Consumer-facing downstrream technologies bagged $32 billion in VC investment in 2021; the bulk of it was thanks to a few big eGrocery deals.
Benson Hill aims to scale its Ultra-High Protein soy by incorporating it into Kellogg’s MorningStar Farms alt-meat range.
Food and ag offer significant emissions reduction opportunities; but only if changes are made to farming, eating, and everything in between, the report states.
The Californian startup is helping to make seaweed “the most abundant, most sustainable” source of protein on Earth.
China’s Furong Xingsheng and rapid delivery services in the US, Germany, and Turkey made eGrocery the most funded agrifoodtech category of 2021.
The chief marketing officer discusses the risks of CEA, the crops we’ll grow indoors in the future, and how indoor agtech will change.
Square Roots will leverage URB-E’s fleet of last-mile, small electric vehicles to deliver vertically-grown greens faster and cheaper than traditional vans.
The entrepreneur discusses her path to agtech and the role farm robots have in helping growers address crops, yields, and labor challenges.
The US restaurant chain has teamed up with Miso Robotics to pilot kitchen automation solution Chippy.
They’re building a robotic system that can monitor crop health and feed data-informed insights back to farmers.
A small but growing list of agrifood companies are pledging to go net water positive or making other commitments around water reduction.
CGIAR’s Alliance of Biodiversity International aims to “climate-proof” tropical food systems through its brand-new plant genebank.
The pressure is on for Cargill, Danone, Pepsi, and other corporates to make good on the growing list of regen ag commitments in agrifood.
Seattle-based IUNU will use the new funds to expand its platform, which provides computer vision and data analytics to CEA growers.
Bowery has started selling strawberries, while Plenty and Driscoll’s plan to commence production of the fruit for the Northeastern US.
The Israeli company will further develop its smart irrigation tech API for smallholder farmers facing the impacts of climate change.
Jackie Jones and Rachel Downing are two of the major forces behind CEA company Amplified Ag and its mission to evolve container farming.
Ag journalist-turned-startup founder Tamara Leigh discusses a career spent championing the community, the cows, and other women.
The chief technology officer is leading the charge to make precision irrigation available to women smallholders worldwide.
Data from AgFunder shows a steady increase in the number of female founders in both upstream and downstream agrifoodtech startups.
I’m drowning in new food! Can someone please restructure me out of this mess?