Vestaron banks $82m Series C funding for its crop-protecting peptides
“We have additional insecticide candidates at earlier stages in our pipeline, as well as our first fungicidal candidates,” CEO Anna Rath tells AFN.
“We have additional insecticide candidates at earlier stages in our pipeline, as well as our first fungicidal candidates,” CEO Anna Rath tells AFN.
Pending regulatory approval, the US-based company hopes to bring its cultivated chicken to commercial markets later this year.
Copia’s food and products delivery service is one of a kind as it aims to revamp e-commerce models in Africa with a team of local agents.
It will use the funding to launch into other countries through partnerships with local players.
It’s boosting farm incomes and reducing food waste by providing logistics, warehousing, and financing solutions to small-scale grain growers.
Its animal-free leather analog, Reishi, is produced using mycelium – the vegetative ‘roots’ of fungi.
The Bandung-based startup plans to launch into other major fish and shrimp farming markets, including China and India.
The Argentine startup will use the funds to strengthen its e-commerce and fintech offerings, as well as for growing its footprint in Brazil.
The San Francisco precision fermentation company will scale up its process for brewing animal-free egg proteins and other high-functioning ingredients.
“Our mission [is] to drive the widespread adoption of regenerative farming practices,” said CEO Daniel Ryan.
The Santa Cruz, California-based recently raised $100 million in funding for its e-commerce platform that aims to be ‘the Spotify for cannabis.’
It will use a chunk of the funding to open its largest facility yet: a leafy greens and berries-focused greenhouse in Lockhart, Texas.
After winning a First Amendment labeling lawsuit and raising mega-money from VCs, what next for Miyoko’s Creamery? Vegan cottage cheese, that’s what.
The Barcelona-based company started out as an online store for cut flowers. Since then it has gone B2B and added houseplants to its lineup – and now it’s using tech to revolutionize floriculture.
After a limited release of its alt-protein sausage patties and ice cream, Nature’s Fynd is preparing for a full-scale commercial launch.
The South Korean startup will set up packing and warehousing facilities in 50 “strategic” countries while hiring to expand its engagement, fulfillment, and platform development teams.
The Series C round marks the first UAE investment out of SoftBank’s Vision Fund II.
It closed its Series B round just three months ago – but says it needed more money for its aggressive expansion plans.
The Israeli startup combines AI-driven technology with exotic and ancient crop types to breed seeds with superior nutritional qualities.
The Minnesotan startup sees partnerships as the best route to expanding its footprint, rather than developing ancillary solutions and services in-house.
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