This week, Norwegian vertical farming startup Avisomo secured $5.2 million, Belgian sustainable crop protection startup BiocSol snapped up $4.6 million, and US-based PlantBaby raised $4 million for its alt-milk for kids.
Meanwhile Israeli startups signed three fresh partnerships: Brevel teamed up with leading beverage manufacturer CBC Group to develop new products from microalgae; SuperMeat joined forces with Argentine biotech Stämm to enhance bio-manufacturing processes for cultivated chicken; and FreezeM partnered with British Packaged Feeds to advance zero-waste insect farming.
Startup funding
🇩🇰 Enduro Genetics raises $12m Series A to turbocharge biomanufacturing AgFunderNews
🇬🇧 Modern Synthesis raises $5.5m to expand biomaterials platform AgFunderNews
🇳🇴 Norwegian vertical farming startup Avisomo secures $5.2 m Arctic Startup
🇧🇪 Belgian startup BiocSol snaps $4.6m to advance sustainable crop protection Tech Funding News
🇺🇸 Kiki milk maker PlantBaby raises $4m as healthy kid drink segment heats up Green Queen
🇳🇱 Dutch OneThird raises $3.7m Series A to reduce waste with freshness scanner TechEu
🇪🇸 Spanish KOA Biotech raises $2.1 million to fight fish farm infections EU Startups
🇫🇷 Dairy-free fromage: France’s Jay&Joy bags $2.1m & acquires rival startup Les Nouveaux Affineurs Green Queen
🇳🇱 Mosa Meat files for Switzerland approval after raising $1.6m in just 24 minutes Green Queen
🇦🇹 Austrian Sequestra raises $1.1 million for CO2 utilisation reduction in heavy industry EU Startups
🇮🇳 Indian foodtech firm Mealawe raises $1m Tech In Asia
M&A, IPOs & partnerships
🇮🇱 Brevel teams up with Israel’s leading beverage co to develop microalgae-fueled products AgFunderNews
🇦🇷🇮🇱 Stämm and SuperMeat partner to improve efficiency and scalability in cultivated chicken Vegconomist
🇬🇧🇮🇱 Packaged Feeds partners with FreezeM to advance zero-waste insect farming Petfood Industry
Funds, grants & accelerators
🇺🇸 Lever VC announces $50m first close of agrifoodtech Fund II AgFunderNews
🇺🇸 VPIC commits $35m to agriculture fund AgriInvestor
🇳🇱 Amsterdam-based SevenGen Investment gets $41m investment from EIF Silicon Canals
🇺🇸 MTC Awards $4m in the January 2025 investment cycle Missouri Technology Corporation
Other news
🇺🇸 Burcon investor leads facility acquisition to scale up plant protein production in Illinois AgFunderNews
🇺🇸 Perfect Day buries legal hatchet with co-manufacturer; searches for new CEO AgFunderNews
🇺🇸 BIOMILQ files for bankruptcy amid IP dispute that made it ‘uninvestable and unacquirable’ AgFunderNews
🇮🇩 EFishery confirms alleged fraud, FTI Consulting takes over TechInAsia
🇪🇺 Duckweed becomes officially approved as a food product within the EU Vegconomist
🇺🇸 BeeHero extends its pollination insight platform to apple growers Global AgTech Initiative
🇺🇸 Alma launches first ai-powered nutrition companion app PR Newswire
🇬🇧 Dog treat made from lab-grown meat on sale in UK The Guardian
🇮🇳 Zomato changes corporate name to Eternal Tech In Asia
🇬🇧 Analysis: UK government has invested £75m in alternative protein innovation Vegconomist
🇺🇸 New AI tool uses climate data to predict commodity price changes Successful Farming
🇸🇬 Umami Bioworks launches hybrid caviar as B2B ingredient Food Navigator
🇺🇸 Ingredient manufacturer ADM to cut up to 700 jobs, sell assets as nutrition segment faces headwinds Food Dive
