AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech.
Funding news
🇳🇱 Dutch online grocery store Picnic raises €430M Tech.eu
🇮🇳 AgroStar raises $30 million in funding led by Just Climate Marca Money
🇳🇿 Can a slow-release bolus crack methane reduction for pasture raised cattle? Ruminant BioTech nets $9.5m AgFunderNews
🇩🇰 Chromologics secures €7m to launch fermentation-based natural food colour FoodBev Media
🇬🇧 Biotech firm Rhizocore Technologies raises £4.5M for North American expansion Scottish Enterprises
🇺🇸 Athian clinches $4M Series A round as farmer emissions milestone marks momentum Global Ag Investing
🇮🇱 SuperMeat secures $3.5m for European lab grown chicken expansion Food Manufacture
🇩🇰 Danish FoodTech startup Noahs secures €1.9 million to scale its digital retail-food platform EU Startups
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
🇰🇷 🇮🇩 Posco International buys Indonesian palm oil company for biofuels for $818M Biofuels Digest
🇹🇷 Uber seeks Turkish blessing to buy Getir Food from Mubadala, sources say Reuters
Funds, grants & accelerators
🇬🇧 Just Climate raises $375m for climate solutions Business Quarter
🇨🇮 African Development Fund commits $14 million grant to scaling up climate resilience across the Sahel African Development Bank
People news
🇺🇸 HHS announces five new agency leaders to advance MAHA goals HHS
🇫🇷 Micropep Technologies strengthens board of directors with appointment of agtech leader Patricia Malarkey Business Insider
Other news
🇬🇧 This Cultivated Meat Marketplace sells inputs & equipment for manufacturers Green Queen
🇺🇸 Beyond Meat hit with $39 million verdict in Dunkin’ ad trial Bloomberg Law
🇰🇷 South Korea to launch AI platform for farm products in 2026 Tech in Asia
🇳🇱 Dutch Farm debuts ‘cultivated meat’ production European Supermarket Magazine
🇦🇹 Decade-old food redistribution startup Yume is up for sale after hitting liquidation Startup Daily
🇺🇸 Tindle Foods divesting US business Food Business News
