The Week in AgriFoodTech: AI-powered protein, plant-based food dyes, and maggot robots
November 28, 2024
Plus: How not to waste 316 million pounds of food this Thanksgiving…
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Japan rising through the ranks as an agrifoodtech hub after 58% increase in YoY funding
November 28, 2024
With $280 million raised across 93 deals, in 2024 to date the country ranked third in total agrifoodtech funding in Asia Pacific, due to a 58% increase in funding
Asia dominates global aquaculture production but Europe still holds most of the VC investment: report
November 27, 2024
VC investment into aquaculture broke records in 2023; 2024 may tell a different story.
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November 27, 2024
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🎥Biomass fermentation in focus at MISTA growth hack: ‘The food of the future is going to be manufactured in a tank’
November 26, 2024
“When we think about a decentralized food system, which we have to move to, this technology is going to be a major unlock,” says MISTA founder Scott May.
XPRIZE ‘Feed the next billion’ finalists learn there is no $10m grand prize: ‘It feels dishonest’
November 25, 2024
It is “clearly communicated to all competitors in our documentations that awards are not guaranteed,” says XPRIZE. “This is not the first time a winner has not been identified by our judges.”
‘A huge milestone…’ Alpine Bio harvests first large-scale crop of soybeans containing casein proteins
November 25, 2024
“This is the culmination of seven years of R&D to get expression levels to a point where the science and the economics make sense,” says founder and CEO Magi Richani.
How not to waste 18 showers’ worth of food this Thanksgiving
November 25, 2024
More than half of all Thanksgiving food waste in the US will be just two items, turkey and milk, says think tank ReFED.
Kelp Blue unpacks the benefits of turning seaweed into biostimulants: ‘What we sell works better for a farmer’
November 22, 2024
Kelp Blue founder Daniel Hooft discusses the ups and downs of farming giant kelp and his journey from the oil industry to aquaculture.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Traveling APAC’s road to recovery with SarvaGram, TurtleTree, Vow & more
November 21, 2024
Plus: Malaysian farm-to-restaurant platform Secai Marche raises Series A funding.
NEW REPORT: Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech funding recovers with 38% YoY increase to $4.2bn so far in 2024
November 21, 2024
In 2024 Asia-Pacific agrifoodtech startups have shown resilience against global market headwinds, securing $4.2 billion in funding and 31% of the global investment in the sector this year.
Keychain raises $15m to expand CPG manufacturing platform; firm will ‘change how the CPG industry works,’ says General Mills
November 19, 2024
For a sector that deploys cutting edge tech in everything from logistics to pathogen control, the food industry is still stuck in the dark ages when it comes to finding co-manufacturers, says Keychain CEO Oisin Hanrahan.
‘There’s anxiety, but not panic…’ How supply chain and procurement teams are preparing for tariffs
November 19, 2024
“There was a feeling that supply chains seemed to work reasonably well until around 2010. And then things start getting really messy,” says supply chain consultant Matt Lekstutis.
BioDefense seeks to disrupt seafood market with ‘tasteless, odorless, and invisible’ coating that can boost shelf life 2-3x
November 18, 2024
The ROI for customers is “about reducing food waste, opening up new markets, and having food that is fresher and tastier,” says the Singapore-based startup.
Impossible Foods’ heme protein is safe, says EFSA GMO panel
November 15, 2024
Opinion is a key milestone on the way to making Impossible Foods’ flagship products available in the EU, pending final approval by the European Commission and EU Member States, says the firm.
Plantible Foods raises $30m Series B to scale duckweed protein, deliver on ‘multi-million dollar offtake agreements’
November 15, 2024
The fact Plantible has secured long-term offtake agreements and is able to scale in a modular fashion –scaling out rather than scaling up with proven tech—has helped build trust with investors, says its CEO.
For Nzatu, regenerative agriculture is about building ‘a sustainable, long-term economy’ for Africa’s farmers
November 15, 2024
In addition to honey and ancient grains, the company has now launched a coffee product that’s being distributed in the US and Europe.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Grubhub sold in $650m deal, Elicit Plant bags $47m, gene-edited wine
November 14, 2024
Plus: chatbots for cultivated meat are here.
NotCo CTO: ‘Within three years, the bulk of our revenue will be from the b2b business. From design, we are an AI company’
November 13, 2024
“It’s not just about plant-based, it’s about coming up with elevated products in every category,” says CTO Dr. Karim Pichara.
Shiru raises $16m series B to expand AI-powered ingredient discovery platform
November 12, 2024
Shiru is “building a comprehensive platform that will revolutionize ingredient discovery across multiple molecular classes,” claims founder and CEO Dr. Jasmin Hume.
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