India’s Proeon raises $2.4m seed funding to supply plant-based protein industry
The Pune-based startup aims to grow its presence in North America and Europe, including the establishment of an R&D facility in the Netherlands.
The Pune-based startup aims to grow its presence in North America and Europe, including the establishment of an R&D facility in the Netherlands.
The Kenyan startup is hoping its inventory management app can digitalize supply chains and mitigate financing challenges for food businesses across Africa.
It aims to take the manual labor out of the ag commodities inspection process using computer vision, machine learning, and IoT.
The Memphis, Tennessee-based startup provides a platform for restaurants which allows casual workers to log in and take customer orders remotely.
The Australian startup is producing whole-food meat analogs out of shiitake, with celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal creating a signature burger using the product.
The Singaporean startup is deploying its robotics platform across multiple industries – including indoor ag, where it streamlines crop inspection and harvesting.
The Singapore-based startup has scored $30 million in seed funding from the likes of Temasek, GGV Capital, and England soccer star Dele Alli.
The Chennai-based startup will use the pre-Series A funds to strengthen its fintech offering, while also boosting the volume of seafood exports it handles.
The Porto Alegre-based startup secured funding from SP Ventures, ABSeed, and SLC Agrícola, among others.
It’s aiming to build “the world’s largest algae factory” to supply raw material for a feed supplement that can reduce livestock methane emissions by up to 80%.
The Singaporean startup has created OnlyEg: a legumes-based ‘whole egg’ replacement that comprises a separate white and yolk.
Its LeafSense tech is being used by growers to optimize the productivity of citrus orchards – and coffee and avocados could be next.
The Boston-based startup’s Kula-N can produce nutrients “only when the plant needs,” by applying “energized” bacteria that fix both nitrogen and carbon in the soil.
The Singapore-based company has invested in The Nurturing Co as part of its wider ‘Go Green With Razer’ initiative, which aims for a 100% ‘carbon neutral’ organization by 2030.
New Zealand’s Scentian Bio is using insect olfactory receptors to detect volatile compounds – and it believes its tech could prove invaluable for the food industry.
The San Diego-based startup is digitalizing the meal preparation business so that smaller players can streamlime operations, cut inefficiencies, and boost profits.
“If I tell suppliers I have 25% of retailers on my platform, that’s a very solid proposition compared to 5% of farmers,” Agrim co-founder Mukul Garg tells AFN.
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Zurich’s Mirai is initially working on non-GMO cultured beef and is “laser-focussed on developing a healthy nutritional profile” for the product, says its CEO.
Denmark’s Nordetect wants to help CEA startups get a better glimpse of their nutrient use without waiting weeks for a lab test result.
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