Beyond venture capital, private equity, and general debt, there is one valuable potential source of cash that many agrifoodtech startups are overlooking.
Protein has become a bit of a battleground in Australia of late; but the economics suggest there’s plenty of room for all players – traditional and alternative.
Startups focused on food and water received more climate-conscious capital than those in any other sector over the past 12 months, according to Climate Tech VC.
Regenerative ag topped the headlines over the past seven days as agrifood colossi Cargill, Heineken & Nestlé each announced new initiatives.
The Hollywood actor, who’s also joining the startups in an advisory capacity, said they’re solving “some of the most pressing issues [in] industrial beef production.”
GOOD Meat, the cell-cultured meat business of US alt-protein startup Eat Just, has secured $97 million in funding as a continuation of the $170 million
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.
Heineken UK will work with 10 farmers to explore how practices like cover cropping can improve the emissions profile of beer’s main ingredient.
The San Diego startup makes ingredients for food, cosmetics, and therapeutics “in a cleaner way and a much better way for the planet,” according to co-founder Nicholas Brideau.
Picnic dispatches groceries from strategically located, automated hubs to its customers’ doorsteps using electric minivans.
Growthwell said it’s working on “a new collection of seafood and chicken alternatives aimed at the growing number of flexitarians” across Asia.
Spiber is valued at $1.22 billion following this latest round – while SpotOn hit a post-money valuation of $3.15 billion, according to reports.
“At Careem, we were barely scratching the surface. From tax filing [to] transportation, we realized no-one had tried to solve the problems of the retail industry.”
Meat for human and animal consumption is responsible for 57% of food production’s emissions – with beef alone making up 25%.
It distinguishes itself from other robo-delivery startups by relying on remote drivers instead of automation to pilot its robots through the streets.
The Berlin-based startup has set itself the target of replacing 10% of Europe’s dairy products with animal-free versions produced using precision fermentation by 2030.
The Jakarta-based company says it wants to become “the leader in creating delivery-first food and beverage brands in Southeast Asia.”
Marine bioproducts derived from resources like algae could add $3 billion to the Australian economy by 2035 – while also building a more resilient food system.
While mega-deals involving seven Chinese e-Grocery startups accounted for $3.8 billion of H1’s figure, funding to other countries is still on track to outpace 2020 levels, according to the latest data from AgFunder.
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Here’s an alternative form of funding for agrifoodtech companies to complement traditional equity