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Category: FoodTech

I’m getting déjà vu: foodtech and the dot com crash

January 16, 2023

Over the last year, we have seen a fierce and accelerating backlash against food tech. But it’s time to move on, writes Johan Jörgensen.

Meet the founder: Zane Adams of FedUp Foods on his advocacy for regenerative supply chains

January 13, 2023

Zane Adams, Co-CEO of FedUp Foods talked to AFN about extractive food production systems and why producers need to embrace regenrative supply chains

The week in agrifoodtech: $42m for No Meat Factory, New Age Eats ‘lets go’ of pilot facility, Benson Hill co-founder passes away

January 12, 2023

The week also saw new deals for ingredient tech startups and funding for revitalizing the world’s forests.

Apply to the 2023 AgFunder GROW Impact Accelerator

January 11, 2023

Agrifoodtech startups working to build a more sustainable, reliable agrifood system are invited to apply to the five-month-long program

Asia is too often overlooked in the alt protein conversation. It’s time to change that

January 10, 2023

Over 60% of the global population lives in Asia with just 20% of farmland, and a growing middle class demanding high-status animal protein. We need to create better alternative protein products for the Asian consumer, writes Sonalie Figueiras.

New year, new people moves: Zomato, Sweetgreen executives out, AppHarvest taps CEA vet for COO

January 6, 2023

Other people moves from the last month include a new chief marketing officer for Grabango and a new role for Upstream Ag’s founder.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: Liberation Labs’ $20m seed round, Deere unveils robotic fertilizer system

January 5, 2023

Alterpacks raised $1 million while greenhouse grower AppHarvest entered a sale-leaseback deal for one if its Kentucky facilities.

Vertical farm fail, a unique agtech SPAC: AFN’s best read of 2022

January 5, 2023

Vertical farm failure, a SPAC from the father of agtech, GM controversy, indoor farmed wheat, and funding for one of regenerative agriculture’s leaders were the top 5 articles reported on by AFN’s team of reporters in 2022.

Innovation in agriculture and food and its vital role in fighting climate change

January 4, 2023

Through innovation, six major trends, from agrifintech to farm management software, are repositioning the sector and unlocking its game-changing potential.

AFN’s top 5 guest articles of 2022

January 3, 2023

AFN’s most-read guest articles of the year debated the future of CEA, analyzed (a complete lack of) plant-based meat branding and more.

Risk entangled Eastern Europe continues to innovate in agtech, says EIT Food on the eve of 2023

December 30, 2022

Despite war and market volatility, EIT Food says Eastern and Central European startups are defying the odds with continued advancements in agtech.

The year in agrifoodtech: Observations from writing a year’s worth of news roundups

December 29, 2022

News roundups from 2022 shed light on the rise and fall of eGrocery, the downturn’s impact on agrifoodtech and what to watch for 2023.

2022’s 5 biggest foodtech deals

December 28, 2022

Food delivery, cultivated meat, and bio-energy startups across Asia, North America and Oceana landed agrifoodtech’s top five deals of 2022.

Q&A: Roger Royse unpacks ESG, PE and IPO prospects for agtech for 2023

December 27, 2022

Agtech expert and attorney Roger Royse shares his thoughts on what the agrifood industry should expect as one year closes and another begins.

Impact investing moves from niche to norm in agtech & foodtech

December 22, 2022

Expect a continued rise in impact investing to create more sustainable agtech and foodtech, and to build and manage more sustainable real estate, writes Gideon Soesman.

The week in agrifoodtech: BigBasket bags $200m, Kodama’s forestry funding, more restaurant tech layoffs

December 22, 2022

In agtech, deals from Grow Indigo, FreezeM and others were all about insect farming, forest restoration and capturing more carbon.

Data snapshot: ‘A lot of hope’ for India’s supply chain as funding grows for Midstream Technologies

December 21, 2022

The Midstream Technologies category in India saw a 2.5X funding increase in FY22, making it one of the country’s most active agrifoodtech investment areas.

The week in agrifoodtech: NotCo scores $70m, HealthKart’s mega-round, new funding for Winter Farm

December 15, 2022

NotCo has big plans for its AI tool, while nutrition platform HealthKart will expand its business and Winter Farm will grow a new crop.

Data snapshot: Thanks to Swiggy’s mega-deals, restaurant marketplaces lead India agrifoodtech funding

December 14, 2022

Led by Swiggy, Restaurant Marketplaces raised $1.95 billion in FY22, scooping up the most funding of any agrifoodtech category.

How Forsea is avoiding the “scaffolding challenge” of cultivated meat and seafood

December 12, 2022

Forsea, an Israeli cultured seafood startup is using organoid technolog, mostly used in phrama and developmental biology, to produce cultured seafood.