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Category: FoodTech

Why technology could make animals obsolete

September 20, 2019

Wherever we look, humans have consistently built technologies that surpass their animal predecessors. Cars replaced horses, petroleum replaced whales, tractors replaced oxen, telecommunications replaced carrier pigeons. Food may be next.

BREAKING: 3 startups focused on sustainability and nutrition win big at inaugural FoodBytes! Chicago

September 20, 2019

Tia Lupita Foods, LocalCoho and Capro-X won at FoodBytes! Chicago yesterday.

Impossible Foods makes retail debut as Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat

September 20, 2019

The plant-based meat maker is launching at 27 Gelson’s locations in Southern California while Tim Hortons is backpedaling its Beyond Meat offerings.

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Kuli Kuli launches moringa products into 2,500 Walmarts

September 19, 2019

Kuli Kuli is driving the moringa products market in the US with over 50% of a segment that's now in 3% of US households.

A startup cheat-sheet for London’s Future Food-Tech summit next month

September 18, 2019

Beware, food tech dilettantes: Do not go charging headlong into London’s Future Food Tech event this October without a good game plan.

Corporate-startup partnerships aren’t an easy win-win. Here’s why.

September 18, 2019

A startup needs reliability and funds, while a corporate needs fresh ideas. Sounds like a win-win, doesn't it? But there's more than meets the eye.

Rockstart reveals first agri-foodtech cohort with €15m to invest in 10 startups

September 18, 2019

The 10 startups yield from Europe, India, and Chile, and will be making the most of the €15 million Rockstart recently raised to invest in them from early through to late stage.

GROW accelerator debuts its 9 startups

September 17, 2019

Narrowed down from over 160 applicants, the GROW accelerator showcased its nine talents to a turnout with big names like Temasek, ESG and Mondelez.

The Modern Acre podcast: leveraging tech to disrupt outdated processes with ImpactVision

September 17, 2019

ImpactVision uses machine learning and hyperspectral imaging to detect the quality and composition of food products to a degree that has not been possible before.

Lucky for some: Why TERRA picked these 13 growth-stage agri-foodtech startups

September 16, 2019

TERRA, the growth-stage accelerator, has announced its fourth cohort and it’s a diverse list of businesses tackling key problems in the food chain including food waste and safety.

BREAKING: Trigo Vision raises $22m Series A for the checkout-free future of grocery

September 16, 2019

The Israeli computer vision company uses AI to track the items shoppers place in their cart for a frictionless checkout experience.

As Minneapolis tries to ban drive-thrus, McDonald’s tries to automate them

September 12, 2019

Using different languages to order your food could soon become a moot point at McDonald’s drive-thrus, with the company's acquisition of Apprente — a two-year-old startup that's been making impressive strides in voice recognition software.

Bellwether Coffee checks sustainability, fair wage boxes for impact fund DBL

September 12, 2019

“Bellwether Coffee has a dream team of sustainability and coffee experts and is addressing a large market ripe for improvement,” Nancy Pfund, managing partner at DBL Partners, tells AFN.

Can alternative protein startups justify their climbing valuations?

September 11, 2019

It’s hard to miss the investor enthusiasm for alternative protein startups but valuations are creeping up as I heard at the Good Food Conference last week.

4 reasons why the food & agtech boom is no false dawn

September 11, 2019

As the industry attracts more and more attention from mainstream investors, is this investment category here to stay, asks Danny O'Brien from Idea2Scale.

BRIEF: Kraft Heinz’s VC invests in New Culture $3.5m seed round for cell-grown cheese

September 10, 2019

New Culture is making dairy cheese without animals instead using fermentation, the addition plant-based fats, sugars and traditional cheesemaking process.

UK’s Cannaray raises £7.8m Series A in major European CBD gambit

September 9, 2019

Cannaray plans to hit the European market with medical marijuana and CBD products in the next few months with various “novel formulations” such as CBD-infused pet food.

Packaging tech TIPA raises $25m to fuel European, Australian, US growth

September 9, 2019

The Israeli startup sells compostable packaging solutions that breakdown within 180 days to packaging manufacturers and retailers

Cricket roaster Ento to take on Beyond Meat after seed round

September 8, 2019

Watch out, Beyond Meat. Edible cricket farmer and roaster, ENTO, is coming for you with a bug-based burger patty. And it's probably healthier.

GFI India: Demand for “prestige foods” will drive alt meat industry in emerging markets

September 6, 2019

Asia and Africa are home to 80% of the world’s population and with rising incomes, they are craving and demanding more animal-sourced foods, GFI India's head Varun Deshpande told AFN on the sidelines of the Good Food Conference in San Francisco today.

AgFunder Network Partners

Category: FoodTech

Why technology could make animals obsolete

BREAKING: 3 startups focused on sustainability and nutrition win big at inaugural FoodBytes! Chicago

Impossible Foods makes retail debut as Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Kuli Kuli launches moringa products into 2,500 Walmarts

A startup cheat-sheet for London’s Future Food-Tech summit next month

Corporate-startup partnerships aren’t an easy win-win. Here’s why.

Rockstart reveals first agri-foodtech cohort with €15m to invest in 10 startups

GROW accelerator debuts its 9 startups

The Modern Acre podcast: leveraging tech to disrupt outdated processes with ImpactVision

Lucky for some: Why TERRA picked these 13 growth-stage agri-foodtech startups

BREAKING: Trigo Vision raises $22m Series A for the checkout-free future of grocery

As Minneapolis tries to ban drive-thrus, McDonald’s tries to automate them

Bellwether Coffee checks sustainability, fair wage boxes for impact fund DBL

Can alternative protein startups justify their climbing valuations?

4 reasons why the food & agtech boom is no false dawn

BRIEF: Kraft Heinz’s VC invests in New Culture $3.5m seed round for cell-grown cheese

UK’s Cannaray raises £7.8m Series A in major European CBD gambit

Packaging tech TIPA raises $25m to fuel European, Australian, US growth

Cricket roaster Ento to take on Beyond Meat after seed round

GFI India: Demand for “prestige foods” will drive alt meat industry in emerging markets

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