Nigeria’s TradeDepot raises $10 million in pre-Series B funding
The Lagos-based startup seeks to bring some formality to Africa’s extensive, informal agrifood supply chain, by providing stakeholders with digital tools and mentoring.
The Lagos-based startup seeks to bring some formality to Africa’s extensive, informal agrifood supply chain, by providing stakeholders with digital tools and mentoring.
Kalera recently announced plans to open what it describes as the largest vertical farm in Texas.
Mori, a savvy sericulture startup spinning out of MIT and Tufts, has a plan to reduce food waste by effectively marinating sausages, strawberries or steaks with an imperceptible and edible micro-layer of silk-based proteins.
Backed by the likes of Facebook, Intel, and now Google, Reliance Industries’ Jio Platforms is an Indian agrifoodtech giant in the making.
A new report identifies key technologies to fight food waste at six key points of the food supply chain, including coatings, packaging, and sensors.
Oatly’s new celebrity backers are becoming seasoned agrifood investors, with the Swedish alt-milk maker just the latest bet they’ve made in the space.
Infrastructure, crop cultivation, and logistics and distribution are set to be the leading areas for funding in the years ahead, says East Ventures partner Melisa Irene.
The Google for India Digitization Fund will invest in equity fundings, partnerships, and infrastructure in ag, health, and education, among other areas.
GROW’s first Singapore Food Bowl cohort specializes in areas including urban farming, ‘clean meat’ production, and food waste valorization.
We catch up with Ward and Presser about agrifood tech investing as Presser joins NY-based law firm MoFo’s M&A and PE practices.
Of all the reports on the tragic and rising death toll resulting from Covid-19, there’s one underlying health condition that has been largely overlooked: obesity.
The Singapore-based startup has developed an “essentially 100% mechanical” process to improve upon traditional jackfruit-based meat substitutes.
Perfect Day, a Californian startup using plants and fermentation techniques to manufacture animal-free dairy products, has expanded its Series C round to $300 million. Hawk
Two of Asia’s highest-funded alt-protein startups have joined forces to bring cultured, cellular ag-grown seafood to the masses.
PuduTech and Meituan Dianping will collaborate on robotics and catering digitization, and explore opportunities in “localized lifestyle services.”
Singapore Economic Development Board’s John Eng says the city-state’s “unique” ecosystem of agrifood corporates and startups is winning investors over.
Shiok Meats has just raised another $3 million in bridge funding as it sets its sights on commercialization of its cultured seafood products.
Dumpling turns the traditional gig economy on its head by putting personal shoppers at the center of the platform and incentivizing good customer service.
Between them, Singapore and Indonesia raised over five times the funding of all the other ASEAN countries put together.
Koh Poh Koon, the country’s senior minister for trade and industry, unveiled the grant scheme while visiting local indoor farming startup Singrow.
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