77 billion. The demand for products from vertical farms is partly due to the indisputable benefits of this type of revolutionary...

Urban Health Farms Receives €2 Million Investment from Capiva Plus Fund
Urban Health Farms has received an investment of €2 million from the Capiva Plus Fund into our Convertible Bonds. The Capiva Plus Fund is a Luxembourg special limited partnership, investing in real estate and private equity. Capiva Plus Fund’s seeding investment is part of a larger vision in the...

Featured: “This year, we’re kicking off the launch of three new showcase farms in Italy, France and Spain”
“Today, more than ever, the food industry is in need of modernization, and the global adoption of indoor vertical farming will revolutionize food production and distribution," says Bernard Sleijster, Partner and Director of Urban Health Farms (UHF). This year, we’re kicking off the launch of three...

Investments in Agtech Rise Above a Challenging Year
The last ten years have seen an unprecedented rush of venture capital into agtech. Between 2013 and 2019, funding to agtech startups have increased by 900% from $2.2 billion to $19.8 billion. In 2019 alone, indoor farming investments rose 38% over 2018. This rise in investments didn’t spring out...

15 Benefits of Indoor Vertical Farming
Urban Health Farms has just published a new infographic illustrating 15 of the most immediate benefits to indoor vertical farming…

“Vertical farms ‘in pole position’ to disrupt the food system”
The renowned investment bank Barclays Capital recent announcement was published in Food Navigator this spring, claiming that vertical farms are poised to capitalise on a US$50bn global market opportunity and will provide solutions to some of the greatest long-term challenges facing the food system...

An interview with our Managing Director – Leen Zevenbergen
Urban Health Farms is thrilled to introduce our new Managing Director, Leen Zevenbergen. Leen is a seasoned international leader with over 25 years of experience founding and building more than 20 companies with a focus on sustainability and technology. As a recent TEDx speaker and the author of...

Urban Health Farms Managing Director Leen Zevenbergen Publishes New Book
The world is changing at an accelerated pace. For those of us who work on feeding the growing number of people on this planet, that means we have to figure out innovative ways to do that, while addressing inequalities in wealth and food, producing food more locally in a healthy, affordable,...

Newsletter – Summer 2020 Edition
In the few months since our last newsletter, the world has seen social and economic upheaval, as well as battling health, wellness, and food security. In this newsletter, we cover how this time has impacted both Urban Health Farms and the indoor vertical farming community.

Newsletter – March 2020 Edition
March 2020 Newsletter available for download now

European FoodTech & AgTech Startups raise $1.6bn in 2018
Last year marked an exciting financial milestone for food tech companies. According to a new report released by AgFunder – Europe AgriFood Tech Investing Report 2018 – food tech companies and agtech startups raised a whopping $1.6 billion last year in 421 separate deals across Europe…

Is Indoor Vertical Farming ‘Disaster Resilient’?
Disasters across the world are getting worse, much worse. According to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 91% of all disasters between 1998 and 2017 were from floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather events…

A Brief History of Indoor Vertical Farming
In ancient times, the only way for humans to get reliable fruits and vegetables was to collect them. We collected wild fruits and nuts in the autumn, and dug or clipped leafy vegetables and tubers in the spring. While as in-season and local as any modern human could ask for, agriculture was, of course, destined…