The startup is building a database of healthy peptides found in agriculture byproducts for use in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and supplement markets.
What happens when one of America’s favorite retailers, one of the world’s most renowned research institutions, and a global design firm team up to explore the future of food?
The firm, which has 8 portfolio companies already under its belt, launched the fund at the New York Times Food for Tomorrow Conference this morning (Wednesday).
The biotechnology company removing the bitter taste from food and drinks has completed its Series A round with a commitment from a Pennsylvanian VC focused on the sector.
Phytoption poised to transform the natural additives sector with its solubilizing technology and recently won the BioCrossroads New Venture Competition.
The plant-based alternative meat producer has so far raised $17m towards its Series E from one VC as funding for the sector grows.
Agtech VC veteran Finistere led a $3.4m investment round into food discovery app ShopWell alongside S2G Ventures and other VCs.
AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak to Maarten Goosens, principal at Anterra Capital, about the firm’s food technology thesis,
Welcome to another addition of AgFunderNews’ weekly roundup. Drones are back in the news, PE investors exited a Scottish shellfish company and an organic frozen fruit brand for $600m, and the World Bank’s IFC has invested in BigBasket.com
AgFunderNews weekly roundup of fundings, M&A, and food and agriculture policy: what got most people talking this week was Impossible Foods’ whopping $108 million Series D round.
The San Francisco startup is providing fresh, healthy alternatives to the unhealthy snacks that currently dominate vending machines.
This is the 9th year of the Netherlands-based awards. Shortlisted innovations range from alternative protein products and food preservation tech, to animal feed and precision agriculture.
Ambronite, a Finnish food tech startup producing organic meal replacement drinks, or “drinkable supermeals”, is the latest alternative food technology company to attract high profile investor interest.
Brook Porter, partner of KPCB’s Green Growth Fund, discusses the growing number of big data tools for farmers and consumer psychology surrounding food technology.
An Indonesian grocery delivery business in $12m Series A, an Indian meal delivery service raises $600k and a farmland fund closure are among this week’s fundings in brief.
The venture capital arm of the UK food company has exited Lumora, a food safety and technology platform, to German healthcare conglomerate EBRA Diagnostics Mannheim (EBRA) as Fund II takes a new direction.
Sustainable seafood business competition Fish 2.0 has selected 37 companies to pitch to investors at its Stanford University final in November, with aquaculture-focused businesses representing over a third of the group.
This week’s news includes an at-the-market offering from Farmland Partners, two food e-commerce fundings, a drone funding and drone acquisition, Tate & Lyle’s recent exit
AgFunderNews recently caught up with Seventure Partners to hear about its investment in mushroom-based flavor enhancement company MycoTechnology.
AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak to Andy Ziolkowski, co-founder and managing partner of Cultivian Sandbox, about the firm’s interest in food technology.
