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Category: FoodTech

Food waste is a global issue. Here’s how 2 Singapore startups are working to fight it

October 17, 2019

1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted, yearly, and it costs the global community $1 trillion dollars in losses. What's the world doing to stop this?

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Plant-based pigs will fly! Omnipork to launch in China by Q4 2019

October 16, 2019

"When pigs fly," muttered some alt-protein naysayers. Well, they may have to eat their words after Omnipork's CEO tells us the company's heading to China.

World Food Day 2019: Cooking up new crops for the future

October 16, 2019

#WorldFoodDay calls for action to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. We find out what chefs and suppliers are doing.

EXCLUSIVE: Pontifax AgTech holds first close of Fund II on $140m with $170m committed

October 14, 2019

Pontifax AgTech Fund II is targeting $250m overall.

BREAKING: Roboscientific triumphs at Tesco Agri-T Jam

October 14, 2019

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the Tesco's Finest of them all? Ten agri-tech start-ups have been flinging 7-minute pitches at UK supermarket giant Tesco and its supply chain partners for most of Monday.

Why should you be part of Sprout’s latest cohort in New Zealand?

October 13, 2019

Sprout Accelerator could be that opportunity you need to be part of New Zealand's journey towards sustainability in ag and food tech. Read on for more.

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: 500 Startups leads seed round for Vietnam’s Cricket One

October 13, 2019

Cricket One is another insect-based protein startup that's taking off in Asia, but why? AFN speaks with its founder, Nam Dang, to find out.

Skål!: €17 million more for Matsmart, Sweden’s surplus food marketplace

October 10, 2019

LeadX Capital Partners, which is backed by German retailer Metro Group, led the round, joined by the likes of Ingka Group (IKEA), Northzone, D-Ax, and Norrsken.

UPDATE: Future Meat Technologies raises $14m Series A as Memphis Meats eyes jumbo Series B

October 10, 2019

This is the second-largest round for a cultivated meat startup after Memphis Meat's $17 million Series A.

The extraordinary opportunity in Asian Ag & Food Technology

October 9, 2019

Asia's getting richer faster than anywhere else, and there's a huge need to produce enough food for growing populations. Here's why you should get into it.

What the Fork? A review of Good Day’s CBD cold brew & UbU’s hemp tonic

October 9, 2019

What’s this? A product review? On AFN? I know; we’re moving out of our comfort zone and spreading our wings – or rather our tastebuds - to sample the cutting edge of consumer food products with a new series.

UPDATE: Food allergy detection startup allerguard raises $1.5m post-seed round

October 9, 2019

Are you an allergy sufferer and in need of peace of mind? Israeli startup allerguard could help out. It just got $1.5m in backing for its detection tech.

From Russia with funds: EFKO Group launches $50m foodtech fund

October 7, 2019

EFKO Group is well known from Moscow to Vladivostok for its sunflower oils, milk products, margarine, and ketchup.

BRIEF: Motif hires agrifood industry veteran from Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, DuPont as CTO

October 7, 2019

The microbe-based food ingredients company has hired a new chief technology officer: Michael Leonard

One small steak for man, one giant leap for space-grown meat!

October 7, 2019

Aleph Farms — a startup designing bio-reactor grown and 3D-printable beef steaks — has been busily turning the International Space Station into, well, an International 'Space Steak' Station.

Microfluidics mastery earns Switzerland’s Creoptix $8m Series C

October 4, 2019

Much attention on the work at Creoptix has been on the use of their bioanalytical instruments in the discovery of new drugs and cures for diseases. But there is a relevant agtech application as well, a spokesperson for the company tells AFN

BRIEF: Foodtech Unicorn Zomato ‘finalizing’ $600m round led by Ant Financial, Temasek – ET

October 4, 2019

Indian food tech unicorn Zomato is said to be closing a $600m funding round, led by Temasek and Ant Financial, matching a similar move by rival, Swiggy.

Fitch says more Chinese are nihao-ing fake meat

October 3, 2019

China is hungry for fake meat. But it turns out - it always has been. Find out what's causing the world's largest pork consumers to drop steak for tofu.

How to combat food safety concerns in Asia

October 3, 2019

Zebra Technologies helps mega corporations like Disney tackle the issue of food safety with its smart tech. Read on to find out why it's important.

From biz dev at Grubhub to Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, Steve Sanger is still selling hard

September 30, 2019

Evolv Ventures launched late last year as the venture arm of ketchup and mac-and-cheese behemoth Kraft Heinz with $100 million to invest in startups. We caught up with Steve Sanger, a partner at Evolv, to find out more about the fund's strategy and his personal shift from startup to investor

AgFunder Network Partners

Category: FoodTech

Food waste is a global issue. Here’s how 2 Singapore startups are working to fight it

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Plant-based pigs will fly! Omnipork to launch in China by Q4 2019

World Food Day 2019: Cooking up new crops for the future

EXCLUSIVE: Pontifax AgTech holds first close of Fund II on $140m with $170m committed

BREAKING: Roboscientific triumphs at Tesco Agri-T Jam

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: 500 Startups leads seed round for Vietnam’s Cricket One

Skål!: €17 million more for Matsmart, Sweden’s surplus food marketplace

UPDATE: Future Meat Technologies raises $14m Series A as Memphis Meats eyes jumbo Series B

The extraordinary opportunity in Asian Ag & Food Technology

What the Fork? A review of Good Day’s CBD cold brew & UbU’s hemp tonic

UPDATE: Food allergy detection startup allerguard raises $1.5m post-seed round

From Russia with funds: EFKO Group launches $50m foodtech fund

BRIEF: Motif hires agrifood industry veteran from Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, DuPont as CTO

One small steak for man, one giant leap for space-grown meat!

Microfluidics mastery earns Switzerland’s Creoptix $8m Series C

BRIEF: Foodtech Unicorn Zomato ‘finalizing’ $600m round led by Ant Financial, Temasek – ET

Fitch says more Chinese are nihao-ing fake meat

How to combat food safety concerns in Asia

From biz dev at Grubhub to Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, Steve Sanger is still selling hard

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