VanEck launched its Future of Food ETF at the end of last year. AFN checks in with portfolio manager Shawn Reynolds to find out more.
The Kenyan retail platform connects small-scale merchants with FMCG brands and financing options so that they can grow their businesses.
The Californian e-grocer will use the funds to expand its platform, which sells ‘hard-to-find’ Asian and Latin food, household, and beauty items.
More than half of survey respondents said grocery stores must improve their sustainability claims and avoid greenwashing.
Ghana’s nascent agrifoodtech sector is active, but investors lack familiarity with the market while entrepreneurs are cautious of raising capital too soon.
Funding will support further expansion of Flashfood’s food rescue and redistribution program at grocery retailers across the US.
Vertical farming and alt-protein saw sizable financings this week, with companies like GrowUp Farms, Novameat, and Wildtype closing significant rounds.
The firm has made the first close of its $15 million maiden fund, which it claims is the first to exclusively back Asia Pacific alt-protein startups.
The year-long program is designed to prime Africa’s agrifoodtech VC pipeline by supporting early-stage startups with investment and business readiness.
Premium Branded Foods remained one of India’s most active categories, despite a pandemic-related slowdown.
But the startup needs to get regulatory approval before it can sell its cell-cultured salmon to US consumers.
The Dakar-based startup is boosting linkages between smallholder farmers and small-scale vendors in Senegal’s informal retail sector.
Food retailers need technologies that can automate the supply chain to minimize disruptions and optimize inventory management.
Equip scored $58 million while Tindle parent company Next Gen Foods raised the largest Series A round to date for plant-based protein.
Hyphen’s robotic restaurant system replaces the traditional makeline setup popularized by Chipotle and other assembly line-style concepts.
Local language services for farmers, enhanced capital access, and regenerative ag are just some of the options.
Next Gen Foods has secured plant-based protein’s biggest Series A funding to date from investors including Temasek, GGV Capital, and Paul McCartney’s MPL Ventures.
The Center launched the Danforth Technology Company to commercialize its research and technology and launch new agtech startups from its own campus.
The US-based investment platform’s third installment wants to make food more nutritious, sustainable, and accessible through bioactive elements.
Check out AFN’s list of corporate climate commitments, net-zero pledges, and regen ag initiatives.
