Late-stage deals in the Asia-Pacific region grew by more than 30% in 2021; in H1 2022, the median size of deals dropped for the first time in three years.
Investors poured a record-breaking $15.2 billion into Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech startups in 2021; in 2022, the region continues to break records.
Shiok Meats has just raised another $3 million in bridge funding as it sets its sights on commercialization of its cultured seafood products.
Between them, Singapore and Indonesia raised over five times the funding of all the other ASEAN countries put together.
Covid-19 ravaged Asia before going global. We talk to three thought leaders in the region about how their strategies and investment priorities have changed.
We caught up with Isabelle Decitre, founder of the awards, to find out more about her motivation for launch FFAA and why it’s needed in Asia.
After a pretty dry spell, agrifood investors were throwing around the big bucks this week, with the launch of two sizeable funds from Astanor Ventures and Humble Growth. There was also big news from MycoWorks…
Plus, two startups raise new capital to improve access and standards for carbon credits.
Meanwhile, Perfect Day finds a buyer for its consumer-facing brands and the USDA will invest in underserved forest landowners.
Aquaculture and agribusiness marketplaces dominate Indonesia agrifoodtech investment this year, but climate tech needs more attention.
Fermelanta—a Japanese startup engineering bacteria to produce alkaloids from morphine to berberine—wowed judges at last month’s Japan agrifoodtech meetup organized by AgFunder, JETRO Startup and SDG Impact Japan.
Indonesia’s Beleaf raised funds for its agrbusiness marketplace, Zomato hit profitability for the first time, and White Castle went in on AI.
Biotech startup Allonnia raises $30 million, Nestlé says it’s “moving away” from carbon offsets.
Brinc launches a new climate tech accelerator in Asia, and Syngenta opens a new R&D center for seed products and services.
Nextbite faces lawsuit over recent layoffs and delivery giant Meituan buys an AI startup.
This week, Omeat emerged from stealth with an ‘elegant’ solution to scaling cultivated meat; UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat finally got the green light to sell cultivated chicken in the US, and drone startup Guardian Agriculture raised $20m.
Agribusiness platform Unnati Agri lands new funding, hospitality startup C3 buys beleaguered virtual restaurant platform Nextbite.
This week, Neat Burger raised $18m to take its plant-based restaurant chain into new markets, while synthetic biology startup Debut raised $34 million to expand its cell-free biomanufacturing platform.
Restaurant-tech startup Incentivio scored new funding and one food delivery startup says it’s reached profitability.
Biotech startup MicroHarvest and sustainability measurement platform Improvin’ also raised funds; Beyond Steak is approved by the AHA.
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