
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Avisomo secures $5.2m, BiocSol snaps $4.6m, PlantBaby raises $4m
Plus: Israeli startups sign three fresh foodtech partnerships.
Plus: Israeli startups sign three fresh foodtech partnerships.
Despite growth, the Canada agrifoodtech sector lags behind other countries when it comes to investment, particularly the US and UK.
“This was a win-win for me and I didn’t look back,” says Winnie Wambugu, cofounder of Nakuru Tubers and Deep Science Doctoral candidate.
The growing presence of autonomy in agriculture could change the way machines are designed, suggests company cofounder Tyler Niday.
Tech-based solutions in many cases only offer “incremental benefits” and tend to be aligned with intensive livestock production, says investor network FAIRR.
The first five investments are in novel fats producer Gavan, sweet protein maker Oobli, agtech software/digitization players Flox AI and HerdDogg, and mycelium producer Mush Foods.
Plus: Non-GMO project tackles ultra-processed foods with new labeling.
The first beans from Vanilla Vida’s facilities in the north of Israel are being harvested now, with crops from additional greenhouses run by kibbutzim in central and southern Israel using Vanilla Vida protocols set to deliver harvests in late 2025 and early 2026.
The offtake agreement with Chestnut Carbon is the second-largest carbon removal deal Microsoft has ever signed, and its largest in the US.
The new facility “lays to rest any doubt about whether Asparagopsis production can be scaled to meet commercial demand,” claims CEO Dr. Steve Meller.
AgList is designed to help farmers discover ag biological products and see what other growers are using and recommending.
What better use for pension or sovereign fund money than funding AI solutions that can support regenerative agriculture, says Johan Jörgensen.
The company is uniquely simple in its approach to data management in that the entire process happens via WhatsApp.
InnerPlant has completed the FDA’s New Protein Consultation (NPC) process for the fluorescent protein used in its InnerSoy product.
Plus: Mosa Meat and NewCulture request market authorizations for alt meat and cheese
More growers seek technologies that reduce operational costs and support sustainability efforts, according to Agritecture’s CEA census.
“The tired old narrative of ‘You can’t grow enough seaweed’ [for livestock methane reduction at scale] needs to go away as far as I’m concerned,” says CH4 Global CEO Dr. Steve Meller. “It’s what we do.”
The registration enables Agreena to “meet the significant demand for high integrity, nature-based credits in the voluntary carbon market.”
Notwithstanding a couple elements, The Grab provides a clear-eyed view of the high stakes struggle for food security.
Plus: Syngenta launches partnership to speed up R&D for biologicals