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Category: FoodTech

Indian dried fruit and nuts marketplace Farmley secures $6M in Series A

August 9, 2022

Farmley, India’s dried fruit and nuts marketplace, secured $6m in Series A funding led by DSG Consumer Partners and Alkemi Growth Capital

We taste-tested GOOD Meat’s cultivated chicken. Here’s our verdict

August 8, 2022

Eat Just secured world-first regulatory approval in Singapore for its GOOD Meat cultivated chicken back in December 2020.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: Vertical farmer Spread raises $30m, McWin launches $500m restaurant fund

August 5, 2022

Source Global bagged a late-stage round for its drinking water tech and alt-protein startup Paleo unveiled some pre-historic meat analogues.

Meet the GROWhort: Veggie Victory makes animal-free meat alternatives for African palates

August 5, 2022

The Nigerian startup is working to solve Africa’s protein shortfall by developing plant-based products that seamlessly substitute animal meat in local dishes.

Nutreco buys Indian aquatech Eruvaka for $40m-$50m in exit for Omnivore

August 4, 2022

The Netherlands-based animal and fish feed producer has acquired close to 94% in Indian aquatech company Eruvaka as impact fund Omnivore and Eruvaka team exit.

Data snapshot: Germany topped European agrifood investment in 2021 while UK was more diverse

August 3, 2022

Roughly 70% of German agrifood’s $3.3 billion in funding went to just two companies, both part of the now-struggling instant-delivery sector.

Meet the GROWhort: Decomer proposes plant-based solution to food packaging problem

July 29, 2022

The Estonian startup is producing edible and compostable food-grade packaging materials from plant-derived polysaccharides.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: FreshRealm, Kitchen United score mega-deals in a downturn, Arable raises $40m

July 28, 2022

Normative bagged funds for its carbon reporting platform and old favorites like donuts and avocados got makeovers with sustainability in mind.

Why is Perfect Day trying to buy India’s largest gelatin manufacturer?

July 25, 2022

The US alt-dairy startup has posted the winning ₹6.38 billion ($79.8 million) bid to take over Sterling Biotech, which entered liquidation in 2019.

Meet the founder: Marica Quarsingh of Sea-Stematic on creating the ‘Tesla of Seafood’

July 22, 2022

Marica Quarsingh calls her cell-cultured seafood startup, Sea-Stematic, the “Tesla of seafood” to communicate how seafood should be produced: sustainably and with the right market insights.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: String Bio raises $20m, SVG heads south with $50m agtech fund

July 22, 2022

Canadian indoor farming company Fieldless Farms raised Series A funding and MycoWorks debuted hats made from mushroom roots.

BREAKING: Meati bags $150m to make nutrient-dense meat analogues ubiquitous

July 21, 2022

The US company’s forthcoming “mega Ranch” facility is expected to produce tens of millions of pounds of mushroom root meat analogues annually.

Data snapshot: Europe’s agrifood sector is building a pipeline of climate tech startups

July 20, 2022

Investors should view the current tech industry downturn as an opportunity to funnel more patient capital one area holding strong: climate tech.

Re-Nuble partners with Cruz Foam to create indoor farm nutrients from seafood

July 18, 2022

Re-Nuble, a New York-based agtech company that indoor farming nutrients from food waste, has partnered with California’s CruzFoam to source waste from seafood producers.

The Week in Agrifoodtech: Cruising Kitchens nets $100m, foodtech layoffs & shutdowns continue

July 14, 2022

While foodtech startups feel the crunch of the current downturn, fundraising in agtech and alternative protein keeps coming.

Brief: $2bn ‘integrated ag parks’ to be established in India to tackle global food insecurity

July 14, 2022

The tech-enabled parks are a joint project between India, Israel, the UAE, and the US.

Yeap squares food demand & food waste with its protein made from spent yeast

July 14, 2022

Yeap Proteins is using yeast recovered from industrial sidestreams to produce a complete protein ingredient.

Data Snapshot: Europe needs more funding for food waste, circular economy startups

July 13, 2022

Circular economy startups addressing food waste, plastic alternatives and upcycling in Europe’s agrifood sector raised just 2.6% of VC funding last year.

Q&A: HowGood exec on linking regenerative farming to food industry impact

July 12, 2022

Chief innovation officer Ethan Soloviev shares how his other day job – running a regenerative farm – informs his work at the impact intelligence platform.