Gingko Bioworks Secures $9M in Series A financing
March 19, 2015
Imagine a bunch of skinny jean-wearing hipsters sitting in a well lit studio above a Cambridge coffee shop adorned with minimalist artwork, drafting the next
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Native Traits Receives $250k From Northern Michigan Angels
March 11, 2015
Native Traits, a Michigan based bio tech company, has received a $250,000 commitment from Northern Michigan Angels investment group. Founded in 2013, Native Traits set up shop
California Safe Soil gives new life to food waste
March 4, 2015
The West Sacramento-based company collects unsold fresh food from supermarkets and recycles it into a low-cost, nutritious liquid fertilizer for crops.
Village Capital’s AgTech Accelerator Announces Batch 2 Winners
February 1, 2015
Village Capital just wrapped up demo day for Batch 2 of their Agtech accelerator program (Ag Global Program), and have announced the the peer-selected recipients
UPDATE: Soylent reports $20m raise, backed by Andreessen, Lerer, and Index
January 15, 2015
Some more news has emerged from the Soylent deal. On Sunday we reported that health drink maker Soylent was raising $10 million, but yesterday Chris Dixon of
Foodtech startup Soylent now valued at $100 million
January 11, 2015
Venture Beat is reporting that Soylent, a meal-replacement startup, is raising $10 million lead by investor Andreessen Horowitz. According to Re/Code, Soylent has previously raised
Hampton Creek turns veggie mayo into gold with $90M raise
December 18, 2014
Hampton Creek has just announced a huge $90 million Series C financing led by Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures and Khosla Ventures. This comes just ten months after
Food diagnostics company Sample6 raises $2.5M
November 17, 2014
The Boston Business Journal reports that food diagnostics company, Sample6, has raised an additional $2.5M from founder and board member Tim Lu, adding to the
Council on Foreign Relations meets to discusses the future of food
November 5, 2014
The discussion, Technology on the Menu: Food of the Future, focused on advancements within the AgTech space and how new technologies and methods from each sector might shape the way the global community produces its food in the coming decades.
WISErg raises another $900k to convert grocer’s waste to fertilizer
November 4, 2014
John Cook over at GeekWire has reported that WISErg has added another $900,000 to the $5 million Series B they raised earlier this year for
Bon Appetech focuses on innovation with foodtech conference
October 28, 2014
This spring Bon Appetech is hosting a foodtech focused conference to jumpstart the “Good Food Innovation” movement, and build a more robust ecology around food and
Foodtech company FoodEssentials raises $1.5M
October 16, 2014
Foodtech big-data company FoodEssentials which collects, aggregates and analyzes food label data for government, retailers and manufacturers has raised a $1.5M Series A, according to their SEC filing. Edward
How spinach could power up alternative energy
August 22, 2014
The leafy green that gave Popeye his unusually muscled forearms has lost some salad-bowl clout to the trendier kale in recent years. But now, new research suggests that the “superfood” could soon have more power in its corner.
Can Insects Feed A Hungry Planet?
August 18, 2014
This post originally appeared on Ensia. Infographic design by Anna Egelhoff, research by John Sisser, and writing by Todd Reubold. If you have
Modern Meadow, a Startup Growing Meat and Leather, Raises $10M Series A
June 27, 2014
Imagine a world in which animal products are produced without harming or slaughtering any animals. Modern Meadow, the bioengineering startup using tissue-engineering techniques to
WISErg, Food-Waste Composter, Raises $5M Series B
June 26, 2014
West coast composting is soon to get bigger (but not smellier) after a recent round of funding. WISErg Corporation, a Redmond, Washington-based bio-clean technology
New Type of Flour May Help Fight Food Allergies
May 19, 2014
One in every 13 kids has a food allergy. That’s about two kids in every classroom in America. The national cost of dealing with these
FreshRealm Raises $10M for Food Distribution Tech
May 4, 2014
About 40 percent of food in the US is wasted each day. Each year, the average American family spends $2,200 on wasted food. One company,
AgLocal Raises $1.3M, and Shifts from Meat Marketplace to Subscription Service
April 25, 2014
AgLocal, a company that previously a ‘meat marketplace’ has shifted to be a meat subscription service. And, they’ve just raised $1.3 million to bolster their
Will Social Startup Kuli Kuli be the TOMS of the Food Industry?
April 9, 2014
Think of an agriculture system that leads to better nutrition, higher wages, fair global trade, and more security for each person along the supply chain.
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