Sistema_VC recently hosted a conference on agtech and here Dmitry Filatov shares the key industry trends that emerged on the day including tailored food, AI-assistants for farmers, data-driven supply decisions, and more.
Institutional investors are increasingly looking to invest in important sectors that matter and food and agriculture is one of them, according to Kevin Schwartz.
We caught up with Lee ahead of the Rethink Agrifood Innovation Week in Singapore later this month to find about how Singapore is positioning itself as an agri-foodtech hub in Asia and globally.
As vertical farming moves into its next phase where operating expenses are dropping, Boaz Toledano writes that it will be able to compete with the industry organic industry.
Consumers are keeping a careful eye on sugar intake and DuPont is hoping to help the dairy industry meet rising demand for low-sugar products.
A cold chain logistics automation startup scored $31m in funding while an app-based ingredients ordering platform for restaurants raised $33.5m.
Ann Venemean tells AFN her thoughts on where agri-foodtech can improve, plant-based protein, and one of the biggest takeaways from her career to date.
The San Francisco-based food waste startup is tackling the global issue from different angles through what it describes as its early-investment platform.
The company has raised SFr7 million to support entry into other European markets, launch new products and work towards retail distribution at home.
Israeli insect farming startup Flying Spark has struck a partnership and investment deal with Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood producers.
AgFunder has just opened the New Carnivore Fund to investors. The $20M fund will invest in alternative protein startups including plant-based alternatives, cellular agriculture, and the picks-and-shovels that will enable the industry.
How does getting your company a ‘B corporation’ certification help? Large corporates like Danone North America and Bigelow Tea are already in on this.
As tit-for-tat tariffs fly left, right, and centre, this fund aims to bring the US and China together, by rewarding startup smarts with funds.
We speak to two up and coming startups in the GROW accelerator’s latest cohort, as they tackle contemporary problems with age-old solutions.
Developed for the dairy and plant-based dairy industries, CHIBER replaces current preservatives on the market today with a natural, clean-label alternative.
The UK startup has developed a smart kitchen tool that helps restaurants account for their food waste to see where they can improve.
Trigo’s technology uses computer vision and AI to see what shoppers put in their carts, charging their accounts when they walk out the door. Tesco invested just after its Series A round.
1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted, yearly, and it costs the global community $1 trillion dollars in losses. What’s the world doing to stop this?
“When pigs fly,” muttered some alt-protein naysayers. Well, they may have to eat their words after Omnipork’s CEO tells us the company’s heading to China.
#WorldFoodDay calls for action to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. We find out what chefs and suppliers are doing.
