Starting next week, NURTURE by GROW will feature talks from Asia-Pacific thought leaders on tech’s role in creating a more secure and sustainable food system.
The foodtech startup is using AI to build a “digital chef” that creates sustainable, personalized recipes for home cooks.
Reader numbers were up 24% on H2 2019, with much of the growth coming from Asia Pacific and Africa – though the US retains its top spot.
Phood’s B2B product combines hardware and software to offer back-of-house kitchens and other food outlets a tool to measure food waste with precision.
EIT Food will inject $6.45 million into 13 agrifood startups to ride out the Covid-19 crisis – something CEO Andy Zynga calls “a vital lifeline” for its recipients.
Singapore’s VisVires New Protein and Switzerland’s Redalpine co-led the Series A funding, which will assist Mushlabs with scaling up its mycelium growing operations.
Pat Brown’s strategy to replace animal protein by focusing on taste has forced the meat industry to be reactive; now it needs to get proactive.
It may be smaller than previous rounds; but with another big-name backer on board and demand rising, the plant-based protein maker still has plenty to be happy about.
The Richmond, Virginia-based startup is ramping up production to meet the surge in demand for meal kits and other food e-commerce offerings amid Covid-19.
Focused on food resilience, sustainability, and health, Pivot East will help UK and EU startups test-run their entry into Asia Pacific using Singapore as a springboard.
Albertsons reached out to the indoor farming startup amid the Covid-19 pandemic to find a new source of fresh produce to keep up with consumer demand.
S2G Ventures and Horizons Ventures co-led the seed round, with AgFunder and Bessemer Venture Partners also participating.
Food4All is using a $100k loan from the USDA’s Small Business Innovation Research program to help small and midsize farms tap into wholesale and institutional buyers.
The Korean chemical giant’s Singapore agribiz hub will “pioneer solutions for the world food supply chain through innovation, not just plain food trading,” its CEO tells AFN.
The need to revolutionize our food system is becoming critical. The problems are manifold and acute.
The NW Arkansas-based company sells its slow-growth heritage breed chickens through retail and its direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform.
Downstream investment declined by 67% year-on-year. But upstream funding more than doubled, as startups and investors zeroed in on farm and supply chain solutions.
Is there a case to be made for distributed, hyper-local food processing models? SavorEat CEO Racheli Vizman thinks so.
It’s one of several online group-buying platforms for fresh produce in China that has raised major funding from investors in recent months.
It offers a white-label solution to food manufacturers who want to make their meat go further with healthier, more sustainable plant-based protein.
